Heuriger recs?

I stopped at a Heuriger in Durnstein called the Altes Presshaus and really enjoyed it.

Durnstein is probably one of the most charming and lovely villages I have been to in Europe. I had a wonderful time just walking through the town and enjoying the beautiful buildings and scenery. I then met up with a few people I had met on a half-day Danube cruise, and we all wound up going to the Altes Presshaus. We ordered a platter of meats and cheeses and pickled vegetables, and drank some wonderful new white wines from the region.

It was one of the best days of my trip.

How far outside Vienna?

Dürnstein - mentioned in the previous post - is about 2 hours away from Vienna.

There are 100+ Heurigen already in Vienna, a lot of them outside the city center, some of them in a lovely setting in the hills overlooking the city. If you expand the radius of your circle of interest around Vienna you will find hundreds of Heurigen, in different wine regions having different types of wine.

There are heurigers in the Vienna Woods and one in particular at the last stop of Tram D that was recommended to me at the boutique hotel where I stayed. I’m sorry I have forgotten the name of it but it was near that last stop.

Continental may be referring to Heuriger Schübel-Auer, which was recommended on the forum a few years ago. I took a group and we had an enjoyable dinner.

One other place that gets high marks is Mayer am Pfarrplatz , in Heiligenstadt . Also comes with a dose of history - its one of the places Beethoven lodged in during his years in Vienna https://www.pfarrplatz.at/en/

When you say "outside Vienna" what do you mean? Do you mean heurigen in the vineyards surrounding Vienna?

The already mentioned Mayer am Pfarrplatz and Schuebel-Auer are good. I also like Feuerwehr Wagner. All of these heurigen are in the area around Nussdorf/Grinzing, which is a popular tourist area for heurigen. I prefer to go to Stammerdorf, a suburb on the north bank of the Danube. I also enjoy walking down from Kahlenberg and stopping at Mayer am Nussberg. This is an old, but still good article about Stammersdorf - https://viennawurstelstand.com/article/stammersdorfer-kellergasse-a-guide-to-heurigen-hopping/

I would note on the post above by Mardee that while I love the Altes Presshaus in Duernstein, it is not a heuriger.

Thanks for the recommendation, Emily.

Last spring, i spent a warm sunny spring day in Heiligenberg and had a great lunch at Mayer am Pfarrplatz. That got my eyes set on Mayer am Nussberg. I want to go back up to Kahlenberg (with bus 38A), and walk down onto Nussberg. Heuriger recommendations I've received thus far include Mayer, Sirbu, Hirt, and Wieninger.

I also have Stammersdorf in mind, which makes the forwarded link very timely. For those who are interested, there is an alternative to walking up and down Stammersdorfer Kellergasse, and that's with VOR regional bus 501 with hourly service and stops at "Stammersdorfer Kellergasse" (around house no. 60) and "Sendergasse" (just past house no. 133). The area is still within city-state limits; so, transit fares in the Vienna city "Kernzone" apply.

N.B. The two bus stops pointed out for VOR bus 501 are not labelled on Google Maps, but are indicated as small blue squares on Open Street Map.

Heuriger Schübel-Auer was very enjoyable. Took the tram away from the city and walked back to Vienna.

Emily-> I see that some of the heuriger places mentioned above, like Mayer am Nussberg will take reservations. Are they necessary? We are thinking of going on a Saturday afternoon in early August

Here's another vote for Heuriger Schübel-Auer. My partner and I really enjoyed dinner there this May. As mentioned it's an easy tram D trip.

Amanda - if you are just two people, a reservation will likely be unnecessary as you can just join others at a table. Mayer am Nussberg is very casual and outside entirely, so I am surprised they even can take reservations. Are you planning to combine your heurigen visit with a hike? Note that many of the heurigen only open around 4 pm as they are more pre-dinner drink or dinner places.

We took a Ubahn then bus to Feuerwehr Wagner last week at about 17:00. Most of the bigger tables had a reserved signs on them and there were sections set up for private groups with catering in some sections. There were tables for 2 in some areas where we were welcome to sit. It was a very enjoyable heuringen to visit.