Restaurant in Vienna, Austria
Serious Austrian cooking, no tasting-menu bill.
A Michelin Plate holder and OAD Casual in Europe pick (both 2025), Meissl & Schadn delivers serious Austrian cooking on the Ringstrasse at a €€ price point that Vienna's starred circuit can't match. Chef Jürgen Gschwendtner runs a kitchen with genuine food credentials and a 4.2 Google score across 5,000-plus reviews. Easy to book and worth it for food-focused visitors.
Yes — and particularly if you want serious Austrian cooking without the four-figure bill that comes with Vienna's top-tier tasting-menu circuit. Meissl & Schadn sits at the €€ price point, holds a Michelin Plate (2025), and earned recognition on the Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe list (2025) — the OAD list being one of the more credible crowd-sourced rankings for restaurants that prioritise food over theatre. That combination of independent recognition and accessible pricing makes this one of the more direct recommendations in the city for food-focused travellers who aren't chasing a Michelin-star occasion.
Meissl & Schadn occupies an address on Schubertring 10-12 in Vienna's first district , the inner ring road that frames the Innere Stadt, within reach of the Stadtpark, the Konzerthaus, and the dense concentration of museums and grand hotels that define this part of the city. The first district is Vienna's most visited and most institutionalised neighbourhood, which makes a genuinely food-serious restaurant at a mid-range price point worth paying attention to. Most of what surrounds it on the Ringstrasse skews toward hotel dining rooms calibrated for tourists and expense accounts rather than for the kind of Austrian cooking that actually reflects the city's culinary identity.
Under chef Jürgen Gschwendtner, the kitchen focuses on Austrian cuisine , the kind of cooking rooted in central European tradition: clear sauces, well-sourced proteins, classical technique applied without excessive modernisation. The OAD Casual recognition is a useful signal here. OAD's casual list specifically rewards places where the food is the point, not the room or the ritual. Getting onto that list in 2025 alongside other European restaurants of genuine standing means the kitchen is being taken seriously by diners who eat widely and compare critically.
The address on the Ringstrasse also carries some historical weight. The name Meissl & Schadn references one of Vienna's most celebrated pre-war restaurants , a grand establishment that operated from the late nineteenth century until the Second World War and was known as a gathering point for the city's political and cultural life. A restaurant operating under that name in this part of Vienna is making a deliberate statement about continuity with the city's Bürgerliche Küche tradition, the civic cooking culture that shaped Austrian restaurant life for generations. That context matters if you're trying to understand what kind of experience this is: it's not a nostalgic theme restaurant, but it does position itself as part of a lineage. For the food-focused traveller who wants to understand Vienna through its plate rather than its postcard, that framing is useful. For those seeking a comparison point elsewhere in Austria, the sustained commitment to classical Austrian cooking at this level is echoed in places like Landhaus Bacher in Mautern an der Donau and, at a different price tier, Döllerer in Golling an der Salzach.
With a Google rating of 4.2 across 5,278 reviews, the venue has the kind of broad, sustained approval that tends to reflect consistency rather than a single outstanding visit. High-volume ratings at that score suggest a kitchen that delivers reliably across different service conditions and diner types , a practical consideration if you're travelling and only have one shot at a meal here.
For context within Vienna's wider dining scene, the neighbourhood anchor role this restaurant plays is comparable in spirit to what Plachutta does for Viennese beef cookery or what Meierei im Stadtpark does for the Stadtpark setting , both are institutions that serve a genuine local function while remaining accessible to visitors. Meissl & Schadn occupies a similar position on the Ringstrasse. If you want to extend your exploration of Vienna's food and drink scene beyond the restaurants, our full Vienna bars guide and our full Vienna wineries guide are worth consulting alongside our full Vienna restaurants guide.
For travellers planning around a broader Austrian itinerary, the cooking tradition represented here connects to what you'll find at Senns in Salzburg, Schwarzer Adler in Hall in Tirol, Griggeler Stuba in Lech, and Restaurant 141 by Joachim Jaud in Mieming , each working at different price points within the Austrian kitchen tradition. If you're based in Munich and want a comparison for how Austrian cooking translates across the border, Das Tschecherl is worth knowing. Hotel Hubertus in Filzmoos offers another angle on the Alpine end of that tradition.
Also worth knowing for your Vienna planning: Fuhrmann, Rote Bar, and Skopik & Lohn each represent different registers of the city's dining character and are worth considering depending on your mood and budget. For hotels and experiences in the city, our full Vienna hotels guide and our full Vienna experiences guide cover the practical decisions around the meal.
Reservations: Booking difficulty is rated Easy , you should be able to secure a table with a few days' notice in most cases, though the Michelin Plate and OAD recognition may tighten availability on weekends. Book ahead to be safe. Budget: €€ pricing positions this as a mid-range spend by Vienna standards , a meaningful meal without the commitment of a tasting menu at one of the city's starred rooms. Address: Schubertring 10-12, 1010 Wien. Chef: Jürgen Gschwendtner. Dress: No dress code data available, but the Ringstrasse address and classical Austrian positioning suggest smart-casual is appropriate , avoid athletic wear. Awards: Michelin Plate (2025); Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe (2025).
