Best Spots in Vienna for The Social Sparks
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For social butterflies
From the classic Grelle Forelle and Das WERK, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
★ 3.8 · 1,233 reviews
Discover Grelle Forelle, an Alsergrund club where international techno, house and hip-hop DJs take over until dawn. Dance inside, then cool off on the canalside terrace before the next set.
★ 4.2 · 1,291 reviews
Discover Das WERK, an underground Alsergrund club where techno takes centre stage. Dance to a powerful sound system among a friendly, mixed crowd in a small room that fills fast and feels like a shared living room.
★ 3.6 · 3,214 reviews
Discover Prater Dome, Vienna's sprawling nightclub with a waterfall bar and several distinct rooms. Roam between dance floors, join the student and club night crowds and dance until the early morning.
★ 4.4 · 1,472 reviews
Discover Vienna after dark on a guided pub crawl through the Innere Stadt, built for meeting fellow travellers. Hop between three venues with games and shots along the way, then finish with included entry to a club.
★ 4.2 · 1,499 reviews
Discover Flucc, a Leopoldstadt hot spot with a lively basement club and a laid-back pub upstairs. Start with a drink in the pub, then head downstairs for DJ sets and concerts that run deep into the night.
★ 4.0 · 2,023 reviews
Discover Flex, Vienna's live music and club institution with a huge outdoor terrace. Catch a band or a DJ set depending on the night, and take a breather outside before heading back into the sound.
★ 3.7 · 388 reviews
Discover SASS Music Club, an Innere Stadt night spot dedicated to house music until the early hours. Slip through the door, order at the bar and dance to the house sets that define the night.
★ 4.8 · 1,014 reviews
Slip into The Chapel Bar, a speakeasy in Vienna's Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district. Order a themed cocktail or ask the bartender to create one around your tastes, including spicy, savoury twists.
★ 4.4 · 1,210 reviews
See Vienna after dark on a ghost walk through its oldest lanes. Hear tales of witches, vampires and haunted buildings.
★ 2.7 · 511 reviews
Discover Babenberger Passage, a compact Innere Stadt club where themed party nights keep the dance floor buzzing until late. Squeeze in with the crowd, dance to the resident DJ's sets and enjoy a lively, close-quarters night out.
★ 4.2 · 2,116 reviews
Discover Chelsea, Josefstadt's well-worn live music venue where concerts, DJ sets and club nights share the same late-opening room. Catch an up-and-coming band, grab a drink at the bar and stay on as the night turns to dancing.
★ 4.5 · 1,184 reviews
Discover Fitzcarraldo Speakeasy, a hidden cocktail bar you enter through a secret wall in Neubau. Slip into the dark, moody room and sip inventive drinks in a true speakeasy setting.
★ 4.3 · 869 reviews
Discover krypt., a hidden underground bar in Alsergrund that feels like a well-kept secret. Descend into its stylish, intimate room and enjoy craft cocktails with light bar bites.
★ 3.8 · 747 reviews
Discover The Loft, an Ottakring factory turned culture-minded club with three dance floors. Move between rooms as genres shift, catch a themed night or event, and keep dancing until the early morning.
★ 4.9 · 831 reviews
Discover Matiki Bar, a tiki-flavoured cocktail spot in Vienna's Neubau district. Work through the long menu of creative drinks, or let the bartenders build one around your tastes.
★ 4.4 · 390 reviews
Seek out The BirdYard, a Josefstadt speakeasy hidden below a restaurant. Descend into a room of giant bird paintings and enjoy carefully presented cocktails with attentive service.
★ 4.6 · 1,051 reviews
Discover Barfly's, a velvet-and-brass cocktail bar hidden behind a grand staircase in Mariahilf. Work your way through an enormous list of cocktails, whiskeys and rums to a Rat Pack soundtrack.
★ 4.8 · 8,505 reviews
Settle into Ronacher, a lavishly detailed 19th-century theatre in Vienna's centre. Watch a full-scale musical production in an auditorium that blends historic ornament with modern staging.
