Vienna

== Culinary specialities==
=== Food ===
[[File:Wiener-Schnitzel02.jpg|alt=A Wiener schnitzel at a restaurant|thumb|A Wiener schnitzel]]Vienna is well known for [[Wiener schnitzel]], a cutlet of [[veal]] ''(Kalbsschnitzel)'' (sometimes also made with pork (''Schweinsschnitzel'') or chicken (''Hühnerschnitzel'')) that is pounded flat, coated in flour, egg and breadcrumbs, and fried in [[clarified butter]]. It is available in almost every restaurant that serves [[Viennese cuisine]] and can be eaten hot or cold. It is usually served in many cozy cafeterias in the old town evoking all the history behind the Empire city. The traditional 'Wiener Schnitzel' though is a cutlet of veal. Other examples of Viennese cuisine include ''[[Tafelspitz]]'' (very lean boiled beef), which is traditionally served with ''Geröstete Erdäpfel'' (boiled potatoes mashed with a fork and subsequently fried) and horseradish sauce, ''Apfelkren'' (a mixture of horseradish, cream and apple) and ''Schnittlauchsauce'' (a chives sauce made with mayonnaise and stale bread).

Vienna has a long tradition of producing cakes and desserts. These include ''[[Apple strudel|Apfelstrudel]]'' (hot apple strudel), ''[[Milk-cream strudel|Milchrahmstrudel]]'' (milk-cream strudel), ''[[Palatschinke]]n'' (sweet pancakes), and ''Knödel'' (dumplings) often filled with fruit such as apricots (''[[Marillenknödel]]''). [[Sachertorte]], a delicately moist chocolate cake with apricot jam created by the [[Hotel Sacher|Sacher Hotel]], is worldfamous.[[File:Sachertorte DSC03027.JPG|thumb|right|Sachertorte]]
In winter, small street stands sell traditional ''[[Chestnut|Maroni]]'' (hot chestnuts) and potato fritters.

Sausages are popular and available from street vendors (''[[Würstelstand]]'') throughout the day and into the night. The sausage known as ''[[Frankfurter Würstchen|Wiener]]'' (German for Viennese) in the U.S. and in Germany, is called a ''Frankfurter'' in Vienna. Other popular sausages are ''Burenwurst'' (a coarse beef and pork sausage, generally boiled), ''[[Käsekrainer]]'' (spicy pork with small chunks of cheese), and ''[[Bratwurst]]'' (a white pork sausage). Most can be ordered "mit Brot" (with bread) or as a "hot dog" (stuffed inside a long roll). Mustard is the traditional condiment and usually offered in two varieties: "süß" (sweet) or "scharf" (spicy).

Vienna ranked 10th in vegan friendly European cities in a study by Alternative Traveler.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.alternativetravelers.com/vegan-friendly-cities-in-europe/ |title=Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities in Europe in 2020 |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525171749/https://www.alternativetravelers.com/vegan-friendly-cities-in-europe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ''[[Naschmarkt]]'' is a permanent market for fruit, vegetables, spices, fish, and meat.

