The master vinegar brewer recommends two great Viennese gasthauses, a favourite market deli for Italian snacks and a very interesting sweets workshop
EATING OUT
Meixner’s Gastwirtschaft
Buchengasse 64, 1100 Wien, Austria; www.meixners-gastwirtschaft.at
Almost everyone we visit in Vienna recommends this place. “Gasthaus cuisine is exceptional,” says Erwin. “First of all it reflects the history of Viennese cuisine, as it is a melting pot of cuisines, influenced by the Czechs, the Hungarians, the Balkan countries. There are some gasthauses in Vienna that do a wonderful job. Meixner’s is five minutes from here. Typically Viennese cuisine. Very good.”
Gasthaus Wolf (pictured above)
Große Neugasse 20, 1040 Wien, Austria; www.gasthauswolf.at
“If you want to have innards, go to Wolf in the fifth district: wonderful. Kidneys, heart: wonderful.”
Urbanek
Naschmarkt 11, 1040 Wien, Austria; Facebook
“If you’re going to the Naschmarkt, you have to go to Urbanek, a really small delicatessen in the market. Go there and ask for a snack. You will get some cheese and a glass of wine. This is a place I can really recommend.”
Steirereck
Am Heumarkt 2A, 1030 Wien, Austria; www.steirereck.at
“In the high-end, I can recommend the Steirereck, the number one in Vienna.”
Palais Coburg
Coburgbastei 4, 1010 Wien, Austria; www.palais-coburg.com
“The chef here is German and he does a very good job.”
Urbanek at the Naschmarkt
BUYING IN
Zuckerlwerkstatt
Herrengasse 6-8, 1010 Wien, Austria; www.zuckerlwerkstatt.at
“These are young guys who are producing handmade sweets. You can go in and see the sweets being made – it’s very interesting.” – Erwin
Hidden Kitchen
Färbergasse 3, 1010 Wien, Austria; www.hiddenkitchen.at
“This deli makes the best nougat cream.”
Helmut Gragger
Spiegelgasse 23, 1010 Wien, Austria; www.gragger-cie.at
“For incredible bread.”
Thum Schinken
Margaretenstraße 126, 1050 Wien, Austria; www.thum-schinken.at
“They have exceptional mangalitza ham.”