Vienna

Spending a couple of nights there next week.
Things to do? Things to eat? Things to Drink? Things to avoid?

Thanks.

i should know, because i live there but i guess it depends on what you like...
it may be not the best time to visit because it's cold and dark, but still a great place.
if you want to know anything in particular, i will try to help.

Some very outdated suggestions from my time there:

Things to do?

Walk around lots - the architecture is amazing, even if the Hofburg-type pompous imperial style is not your thing.

If there is still a bar in the 8th district called Chelsea (it used to be in Piaristengasse) do try a visit. Used to be run by a chap called Othmar, former footballer. Café Cem for the end of a night out.

Things to eat?
Grilled kaesekrainer sausage.

Things to Drink?
Ottakringer Bock
Sturm

Things to avoid?
Too much Sturm

Would love to go back. Lots of lovely people.

Hopefully going out in April and currently perusing Air BnB - where should we be looking to stay?

Bumping this because I'm visiting Vienna in a couple of weeks.

What's it like to ride around Vienna? Any recommendations for bicycle hire? Anywhere I can rent a sweet fixehbiek?

try to contact this guys
https://www.instagram.com/fixiecorner/

was in vienna some years ago and liked it a lot.
would have been nice to ride there.

good vegan food, some good record stores as well, think it was wien "neubau".
black monk, substance...

sorry, the bike shop is
https://www.instagram.com/radplatz/

I realise I never replied to this thread after visiting Vienna.

I should have, particularly to give a MASSIVE shout out to the dude at Radplatz for hooking me up with a fixed gear gravel monster type thing which was a ton of fun to ride around. He also offered me his super tarcky Dosnoventa but my legs be no long :(

Vienna is pretty good to ride around. Bike lanes on pretty much every street, but sometimes they are a bit narrow, two way, and some junctions are super confusing to navigate. Got shouted at by other cyclists a couple of times.

Only just saw this post but if you are visiting Bikekitchen Vienna http://www.bikekitchen.net/index.php/English_description is a great place to visit. If they ask say Adam sent you.