http://tupalo.com/en/users/569 Tupalo en-us /en/vienna/louisiana-blues-pub The Louisiana Blues Pub: It's small. No, it's tiny. 5 tables, one bar. Room for about 30 people at best. They do, hoewever, get the place really crowded AND pack 2 guitarists 1 bassist 1 harmonica player 1 saxophonist 1 singer 1 percussionist into the place. And this goes like this: The starting line up consists of 2 guitarists (one electric and one accoustic,), one of them also singing, 1 bassist and the percussionist. Then, spontaneously, people from the audience unpack some instruments, like a harmonica, and join the band, playing at the spot wherever they just happen to be. And yes, all of the musicians know each other and I am sure that they have extensively played together before. And they involve the crowd. This set-up furthermore makes you feel to be a part of the music/performance. You do not simply watch/listen, but you are in the middle of it (as the musicians might be scattered around the tiny place). The music was good. VERY good indeed. This not only ... admission blues donation fee live music no voluntary 48.197243 16.375201 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:14:05 +0000 /en/vienna/louisiana-blues-pub /en/vienna/segafredo-espresso Ok. I live in Gasometer C. Segafredo Espresso is located right in the bridge crossing Gasometer D to the Gasometer Entertainment Center, commonly referred to as Gasometer E, whereas this Center is not a Gasometer whatsoever. Segafredo is a faceless chain. It does not mean anything to me. It tries to stand for Italien coffee at high quality, but it fails. Why do I actually like this place, even though they play boring mainstream music and feature Fashion TV displayed at common 16:9 screens mounted in the common horizontal way fucking up the aspect ratio entirely? It's really easy after all: The beer. And we are talking about standard Budweiser here. Whilst Budweiser ist one of the best (_best_) beers available in Austria, even despite great local brews such as Wieselburger Gold, Kapsreither and certainly Gösser, the Budweiser tastes _fucking_ _really_ _and I mean it_ _PERFECT_ at this very place. It comes at the very right temperature. Very right indeed. I had lots of 'em in a l... 48.185428 16.420369 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:12:01 +0000 /en/vienna/segafredo-espresso /en/vienna/segafredo-gasometer 48.185418 16.421817 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:42:12 +0000 /en/vienna/segafredo-gasometer /en/vienna/fabios Yeah, for sure you would have gotten the table if you were wearing a suit or reserved upfront. I know what I am talking about since Fabios is a par excellance example for an upmarket joint where style matters. The food was great when they opened back in 2004 or so, but last time (August 2008), I was plainly disappointed. Whilst the prices are very upmarket, the quality/taste ratio is way below and no match for Meinl am Graben (at Fabios, expect to pay between 18 EUR for some pasta and EUR 36+ for other main courses like Steak, guinea fowl filet or EUR 25 for octopus pasta). Last time, I dashed out EUR 77 plus 10% tip for me and a girl, two main courses, 1 desert, a bottle of water and a handle of beer. At Meinl am Graben you may get better food at the same price (however, you can easily dash out EUR 250 pp at Meinl am Graben as well). The deserts, however, are high quality and beautifully crafted. Meinl am Graben tops them easily though. The selection of wines is very... impress stylish upmarket 48.2099990845 16.369600296 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:10:51 +0000 /en/vienna/fabios /en/vienna/mondscheinst%C3%BCberl I am not vegan, nor vegetarian. I like meat. Lots of it. After paying a visit to Mondscheinstüberl, I feel pitty for you vegans. Whilst the schnitzel I had was quite OK, the starter (some filled zucchini) was well advertised by the staff but tasted rather bland. The Bio-Beer tasted bland as well; however, it did a good job as I felt a bit woozy after two of them. All in all, it all tasted bland. Don't get me wrong: The staff is _very_ friendly and _very fast_. The dishes ought to be great from an exclusive vegan point of view. So all meat-lovers who just want to try out vegan stuff should probably search elsewhere (Vegetasia is great in this respect, however, it