Gasthaus Wolf

Don’t be deceived by the idiosyncratic furnishings – a taxidermied cow’s head here, a Virgin Mary painting there – Gasthaus Wolf is a beloved neighborhood restaurant in Vienna’s elegant District 4. Of the two wood-paneled halls, the dining room is in the back, while the front is reserved for customers who stick to beers and wine. Things can get loud and lively; it’s here that you might fall into a conversation with a retired tennis professional or the local gentleman who dropped in with his cavapoo for a night cap.

The dishes, meat-heavy of course, are excellent. Spreadable pork fat with rye, roasted discs of blood sausage (Blunzenradl) with bean salad, beef tartare, three kinds of schnitzel, knödels, slow-cooked duck layered with braised red cabbage. The wine list is local and well curated, featuring top producers such as Weninger and Uwe Schiefer. €17-23 mains. Dinner only and closed on the weekend!