Best Burgers in Vienna: Neubau to Leopoldstadt

The best burgers in Vienna are concentrated in the inner districts just outside the Ring: Neubau (7th) and Mariahilf (6th) on either side of Mariahilfer Straße, Wieden (4th) next to the Naschmarkt, and Leopoldstadt (2nd) across the Danube Canal. Josefstadt (8th) and the Innere Stadt add sit-down options.

Vienna’s fast food had a long head start on the burger. The Würstelstand, the sausage stand found on street corners and by tram stops, sells Käsekrainer (a smoked sausage filled with cheese), Bosna and Leberkäse in a roll until late at night. Beef has deep roots in Viennese cooking, from Tafelspitz, boiled beef served with apple and horseradish, to the beef goulash of the Beisl, the traditional Viennese tavern. A burger here is judged by a city that takes its beef seriously.

Burgers in Vienna: key facts

• Districts to explore: Neubau, Mariahilf, Wieden, Leopoldstadt, Josefstadt and the Innere Stadt.
• Local format: the Würstelstand, Vienna’s sausage stand, open late.
• Market: the Naschmarkt, between the 4th and 6th districts, closed on Sundays.
• Reading an address: the four-digit postcode encodes the district, so 1070 means Neubau, the 7th.
• Getting around: Wiener Linien U-Bahn, trams and buses; the U-Bahn runs all night before weekends and public holidays.

Every guide we publish on Vienna is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. For other Central European capitals, explore our burger restaurant guides.