Explore Vienna
Vienna is the city of emperors, composers and coffee houses — a grand imperial capital best savoured slowly. Chauffyr carries you from Schönbrunn's gardens to a State Opera evening and a two-star dinner in a fixed-price black car, so the only thing you plan is which torte to order.
Imperial Habsburg palaces, a peerless classical-music heritage, grand coffee-house culture, and the original Sachertorte and Wiener Schnitzel.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Vienna
2 MichelinSteirereck
Modern Austrian · $$$$ · Stadtpark
A two-star pavilion in the Stadtpark, regularly ranked among the world's best — its wax-baked char is legendary.
2 MichelinSilvio Nickol Gourmet
Contemporary · $$$$ · Innere Stadt
A two-star tasting-menu restaurant inside the palatial Palais Coburg, paired with a fabled six-million-bottle cellar.
Figlmüller
Viennese · $$ · Innere Stadt
'The home of the schnitzel' since 1905 — its pan-fried Wiener Schnitzel famously overhangs the plate.
Café Central
Coffee house · $$ · Innere Stadt
A palatial 1876 coffee house once frequented by Freud and Trotsky — a temple of Viennese pastry and coffee culture.
Café Sacher
Coffee house · $$ · Innere Stadt
Home of the Original Sacher-Torte since 1832, in the Hotel Sacher opposite the State Opera.
Naschmarkt
Market · $$ ·
Vienna's great open-air market — a colourful mile of produce, deli counters and casual eateries.
What to see in Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace
Hietzing
The Habsburgs' 1,441-room baroque summer palace and vast formal gardens — a UNESCO World Heritage site.
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Innere Stadt
The soaring Gothic cathedral ('Stephansdom') at the very centre of Vienna, with its famous patterned tiled roof.
Belvedere Palace
Landstraße
A baroque palace complex housing the world's largest Klimt collection, including the golden 'The Kiss'.
Hofburg
Innere Stadt
The Habsburgs' sprawling winter palace — imperial apartments, the treasury and the famed Spanish Riding School.
Vienna State Opera
Innere Stadt
One of the world's leading opera houses, staging a different production almost every night of the season.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Innere Stadt
The imperial art-history museum, home to the world's greatest Bruegel collection under a magnificent dome.
One perfect day in Vienna
9:00 · Morning
Schönbrunn PalaceHietzing — The State Rooms
11:00 · Late morning
St. Stephen's CathedralInnere Stadt — The tiled roof
13:00 · Lunch
FiglmüllerViennese · Innere Stadt — Wiener Schnitzel bigger than the plate
15:00 · Afternoon
Belvedere PalaceLandstraße — Klimt's 'The Kiss'
18:00 · Golden hour
HofburgInnere Stadt — Imperial Apartments & Sisi Museum
20:00 · Dinner
SteirereckModern Austrian · Stadtpark — Char cooked in beeswax
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.