7Kolonitz Beisl
Looking for a wallet-friendly Viennese family restaurant where tourists rarely set foot? You won’t even need to walk far from the center to reach Kolonitz Beisl, a deeply local eating and drinking joint in District 3. The inside is fitted with a weathered bar counter and rustic wooden furnishings. The dishes are tasty: think lentil stew with pork cracklings and voluminous dumplings, ham noodles (Schinkenfleckerl), schnitzel variations, Böhmische Palatschinken filled with plum jam (powidl) and poppy seeds.
Customers include middle-aged Viennese intellectuals in search of low-priced alcohol and a home away from home. With €10-15 mains, Kolonitz is your cheapest option for a sit-down meal in central Vienna. Cash and weekdays only!
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