serves Asian cuisine and Monscheinstüberl offers vegan Vienna-style dishes, so they are not comparable). Besides: the place is grossly overpriced in my view for what it offers. Sure, "Bio" - like "Wellness" - costs extra, that is a default rule. At these prices, however, you might want to try W... cuisine vegan vienna 48.201187 16.350542 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:17:46 +0000 /en/vienna/mondscheinst%C3%BCberl /en/vienna/billabong Billabong is - unsurprisingly - a water- respectively drinkinghole. I have spent many nights at this place and one beer followed the other. Whilst not having the same range of selection as Crossfields, Billabong is a nice place that reminds me of the upper-class (but not high-class) bars around Sydney's Circular Quay and Darling Harbour. Friendly staff, hoewever no Aussies at all, but rather coming from different countries all over Europe (which is quite Aussie too). Good food (especially the Burgers and the Surf&Turf), a mediocre selection of Aussie beers (Fosters, XXXX and VB). Prices are overall OK, given the daily specials at lunchtime (Thursday = Burgers Day e.g.). Recently, Billabong has extended its multimedia capabilities and now shows different sports channels via one big screen and 4 to 5 flat-TV-sets. You may watch Cricket and Rugby there, if you really want to. Soccer, of course, is shown almost everyday, be it the Austrian Bundesliga or any other lea... aussie style sydney 48.2065010071 16.379699707 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:13:13 +0000 /en/vienna/billabong /en/vienna/dinos-american-bar If you are into cocktails, long-drinks or pure spirits, Dino's undoubtedly is your place. Whilst it looks somewhat posh and classy, it still has got no dress code whatsoever. You may go there in your suit after work or join fellow connaisseurs in your short baggy pants, T-Shirt and sneakers. Dino's for sure offers the best drinks in Vienna. Not only is Heinz, one of the bartenders in charge, a genuine pharmacist, but equally he knows how to mix and to create drinks subject to prescription only by head physicians. If you feel that you have tasted through the drinks-menu already, its no problem to ask Heinz (or any other bartender except for the apprentices) to create a new drink tailored to your taste. It is of course possible to order specific ingredients, such as specifying the vodka of your choice to be added to the "Liason Dangereuse" (see below). Furthermore, Dino's carries Vienna's biggest line-up of whiskeys. The overall selection is great: from Russky Standard ... american bar finest viennas 48.2134552002 16.3707294464 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:17:51 +0000 /en/vienna/dinos-american-bar /en/vienna/non-plus-ultra-formerly-known-as-rasputin Rasputin _was_ one of the best bars until the previous owner passed away in December 2005; they had 207 sorts of vodka, a fridge tailored to the needs of vodka conaisseurs cooling Russian beverages down to -14 degrees Celsius as well as an amazing selection of whiskeys, cigars and champagne. Furthermore, they played Russian music. Subsequently, his son-in-law took over the show, and as Tobe already mentioned, the former Rasputin is now called "non+ultra". As regards the non+ultra, I believe that the new owner did not miss one single chance to drag the renowned Rasputin to the lowest "sad, sad bar level". They still offer premium vodka, such as the Stolichnaya Elit, however the owner publicly admitted that he has no clue about vodka at all and therefore rather offers wine instead (thats why the former renowned name Rasputin could not be maintained... Just think of it: A bar called Rasputin focusing on wine instead of vodka? Come on!). bar 48.2117004395 16.3745994568 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:01:32 +0000 /en/vienna/non-plus-ultra-formerly-known-as-rasputin /en/vienna/barbaresso Barbaresso offers Asian/Mediterranean fusion cuisine dishes that are very good indeed. At lunchtime, you may choose between 5 different kinds of set menus each day featuring soup, main dish (e.g. pizza of the day) and always the same dessert (some sort of cake). The ala carte prices are a little above average (however, set menus range between EUR 6.90 and EUR 7.50, which is quite common in Vienna). The interior design is not