Not sure how to pose this question but here goes......
Are there Heurige that have food that isn't a buffet?
Or a restaurant similar the Weinstube in Munich that serves good food with a real good wine list?
A cozy place in December that isn't a tourist trap.
Yes I/we are tourist but like to see locals enjoying a good meal.
I/we eat early though but not lunch, which is I understand, the main meal for many Viennese.
Staying at Kaertnerhof close to Stephansplatz but will jump on U-bahn if it's not too far.
We will be hitting many Christmas markets and hope to find good places to eat near them.
Thanks
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Heurigen are not really winter places and they are all on the fringes of the city. The joy of a heurigen is eating outside in the fall. That said, you could check out heurigen-like restaurants, which serve wine and traditional food. I like Zum Alten Fassl (one of my favorite restaurants in the 5th district), Glacis Beisl (very good in the MQ), Heurigen Restaurant zur alten Weinpresse (actually a heuriger in the 3rd, been here and food was good), Feuerwehr Wagner (one of my favorite heuriger but maybe go with an Uber, really cosy), Mayer am Pfarrplatz (a real old classic).
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Thanks again Emily.
Making a list of the many good places to eat at.
As we are old farts,hope many places serve early.
Too bad that Heurigen are more of a summer thing ,we would have liked that.
Going to look up Wineries on the outskirts of town and see if they have a restaurant open in Winter.
At some point we'll just have to have a day or two with no plans at all.
So much to do so little time.
Have to come back in the spring or summer.