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The 10 Best Bars in Graz

Graz calls itself Austria's culinary capital, known for regional produce such as pumpkin seed oil and wine. The best bars in Graz sit in the center, on the edge of the university quarter and near Mariahilferplatz. The Ernst Fuchs Bar, in the Palais-Hotel Erzherzog Johann on Sackstraße, has an interior designed by the artist Ernst Fuchs. Katze Katze, entered through the Landhauskeller on Schmiedgasse, is a cocktail bar and club with a courtyard season, and admits guests from 20. The Churchill Bar on Heinrichstraße, open since 2013, serves an Espresso Martini and its own craft beer. Cohibar in the Univiertel pairs Havana Club daiquiris with more than 150 premium cigars and Cuban music, Kalte Ente hides a garden, and Rangoon Cocktailbar on Mariahilferstraße runs live music on Tuesdays. For wine, Weinbar Auenbrugger fills a 16th-century cellar on Südtiroler Platz, Klapotetz Weinbar an arcaded Renaissance courtyard on Herrengasse, and Hommage runs a wine lounge on Lendplatz, while Bar Amouro pours its house vermouth inside the Aiola Living Store. Kalte Ente takes cash only. These are the ten we would start with.

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  1. Bar Amouro
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    Bar Amouro

    Bar Amouro sits inside the Aiola Living Store on Schmiedgasse in central Graz, and it grew out of Amouro, the house aperitif: a fruity wine-based vermouth meant to keep summer going whatever the weather, served as the Vermutivo in a turquoise and yellow bottle. The room plays deep blue against rich yellow with golden accents, velvet, padded walls and hidden corners under bright chandeliers. Service runs from breakfast through lunch to dinner, when the kitchen sends out Levantine sharing food such as taftoon bread and meze, alongside Asian dishes served under the Miss Cho name. The drinks list shows Amouro in its many guises, next to a wine list of reds, whites and rosés.

    Schmiedgasse 10-12, 8010 Graz, AustriaMon to Fri 06:30 to 00:00, Sat and Sun 07:00 to 00:00
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  2. Cohibar
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    Cohibar

    Cohibar brings a Caribbean and Cuban feel to the edge of the Graz university quarter, with South American sounds and relaxed service. The cocktail list runs from classics to new creations, and more than 150 premium cigars are on offer, alongside tortillas, tacos and burritos from the kitchen. Live music comes once a month, and a street-side garden opens in summer.

    Leonhardstraße 3, 8010 Graz, AustriaDaily from 17:00
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  3. Ernst Fuchs Bar
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    Ernst Fuchs Bar

    The bar of the Palais-Hotel Erzherzog Johann on the Sackstrasse in Graz, named for the Viennese painter who decorated it.

    Sackstrasse 3, 8010 Graz
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  4. Hommage
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    Hommage

    Hommage opened on Lendplatz in Graz on 19 June 2025, run by Bianca Heiling and Stefan Medwenitsch, who first crossed paths at a pop-up project in 2020. The name is a thank-you, in part to the Paul family, whose Café Paul shaped this address. By day it works as a relaxed spot for coffee and brunch; in the evening it becomes a wine lounge built around sharing. The list travels from Burgenland and Styria to France, Italy and Germany, with detours to Spain, Slovenia and even Lebanon. Plates to share include Wulka prosciutto sliced paper thin on a Berkel slicer, anchovies, pickled vegetables and several versions of tarte flambée.

    Lendplatz 7, 8020 Graz, AustriaTue 16:00 to 22:00, Wed to Fri 09:00 to 22:00, Sat 07:00 to 22:00
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  5. Kalte Ente
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    Kalte Ente

    Kalte Ente takes its name from a 1950s punch of white wine, sparkling wine and lemon, which the bar reworks with Prosecco, soda and a house syrup of Madagascar vanilla and Austrian lemon balm. Behind the counter the team makes its own liqueurs, bitters, infusions, ginger beer and lemonades for a list of unusual and classic cocktails. There is a hidden garden, and payment is cash only.

    Sparbersbachgasse 22, 8010 Graz, AustriaWed-Sat 17:00-00:00, Sun-Tue closed
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  1. Katze Katze
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    Katze Katze

    Katze Katze is a cocktail bar at Schmiedgasse 9, entered through the Landhauskeller, with a courtyard season in the warmer months. The house pairs fine spirits with music and doubles as a club, serving only the originals, so no alcohol-free beer or sugar-free cola. Partner and mixologist Alexander Knoll and bar manager Magdalena Dröscher lead the team, and guests must be 20 or older.

    Schmiedgasse 9, 8010 Graz, AustriaMon-Tue 12:00-01:00, Wed-Thu 12:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-03:00, Sun closed
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  2. Klapotetz Weinbar
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    Klapotetz Weinbar

    Klapotetz Weinbar has been pouring wine since 2015 in the Renaissance arcaded courtyard of the GRAWE-Hof on Herrengasse, in the middle of the Graz old town, where the bar has its garden in the courtyard. Qualified sommelier Evelyn Merc builds the list of about 130 white and red wines around her personal ties to growers in southern Styria and Burgenland. Around 25 wines are always poured by the glass, and the mix changes every two weeks, ranging from classic Welschriesling to single-vineyard Sauvignon, with rarities from the winemakers' private cellars turning up regularly. Food comes from regional producers: Leitner family meats such as Verhackert and Lendbratl, cheese from the Kasalm on Kaiser-Josef-Platz, and house spreads on fresh bread.

    Herrengasse 9 (GRAWE-Hof), 8010 Graz, AustriaMon to Fri 12:00 to 22:00, Sat 11:00 to 19:00, Sun and holidays closed
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  3. Rangoon Cocktailbar
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    Rangoon Cocktailbar

    Rangoon is a cocktail bar a few steps from Mariahilferplatz, built around premium cocktails. Tuesday brings live music, and the week runs to themed nights. Latin plays from Tuesday to Thursday, and oldies from the 1960s to the 2000s take over on Fridays and Saturdays.

    Mariahilferstraße 15, 8020 Graz, AustriaTue 18:00-00:00, Wed-Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, Sun-Mon closed
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  4. The Churchill Bar
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    The Churchill Bar

    The Churchill Bar has been making people happy since 2013, in its own words. The team aims to stay true to the original art of cocktail making while delivering unexpected drinks, with an Espresso Martini, a Negroni Siciliano and the house craft beer among its calling cards. Monday night is pub quiz night.

    Heinrichstraße 21, 8010 Graz, AustriaMon-Sat from 18:00, Sun closed
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  5. Weinbar Auenbrugger
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    Weinbar Auenbrugger

    Weinbar Auenbrugger sits on Südtiroler Platz in one of the oldest houses of the old Murvorstadt quarter of Graz, a building already recorded in 1568 as the Schwarzmohrenwirt inn. The bar takes its name from Leopold Auenbrugger, born in this house in 1722, who tapped on wine barrels as a boy and later developed medical percussion. Today the historic 16th-century cellar is home to a list of more than 250 wines, from Austrian classics and international rarities to natural wines and mature vintages, with many of them poured by the glass. A short menu of plates for sharing, such as antipasti, cheese and beef tartare, plus changing daily dishes, keeps the wine at the center.

    Südtiroler Platz 5, 8020 Graz, AustriaTue to Sat 16:00 to 00:00
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