Heurigen in Vienna: how a wine tavern works, which to visit in Grinzing, Nussdorf, Neustift and Stammersdorf, and when they open

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💡 The Short Version: A Heuriger sells only its own wine, and it is open when a pine bunch and a sign reading Ausg’steckt hang out. Many open all year; the small ones only in the warm months or on fixed dates, so check the calendar. Mayer am Nussberg is open from 1 April to 31 October in fine weather only. Wolff (daily 11:30 to 00:00) and Alter Bach-Hengl (daily 15:00 to 00:00) are open every day. Tram 38 runs from Schottentor to Grinzing. Or book a tasting: the wine tasting in a private cellarad is from €19 for 30 minutes to 2½ hours.

⚠️ Opening calendars. Some Heurigen open in alternate months: Karl Lentner in Stammersdorf in February, April, June, August, October and December; Weingut Christ in January, March, May, July, September and November. Mayer am Nussberg is open only from 1 April to 31 October, and only in fine weather.

How a Heuriger works

The real Viennese Heuriger serves only wine from its own growing and shows a Föhrenbuschen, a pine bunch, and a sign reading Ausg’steckt, which also says it is open. Heuriger also names the current vintage, which may be called that until 11 November, St Martin’s Day. Under the Buschenschank law such a tavern may serve only cold food, its own wine and its own drinks such as juice, cider or schnapps; some also hold a licence for a hot buffet, beer or coffee. Most of the wine is white, and the Tourist Board adds that you can sometimes still hear the old Heurigenmusik and the Wienerlied (Vienna Tourist Board). The Tourist Board counts Heuriger culture, like the coffee house and the Würstelstand, as UNESCO intangible heritage.

• Cold food is a Brettljause, a board of cold cuts and spreads, or dishes from the buffet.
• A G’spritzter is wine with soda water.
• Gemischter Satz is a white from several grape varieties planted and pressed together; the Tourist Board mentions “Wiener Gemischter Satz” by the glass.
• Opening hours below are from each Heuriger’s own site where it prints them, and otherwise from the Vienna Tourist Board’s list. A Heuriger’s own site has the current dates.

A Föhrenbuschen hung out at a Grinzing Heuriger. Photo: Geolina163, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grinzing, Neustift and Nussdorf

The old wine villages of the 19th district, Döbling, are the best known Heurigen area in Vienna, according to the Tourist Board. Tram 38 runs from Schottentor to Grinzing in 22 minutes, with a connection there to bus 38A (Wiener Linien timetable).

Mayer am Pfarrplatz

Pfarrplatz 2, 1190 · Monday to Thursday 16:00 to 00:00, Friday to Sunday and holidays 12:00 to 00:00 · pfarrplatz.at

Listed by the Tourist Board as a Top-Heuriger, an award for tested quality, in the house where Beethoven lived for a time, with a courtyard covered in vine and traditional dishes in the small rooms. Heurigen music is played live every day from 19:00.

The house on Pfarrplatz in Heiligenstadt. Photo: Geolina163, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wolff

Rathstraße 46 to 50, 1190 · daily 11:30 to 00:00 · wienerheuriger.at

A Top-Heuriger that says it has served guests since 1609 and is open on holidays too, with Viennese home cooking, home-made Mehlspeisen, a garden in summer and a playground. It is the one that opens at lunchtime every day.

Feuerwehr Wagner

Grinzinger Straße 53, 1190 · January to March Tuesday to Saturday 16:00 to 00:00, Sunday and holidays 13:00 to 00:00; April to June Monday to Friday 16:00 to 00:00, Saturday, Sunday and holidays 12:00 to 00:00; July to December Monday to Saturday 16:00 to 00:00, Sunday and holidays 13:00 to 00:00 · feuerwehrwagner.at

A Top-Heuriger on the Hohe Warte, a winery of more than 300 years, with views to the Kahlenberg and the Leopoldsberg. It serves its own wine, grape juice and cold dishes.

Fuhrgassl-Huber

Neustift am Walde 68, 1190 · Tuesday to Thursday 14:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 14:00 to 00:00, Sunday and holidays 14:00 to 22:00 · closed Monday · fuhrgassl-huber.at

A Top-Heuriger and a leading winery in the old wine village of Neustift am Walde, with rustic rooms and a garden. It is closed on Mondays.

Alter Bach-Hengl

Sandgasse 7 to 9, 1190 · daily 15:00 to 00:00, live music from 18:00

A Grinzing Heuriger that offers wine tastings and cellar and vineyard tours.

Kierlinger

Kahlenberger Straße 20, 1190 · check the site for the current dates · kierlinger.at

A Top-Heuriger that the Tourist Board counts among the oldest in Vienna, with an inner courtyard of old lime trees and chestnuts, rustic rooms in the old winemaker’s house, and a hot and cold buffet.