Asian-styled at all but rather a bit of "I have seen this kind of wannabe up-market look many times before". Whilst the food is rock solid, the service is not. It takes ages before the feast may start. Subsequently, it takes ages to get your bill. Even if you virtually are the only patron. Thus, I award Barbaresso 2 stars in total, 4 for the food and -2 for the crappy service. Outside seating available. asian fusion mediterrean slow_service 48.2041015625 16.3736991882 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:44:22 +0000 /en/vienna/barbaresso /en/vienna/koi-schwarzenbergstra%C3%9Fe 48.2024078369 16.3738098145 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:36:14 +0000 /en/vienna/koi-schwarzenbergstra%C3%9Fe /en/vienna/meinl-am-graben Well, Meinl am Graben is _the_ restaurant in Vienna and as far as I recall the only one having been awarded three bonnets respectively 18/20 points by Gault-Millau. For restaurants scoring more bonnets, you have to go outside of Vienna (e.g. to Liesl Wagner Bachner in Mautern/Wachau). As regards Meinl am Graben, you can be sure to get the most decent food at the highest prices of/in Vienna. Needless to say, the staff is very friendly (and helpful with the wine menu), but this really is not surprising given the fact that you easily can dash out EUR 100,00 per person, the lowest limit being approx EUR 25,00 (but then you virtually do not get anything from Meinl's pristine cuisine). Be warned: The prices are not for the faint hearted. Paying a visit to your bank with lots of guns before spending it all at Meinl's may help. If you plan to sample the most prestigious restaurant in Vienna, be sure to reserve way ahead, lets say 2 to 3 weeks. If you are not into luxury meals, you e... class classy expensive extravaganza luxury posh 48.2094059 16.36829 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:10:08 +0000 /en/vienna/meinl-am-graben /en/vienna/da-moritz da moritz is the Italian spin off of "Huth", a very decent restaurant offering up-market decent Vienna cuisine right across the street (see separate review). If you believe that the decent cuisine of the "Huth" is also present at da moritz "in Italian", you will be disappointed; however, da moritz is a bit more expensive. The staff is incompetent and especially unable to handle the truffles correctly. As da moritz charges truffles per gram, it basically is a wise idea to use a scale before and after your dish is "truffled-up". However, the waitress failed miserably in every aspect. Besides, last time I went there (in October 2006), the truffles were shallow indeed. No smell, little flavor. Definitely not worth the money spent. The interior is up-market, designer-styled and a bit cold. However, as already indicated, the food does not match the looks of da moritz. da moritz could have been a nice place, if it wasn't for the food: the dish... 1010 expensive incapable italian staff up-market 48.204498291 16.3754005432 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:09:09 +0000 /en/vienna/da-moritz /en/vienna/huth Huth is an upper market restaurant offering Austrian/Vienna plain fare ("Hausmannskost") at a very high level. Prices are well above average in all aspects since you have to add a cover charge of EUR 2,20 in any case; however, you get three kinds of bread and decent spreads in exchange. Every dish is decent at Huth, my favourites definitely being the "geröstete Kalbsleber mit Erdäpfelpürree" and the "Faschierte Laberl mit Erdäpfelpürree und kleinem Salat" as well as the "Erdäpfel-Vogersalat mit Speckkrusterl und Kernöl" as starter. Expect to pay EUR 18,00 to 22,00 per person, including drinks and tip, if you aim low. If you go for the whole 9 yards (starter, entree, main course, dessert and wine), EUR 40,00 per person are easily spent at Huth. The staff is genuine Vienna-style, meaning: the staff is the boss, and you are not. If you want to try/taste original Vienna cuisine at a very high level and want to experience genuine Viennese &qu... 1010 cuisine experience hospitality market restaurant traditional upper vienna 48.204498291 16.3754005432 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:51:38 +0000 /en/vienna/huth /en/vienna/sushi-benkei Benkei = Japan Feeling. Hübsche Reispapier Abteile für bis zu 6 Personen. Genuine Japanese Speaking Staff. Für das beste