3 wine places in Vienna to go for an aperitif
Looking for some good Champagne or Sekt, a nice by-the-glass selection, some tasty snacks and some people-watching before going out to dinner? Here are some great places in Vienna that are perfect for an aperitif!
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Phone: +43 650 2334544
Address: Tiefer Graben 9, Wien
This luxurious and cosy Champagne bar is the perfect stop after doing business or shopping in the centre of Vienna. Here, Champagne is the only meaning of life for the owners and the service crew. You lean back and enjoy bubbles either by the glass or – much better – bottle by bottle. The selection is for beginners (classics like Krug or Bollinger) and connoisseurs (lots of not-so-well-known smaller Champagne houses) alike. If you work up an appetite, you can choose between a small range of snacks like caviar or a buttery Croque Monsieur with truffled ham. Sometimes, what started as an after-...
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Phone: +43 1 5334260
Address: Petersplatz 8, Wien
One of the veterans of the not-so-old Champagne boom in downtown Vienna, Le Cru is an elegant bar that could easily be found in Antwerp, London or Paris. A small counter, a table with stools and a few seats, that's it. The room is characterized by a gigantic shelf with Champagne bottles. People meet here before or after eating, or instead of eating, or after shopping. The audience is a colourful mix of Habitués and newcomers from the suburbs of Vienna. The service provides competent advice and is enthusiastic about the task at hand.
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Phone: +43 50 706 3122
Address: Jasomirgottstraße 3/5, Wien
By the Glass List of the Year Austria 2021
Wein&Co’s flagship store near the St. Stephen's Cathedral has a large selection of wine both from Austria and beyond in the wine shop downstairs. At the entrance floor you also have a dining part where you can have wienerschnitzel and other specialities with wines from the shop, sold with a corkage.