=== Drinks ===
[[File:Ottakringer Helles in a hotel room.jpg|alt=A yellow can of Ottakringer Helles|thumb|A can of Ottakringer Helles]]
Vienna, along with [[Barcelona]], [[Bratislava]], [[Canberra]], [[Cape Town]], Paris, Prague, [[Santiago]] and [[Warsaw]], is one of the few remaining world capital cities with its own vineyards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austria.info/uk/things-to-do/food-and-drink/wine/vienna-the-wine-capital |title=Vienna: The Wine Capital |website=www.austria.info |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-date=30 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230111323/https://www.austria.info/uk/things-to-do/food-and-drink/wine/vienna-the-wine-capital |url-status=live }}</ref> The wine is served in small Viennese pubs known as [[Heuriger]]. The wine is often drunk as a Spritzer ("G'spritzter") with sparkling water. The [[Grüner Veltliner]], a dry white wine, is the most widely cultivated wine in Austria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-209-gruner-veltliner |title=Gruner Veltliner Wine |publisher=Wine-Searcher |access-date=2 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301165955/http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-209-gruner-veltliner |archive-date=1 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Another wine very typical for the region is "Gemischter Satz", which is typically a blend of different types of wines harvested from the same vineyard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vienna wine: Gemischter Satz |url=https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/wine/gemischter-satz-awarded-346738 |website=Wien.info |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604153753/https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/wine/gemischter-satz-awarded-346738 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beer is next in importance to wine. Vienna has a single large brewery, [[Ottakringer]], and more than ten [[Vienna microbreweries|microbreweries]]. Ottakringers most popular drink is the ''Ottakringer Helles'', a [[beer]] with an [[Alcohol by volume|alcohol content]] of 5.2%. A "''Beisl''" is a typical small Austrian pub, of which Vienna has many.

Local soft drinks such as [[Almdudler]] are popular around the country as an alternative to alcoholic beverages, placing them on the top spots alongside American counterparts such as [[Coca-Cola]] in terms of market share. Other popular drinks are the [[Spezi]], a mix between cola and orange lemonade, and [[Frucade]], a German carbonated orange drink.

=== Viennese cafés ===
[[Image:Hietzing (Wien) - Café Dommayer.JPG|thumb|The Café Dommayer]]The [[Viennese coffee house]] (''Kaffeehaus'') dates back to the Austro-Hungarian empire. The Vienna [[intelligentsia]] treated Viennese cafés like a living room.<ref>{{cite book | author1=Rick Rodgers |title=Kaffeehaus |publisher= Echo Point Books |year=2020 |page= |isbn=9781635619683 }}</ref> The first Viennese café was opened in 1685 by Armenian businessman Johannes Diodato. Café culture flourished in Vienna in the early 19th century.<ref>{{cite book | author1=Alysa Levene |title=Cake: A Slice of History |publisher=Headline |year=2016 |page= |isbn=9781472226839 }}</ref> Notable patrons included political figures [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Leon Trotsky]] and [[Josip Broz Tito]], who all lived in Vienna in 1913, as well as scientists, writers and artists such as [[Sigmund Freud]], [[Stefan Zweig]], [[Egon Schiele]] and [[Gustav Klimt]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 March 2013 |title=1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all lived in the same place |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21859771 |access-date=24 March 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

Notable coffee houses include:

* [[Café Central]]: frequented by Hitler, Stalin, Tito, Trotsky and Zweig
* [[Café Landtmann]]: frequented by Freud
* Café Sacher: part of the [[Hotel Sacher]]

=== Heuriger ===
[[File:Wien Heurigen-Lokal 2014 1.jpg|alt=A Heuriger in Grinzing|thumb|Typical Heuriger in Grinzing]]
Vienna is one of the few major cities with its own [[wine-growing region]]. This [[wine]] is sold in taverns, so-called ''[[Heuriger]]'', by the local winemakers during the growing season. The wine is often served as a [[Schorle]], a mix of wine and [[carbonated water]]. The meals are simple and homemade, usually consisting of fresh bread, typically [[Kaiser roll|semmels]], with local [[coldcuts]] and cheese, or [[Liptauer|Liptauer spread]]. The Heurigers are especially numerous in the areas of [[Döbling]] ([[Grinzing]], [[Neustift am Walde]], [[Nussdorf, Vienna|Nußdorf]], [[Salmannsdorf]], [[Sievering]]), [[Floridsdorf]] (Stammersdorf, Strebersdorf), [[Liesing]] ([[Mauer, Vienna|Mauer]]) and [[Favoriten]] (Oberlaa).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Heuriger Vienna: An epic guide to the wine taverns of Vienna — |url=https://austrianadaptation.com/blog/the-best-heuriger-vienna-an-epic-guide-to-the-wine-taverns-of-vienna |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=Austrian Adaptation |language=en-US}}</ref>