Located away from the city center, in the mainly working-class district of Brigittenau near Augarten, Frame is a neighborhood bar if there ever was one. The cheap midcentury interior – faux leather upholstery, formica tables – doesn’t seem to bother the mixed group of customers, almost all of whom are recurring faces. Some lean against the counter with the paper in hand for hours on end, others play board games in the back, and yet others chat away animatedly with occasional interjections from other guests. Also here: soups and sausages. Cash only!

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