Erlebnis, empfehle ich, die Besitzerin (3 Worte Englisch, kein Deutsch, aber lots of Japanese language skills) einfach machen zu lassen. Das kostet dann zwar EUR 55 pro Person, ist aber sagenhaft. Die Bento-Sets (ca 25 EUR) sind ebenfalls eine Empfehlung wert. Für Reispapier-Abteile scheint eine Reservierung angeraten zu sein. japan pur 48.2038002014 16.3854999542 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:31:39 +0000 /en/vienna/sushi-benkei /en/vienna/cafe-engl%C3%A4nder Cafe Engländer is a safe bet. Even though their menu is limited (only two set meals per day, one vegetarian and one with the real stuff and some a la carte dishes like Weisswurst and Gulasch), the set meals are always (I repeat: always) extremely tasty and remind you of upper-upper class meals, however coming at a low price (EUR 6.90 to 7.90 for soup and main dish, EUR 7.50 to 8.50 plus dessert). The staff is always good for a laugh and very friendly; however, they might be biased towards my crowd as we regularly go there and are clearly identified as lawyers coming from big law firms. Cafe Engländer is always crowded at lunchtime. If you plan to go with a crowd of 4 or more, be sure to place a reservation 2 hours ahead. Whilst the food is delivered quickly in most cases, sometimes they will forget your order. Sometimes, they will make you wait for ages before you get the bill. Even despite these downsides, Cafe Engländer should not be left out in any case. Edit: ... class engländer every meals penny restaurant set upper woth 48.207995 16.378497 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:02:01 +0000 /en/vienna/cafe-engl%C3%A4nder /en/vienna/akakiko Lets face it: Akakiko is McDonald's in Japanese. And as MecDonald's it is not cheap for what you get. As compared to other - good! - sushi places, you pay at least the same amount for some maki not even correctly done (the nori-sheets always are amiss at the maki's bottom). If its your first time trying sushi, go somewhere else. If you are a sushi-veteran, go somewhere else. If you are a sushi-lover, avoid at all costs. donalds mc sushi 48.1996994019 16.3540000916 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:23:27 +0000 /en/vienna/akakiko /en/vienna/bunkerei Bunkerei apparently is something for your perfect "I got a family, kids, a dog and a tiny house with a nice fence" life during daytime but changes into a somewhat nice and easy bar/restaurant targeting more or less alternative-styled people aged 20 to 30 at night. So you might want to avoid Bunkerei at all costs before 8.00 pm, like me, or take your kids and their friends down to Bunkerei to, well, whatver kids do (rot?). Menu and Drinks are nothing special at all; the prices are above average. Outside seating available. All in all: if you miss Bunkerei, you have lots of other reasons to live (and to die) for. Definitely not a must, but solid. kids outside 48.224272 16.373941 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:19:37 +0000 /en/vienna/bunkerei /en/vienna/restaurant-world The restaurant World is unique. It does not serve the usual standard food, but rather concentrates on Caribbean/Asian/Ayurvedish dishes, 99% of them comprising various curries, the rest consisting of rice and papadam-bread-thingies. World mainly offers an all-you-can-eat buffet (6 to 8 curries, rice, papadam, soup and a salad-bar) as well as one dish of the menu (i.e. the Kings Plate which I have not seen in real life though). The curries are all heavily Caribbean-styled; there is no Indian curry or anything that would make you think of standard Asian food. Some of the curries reminded me of "Yak+Yeti", i.e. a Nepalese/Tibetan restaurant; some of the Sri Lanka restaurant "Curry Isle" All curries were tasty indeed. However, they were a bit to mild for my taste (even though spiced up with spicy sauce that equally was available). The buffet charge is EUR 7,40. That is very cheap, especially for what you get! A large beer costs 2,90. Again this is ... all-you-can-eat buffet caribbean cheap curry unique 48.2089004517 16.3327999115 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:09:00 +0000 /en/vienna/restaurant-world /en/vienna/crossfields Crossfields makes me miss my time in Australia. Whilst having much mumbo-jumbo on the walls on the first floor(like a stuffed crocodile, a stuffed wallaby and the