Smart-casual is the safe call. The Schubertring address and the classical Austrian positioning of the restaurant suggest you won't feel out of place in neat trousers and a shirt or equivalent , but this is not a room that requires a jacket and tie in the way Vienna's leading Michelin-starred venues might. At the €€ price point, the atmosphere is likely more relaxed than formal. Dress as you would for a good neighbourhood restaurant in a European capital city.
No specific group-booking policy is confirmed in available data. At the €€ price tier in Vienna's first district, a mid-sized restaurant on the Ringstrasse is likely to have some capacity for groups, but contact the venue directly before assuming. Booking difficulty is rated Easy overall, which suggests the restaurant is not operating at the kind of extreme demand that would make group reservations a logistical challenge. For groups wanting a confirmed private-dining option, it's worth calling or emailing ahead.
The Michelin Plate and OAD Casual in Europe recognition (both 2025) confirm this is a kitchen taken seriously by credible guides, not just a well-trafficked tourist restaurant. It's Austrian cuisine at a €€ price , so expect the kind of cooking rooted in central European tradition rather than a modernist tasting menu. The 4.2 Google score across more than 5,000 reviews suggests it delivers consistently. Book in advance for weekends, arrive with an appetite for classical Austrian food, and don't expect it to compete on spectacle with Vienna's starred rooms , the value here is in the cooking and the setting, not in a theatrical format.
The €€ price point makes solo dining here financially comfortable compared to Vienna's higher-end rooms. Austrian restaurants at this tier typically have counter or bar seating options that suit solo diners, though this is not confirmed from available data. The high review volume and consistent rating suggest a kitchen accustomed to turning tables across different party configurations. Solo travellers focused on food quality over social atmosphere should find this a practical choice in the first district.
No specific dish data is available, so ordering recommendations here would be speculation. What the OAD Casual in Europe recognition (2025) does confirm is that the kitchen is producing food worth eating across the menu , the OAD list is driven by experienced diners comparing notes, not by a single inspector visit. Under chef Jürgen Gschwendtner, the focus is Austrian cuisine, so lean toward the kitchen's interpretation of classical dishes rather than anything that feels like a concession to international tastes. Ask staff for current recommendations when you arrive.
No specific dietary policy is confirmed in available data. For allergies or strict dietary requirements, contact the venue directly before booking , phone and website details are not currently listed in Pearl's database, so your leading approach is to reach out via a direct web search for current contact information. Austrian cuisine traditionally centres on meat, dairy, and wheat-based dishes, so vegetarians and those with gluten sensitivities should confirm options in advance rather than assuming flexibility.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, which means a few days' notice will typically work outside peak periods. That said, the 2025 Michelin Plate and OAD recognition will draw food-focused visitors who plan ahead , for Friday or Saturday dinners, booking a week or two out is the safer move. Vienna's first district sees high visitor traffic year-round, so don't assume walk-in availability on popular evenings. Compared to the city's two-star rooms where waits of weeks or months are normal, getting a table here should not require significant advance planning.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meissl & Schadn | Austrian | €€ | Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe (2025); Michelin Plate (2025) | Easy | — |
| Steirereck im Stadtpark | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Mraz & Sohn | Modern Austrian, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant | Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Konstantin Filippou | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Edvard | French, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Dress neatly but not formally. Meissl & Schadn sits at the €€ price point, which in Vienna's first district typically calls for put-together casual rather than jacket-and-tie. Think what you'd wear to a good neighbourhood bistro, not a Michelin-starred tasting room.
Groups are workable here, though the address at Schubertring 10-12 is a hotel-adjacent restaurant rather than a dedicated event space. For parties larger than six, contact them directly to confirm table configuration. The €€ price range makes it a reasonable group option without the per-head pressure of Vienna's high-end tasting venues like Silvio Nickol.
This is Austrian cooking taken seriously without the ceremony of a full tasting menu. It holds a Michelin Plate and an Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe 2025 recognition — meaning the food quality is credentialed but the format is relaxed. Booking is rated easy, so you won't need to plan months in advance the way you would for Steirereck or Konstantin Filippou.
Yes. The €€ price point keeps the bill manageable, and a credentialed casual format tends to suit solo diners better than a multi-course tasting room. If you're eating alone in Vienna's first district and want a kitchen that has earned OAD Casual recognition, this is a practical choice.
Specific menu items aren't documented in the available venue data, so ordering specifics are best confirmed on arrival or by checking with the restaurant directly. What is confirmed: the cuisine is Austrian, chef Jürgen Gschwendtner leads the kitchen, and the format is casual rather than a set tasting menu.
No specific dietary accommodation policies are documented for this venue. For anything beyond a general request, reach out before booking — Austrian cuisine traditionally centres on meat and dairy, so flagging restrictions in advance is worth doing.
A few days' notice is usually enough — booking difficulty is rated easy. That said, the Michelin Plate recognition means demand can spike around peak Vienna travel periods, so booking a week out is a safer margin if your dates are fixed. Compare this to Steirereck, where you'll need months.
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