5Cafe Anno
Cafe Anno is a rightfully popular place for Viennese alternatives, a dive bar of the best kind: low lights; wooden floors; maroon walls covered in posters; brainy locals perhaps here for a book launch. The draft beers are notably delicious and affordable. The music selections lean catchy 1980s pop. Fans of foosball and darts can appropriate the designated room in the back.
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