Vienna has 5 cocktail bars in the BarMagazine directory, and Bruder leads the pack. This guide covers the cocktail bars specifically; the full Vienna picture, all 5 bars of it, lives on the city page. Each listing is verified, with the address, opening hours and what to order.
A combined kitchen and cocktail bar in Vienna's 6th district, founded by two close friends and built around fermentation and house-made ingredients displayed in a wall of jars. Inventive drinks pair with a seasonal food menu and a curated natural wine selection, and the team also produces its own retail line.
A cocktail bar in Vienna's old town, named after the two owners' grandfathers, blending baroque touches with modern design. The program centers on contemporary drinks built with modern culinary techniques alongside twisted classics, including espuma cocktails and signatures made with Styrian ingredients.
Set in an 18th-century clergy house in the backstreets of central Vienna, pairing true classics with bolder house creations to a hip-hop and '80s soundtrack. A weekly rotating Mini of the Week is served without revealing its ingredients in advance. The team also runs a second venue, Combo Bar, in the 2nd district.
A speakeasy-style boutique bar in Vienna's 8th district, entered by ringing the doorbell of an unmarked door. There is no fixed menu; bartenders build personalised cocktails around each guest's preferences in a dark, mid-century living-room setting. It was named American Bar of the Year in the Falstaff Bar Guide 2026.
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Vienna guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 5 with a map and filters.
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