The Nussberg and the Kahlenberg

The Heurigen on the slopes above the Danube have the views. Bus 38A runs to the Leopoldsberg and the Kahlenberg, and a level, paved path leads through the woods between them. From the Kahlenberg the path called the Eiserne Hand goes down to Sirbu and Hirt at Kahlenberg and to Mayer and Wieninger on the Nussberg, then on to Kahlenbergerdorf or Nussdorf (Vienna Tourist Board). The Vienna Heurigen Express goes from U4 Heiligenstadt to the Kahlenberg and Grinzing and back, and lets you get off at either, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from early April to the end of October (Vienna Tourist Board).

The vineyards above Grinzing, looking over the city. Photo: Otto Domes, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stammersdorf

Across the Danube, the wine village of Stammersdorf has its own Heurigen on the Bisamberg slope, little known and a quieter alternative, in the Tourist Board’s words. The Stammersdorfer Kellergasse is a lane of low wine cellars that runs up into the vineyards.

A wine cellar in the Stammersdorfer Kellergasse. Photo: Linie29, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tastings and a brewery

The city also sells wine without a Heuriger’s garden. Vienna: Wine Tasting Experience in a Private Wine Cellarad is from €19 for 30 minutes to 2½ hours, a guided tasting of typical Viennese wines and regional food in a private cellar for visitors aged 16 and over. Vienna: Hidden Wine Cellars Tasting Experiencead is from €99 for 2½ hours, a guided walk with tastings in cellars in the city centre. Wine Tasting at Schönbrunn Palacead is from €49 for an hour: five Viennese wines with a cheese selection. From Vienna Half-day Countryside Wine Tour with Mealad is from €115 for 4 to 5½ hours, with winemakers near Vienna and a traditional Austrian lunch or dinner for up to 16 people. Brewery Tour & Beer Tasting at the Ottakringer Breweryad is from €25 for 1½ hours.

Which one

• Open every day, easy to reach: Wolff or Alter Bach-Hengl, or Mayer am Pfarrplatz for live music from 19:00.
• A view over the city: the Nussberg Heurigen (Mayer, Sirbu, Wieninger), or Hans & Fritz am Steinberg, which opens in fine weather only.
• A late glass: Alter Bach-Hengl, Wolff and Feuerwehr Wagner open to 00:00.
• With children: Sirbu has a large meadow and Wolff a playground.
• A hot meal: Wolff and Sirbu (a hot buffet). A Buschenschank may serve only cold food unless it holds a further licence.
• A quieter evening: Stammersdorf, across the Danube.

Planning it

Allow an evening: the last tram back is the limit, so check the timetable for tram 38 and bus 38A before you settle in. Vienna public transport has the fares, and the S-Bahn through the centre is closed from 7 September 2026 to the end of October 2027. For a meal with a plate, see where to eat in Vienna, and for something to drink at a table by day, Viennese coffee houses. Vienna food tours compares the guided tastings. Heurigen are at their best in spring, summer and autumn: see the best time to visit Vienna. Where to stay in Vienna compares the districts, and 3 days in Vienna fits an evening in Grinzing into a plan.

Common questions

What is a Heuriger?

A Viennese wine tavern that serves only wine from its own vineyards, with cold food and, in many, a buffet. The real thing hangs out a pine bunch, the Föhrenbuschen, and a sign reading Ausg'steckt, which also means it is open. The word also names the current year's wine, which may be called Heuriger until 11 November, St Martin's Day.

When are the Heurigen open?

Many are open all year, but the small ones open only in the warm months or on fixed dates, the Aussteckzeiten. Some open in alternate months. Check each Heuriger's own calendar before you go: Karl Lentner in Stammersdorf, for example, opens in February, April, June, August, October and December, and Weingut Christ in January, March, May, July, September and November.

How do I get to the Grinzing Heurigen?

Tram 38 runs from Schottentor to Grinzing. Bus 38A reaches the Leopoldsberg and the Kahlenberg, and a footpath leads down the Eiserne Hand to the Heurigen on the Nussberg. The Vienna Heurigen Express runs from U4 Heiligenstadt to the Kahlenberg and Grinzing on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from early April to the end of October.

Which Heurigen are open every day?

Wolff, at Rathstraße 46 to 50, daily 11:30 to 00:00, and Alter Bach-Hengl, at Sandgasse 7 to 9, daily 15:00 to 00:00. Mayer am Pfarrplatz is open every day too, from 16:00 Monday to Thursday and from 12:00 Friday to Sunday and on holidays.

Can I eat a hot meal at a Heuriger?

At some. Strictly a Buschenschank may serve only cold food and its own drinks. Some also hold a licence for a hot buffet, beer or coffee. Wolff serves Viennese home cooking and home-made Mehlspeisen, and Sirbu a hot buffet.

What do I drink at a Heuriger?

The house wine, by the glass or the quarter-litre, most of it white. A G'spritzter is wine with soda water. Wiener Gemischter Satz is a white wine from several grape varieties grown and pressed together.