infamous aussie roadsigns) and the cellar designed like an opal mine, Crossfields equally delivers good burgers and carrys a good selection of Aussie beers as well. As one of Vienna's "true" Aussie pubs, Crossfields pleasantly does not stick to the usual Fosters and XXXX selection, but equally offers VB (Victoria), Tooheys New (New South Wales), Crown Lager, Ayer's Rock Red (probably from the Northern Territory, even though the rock should not be called Ayers Rock but rather Uluru) and many more. They even carry Bundaberg Rum! The food is good, but rather costly and definitely not outstanding; if you are adventurous, you can go for the fried grasshoppers. A big plus is that the staff comprises genuine Aussies and not only some Scottish/Irish folks pretending to be from OZ. If you want to breathe Au... here is mate northern right territory the 48.2042999268 16.3698005676 Thu, 31 May 2007 18:20:29 +0000 /en/vienna/crossfields /en/vienna/li-du Li-Du definitely is something special if you are able to do more but merely scratch on its surface. Whilst looking like a standard Chinese restaurant like 1 gazillion others, the real deals are to be found off the menu, except for the tasty noodle soups: Go for some genuine Taiwan styled Gun Bao (extremely hot due to - uncounted - 50+ chillies burnt to death). Or choose the Li-Du's prime dish: noodle soup (with pork, duck or just veggies. Recently, a spicy beef soup has been added to the range of soups; just take a look at numbers 91 et sequ on the menu). Or be brave and choose to just ask for the recommendation of the Li-Du's chief-waitress. house of the triads 48.2043991089 16.3845996857 Thu, 31 May 2007 17:33:25 +0000 /en/vienna/li-du /en/vienna/sloppy-joes Strange Mexican/Cuban/Whatever pub/restaurant with lots of various aobjects scattered around and hanging on the walls. Remember the times when it was cool to have a row of whiskey-bottles on your windowsill? At Sloppy Joe's they make you remember these times. Very good steak, good burgers; huge portions. Good beer. Price level: ranging between cheap and OK. Sloppy Joe's delivers the goods, and more, especially atmosphere. bar-restaurant 48.1861000061 16.3307991028 Thu, 31 May 2007 17:20:25 +0000 /en/vienna/sloppy-joes /en/vienna/wrenkh Das Essen vom Wrenkh gibt es bei uns fallweise zu Abend auf Kosten der Firma. Gott sei dank bin ich - wie jedesmal - zu dieser Stunde (ca 20:30) schon lange nicht mehr dort. Und ehrlich gesagt: wegen dem Wrenkh-Frass würde ich auch nicht bleiben wollen. Schmeckt nach nix, kostet eine Lawine; man beachte die Indische Kraftsuppe um sagenhafte EUR 10,50. Damit geht sich ein superbes Menü woanders aus, das auch nach was schmeckt. Wrenkh=Overrated! 48.2099990845 16.3726005554 Thu, 31 May 2007 17:15:51 +0000 /en/vienna/wrenkh /en/vienna/schwarzes-cafe Links-Intellectuelles Punk Lokal, beste Musik-Mischung (Punk, Drum 'n' Bass, auch Reggae), immer ein Spass. Günstiges Essen (ich empfehle Kärtnetr Kasnudeln)und günstiges Bier dessen Auswahlsmöglichkeiten OK ist (Kozel, Gösser, Hirter Morchel, ab und an Budweiser, Starobrno). Manchmal Live-Konzerte; saisonale Spezial-Events wie zB "Schiausflug", dessen Ende alle Teilnehmer im Schwarzen Café befeiern. Das Schwarze Cafe hat ein spezielles Catering Service vom chinesischen "Ich bringe Dir neue kopierte Filme aus Wang-Chun-Miau für nur [insert random price here]". Bei Nationalratswahlen gibt es jedenfalls Live-Übertragungen aus dem ORF auf Leinwand. Jedenfalls eine der besten Locations für gute Klosprüche. Auch die Leseecke weiß mit Klassikern aus der 80er EDV-Ära zu begeistern. Alles in allem: ein Original. 48.2070999146 16.3887996674 Thu, 31 May 2007 17:11:15 +0000 /en/vienna/schwarzes-cafe /en/vienna/tanzcafe-jenseits I've been at the "Jenseits" a couple of times because some friends dragged me there. It is nice, it is somewhat original but definitely not outstanding. Furthermore, it is a bit pricey (a small beer is EUR 3,60 as far as I recall). And yes, they have a very small - on Saturday and Friday nights always crowded - dancefloor. Last three times I went there, they played "Schlager" (Thats like Country-Music to you Yankee-Doodles). Go there once and you have completed this "been there, done that" task. 1060 bar drinks 48.1985015869 16.3521003723 Thu, 31 May 2007 17:03:24 +0000 /en/vienna/tanzcafe-jenseits