★ 4.6 · 443 reviews
Discover Tür 7, a boutique cocktail bar hidden behind a plain door in Josefstadt. Knock to enter, then settle into a warm, intimate room where your drink is made to your taste.
★ 4.6 · 1,788 reviews
Discover The Sign, an intimate cocktail bar in Vienna's Alsergrund. Work through a creative menu of cocktails and homemade lemonades with guidance from friendly, knowledgeable servers.
★ 4.5 · 1,687 reviews
Stop by Leo's Sausage Stand when Vienna's kitchens have gone quiet and hunger hits. Order a cheesy sausage, a hot dog or a burger and eat it fast, just as locals do after midnight.
★ 4.7 · 7,844 reviews
Catch a show at Raimund Theater, Vienna's first musical theatre, in Mariahilf. Take your seat for a large-scale production with live singing, elaborate stage effects and a full orchestra.
★ 4.6 · 1,020 reviews
Spend an evening at the Johann Strauss Dinner Show in the Prater's Mirage. Enjoy a four-course Austrian dinner while an orchestra, singers, ballet dancers and a violinist perform across three lively acts.
★ 4.9 · 313 reviews
Try Noahs Ark Experimental Cocktail Club, a Neubau bar known for inventive drinks. Sample balanced, unexpected combinations in a calm evening setting built around the cocktail menu.
★ 4.5 · 1,594 reviews
Discover Kleinod, an intimate 1920s-style cocktail bar right in central Vienna. Sip expertly made drinks and share a charcuterie board while jazz plays in the background.
★ 4.7 · 64,097 reviews
Experience the Vienna State Opera, a world-famous house in the heart of the Innere Stadt. Attend a major opera or ballet production, or tour the historic interiors to see the grand decor up close.
★ 4.6 · 6,159 reviews
Take a seat for the Mozart Concert in the Musikverein's Golden Hall. Listen as costumed musicians, soloists and opera singers perform beloved Mozart and Strauss pieces in one of Vienna's most celebrated concert venues.
★ 4.4 · 979 reviews
Spend an evening at Schönbrunn with palace rooms, dinner and live music in one programme. Tour the state rooms after hours, enjoy a three-course Austrian meal, then hear Mozart and Strauss sung by opera singers.
★ 4.4 · 667 reviews
Discover Atmosphere Rooftop Bar, perched on top of the Ritz-Carlton above Vienna's old town. Settle in with a cocktail as the sun goes down and take in the city view from above.
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★ 4.7 · 17,085 reviews
Hear music at Musikverein, the Golden Hall that is home to the Vienna Philharmonic. Take your seat among gilded columns and listen to an orchestra perform in one of the world's most celebrated acoustic spaces.
Vienna · 🌙 Nightlife
Grelle Forelle
3h
Das WERK
Prater Dome
Guided Pub Crawl with Club Entry
4h
Flucc
Flex
SASS Music Club
Vienna · 🍸 Drinks
The Chapel Bar - Speakeasy
1h30
Vienna · 🧭 Tours
Ghosts and Legends Guided Nighttime Walking Tour
2h
Babenberger Passage
Chelsea
2h30
Fitzcarraldo Speakeasy
krypt.
The Loft
Matiki Bar
The BirdYard
Barfly's
Vienna · 🎭 Entertainment
Ronacher
Tür 7 - Boutique Bar - No garnish. Only balance.
The Sign | Cocktail Bar | Bar
Vienna · 🍽️ Food
Leo's Sausage Stand
20 min
Raimund Theater
Johann Strauss Dinner Show at the Prater
Noahs Ark Experimental Cocktail Club
Kleinod
Vienna State Opera
Mozart Concert at the Musikverein - Golden Hall
Vienna · 🏛️ Landmark
Schönbrunn Palace Evening Tour, Dinner and Concert
Atmosphere Rooftop Bar
Musikverein Wien
