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Grünauer brings authentic Wiener cuisine to Vienna's Neubau district. The family has operated this Gasthaus since 1957, now led by the third generation. Worn wooden floors and a solid timber bar frame the cozy furniture. This setup preserves a classic Viennese tavern atmosphere. The restaurant holds two Gault&Millau haubes for its cooking.
The kitchen excels at traditional Wiener cooking. It highlights rare cuts like veal tripe and piglet liver, dishes few places prepare anymore. Soup starters like beef broth with spleen dumplings appear when available. Seasonal salads with roasted porcini mushrooms offer freshness. Regulars can watch the chefs work. They may even choose their meals directly from the pots. Standard favorites including boiled beef, goulash, Tafelspitz, and schnitzel variations anchor the menu. Meat arrives from Austrian suppliers. Fruits and vegetables come from regional markets each day.
The compact dining room holds about fifty seats. This scale keeps the space intimate. The wine cellar features around 200 labels from nearly every Austrian wine-growing region. Draft selections highlight Augustiner Edelstoff and Starobrno. Bieder & Maier coffee is ground fresh before serving. All spirits and fruit juices originate from Austrian orchardists. This sourcing reinforces the standards of the Wiener kitchen.
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The Grünauer is a classic Viennese tavern institution, such as there are very few left today. The beef soup with spleen dumplings is robust and well-spiced, exactly as one would wish, while the spinach salad with roasted porcini mushrooms is wonderfully fresh and perfectly balanced. The zander fillet on sweetened and more than generously portioned purslane stands out thanks to the excellent fish quality and perfect doneness. The baked veal wing (where else can you find such a wonderful dish?) is simply sublime, and the potato salad is creamy-sweet-and-sour, crafted by very few others. Unfortunately, the daily specials are only served selectively at certain tables, but overall, the Grünauer is rightly so popular. Address Hermanngasse 32, 1070 Vienna, Austria Contact 01 526 40 80 https://www.gasthaus-gruenauer.com/ Opening hours Mon–Fri 18:00–22:30
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