The Quaint One
Here is a real micro, open something like one week per year and therefore visited by the locals and the “people in the know” only. It’s a farm,... Read more →
Styria Next Door
If you want a better Brettljause, go to Styria. Here is an unwritten rule (until I wrote it down here, that is) that generally holds, and Moassa is... Read more →
A Boar Would Not Eat It
They don’t call it a Brettljause, and it’s for good reasons. It does not come on a Brettl, to start with. It also comes with a standard selection... Read more →
A Lukewarm Schweinsbraten Jause
Grav is a very tourist place at a very tourist location. Still, having a poster on the wall showing a happy couple devouring a good-looking... Read more →
A Poor Textbook Jause
Follow the poor textbook. Go to a supermarket. Buy Speck, cold Schweinsbraten, Geselchtes, Extrawurst, some ham and the most tasteless cheese you can... Read more →
A Snack Jause
The mighty Google translates “Jause” as “Snack.” In reality, these “snacks” often beat what would be called main dishes in terms of... Read more →
Not a Brettljause
To make it short: it’s not a Brettljause. It’s some ham and a piece of Bratenspeck you can probably buy at a supermarket for one third of... Read more →
Heavy Stuff
I was expecting this Brettljause to be the same as at Brandauer’s Bierbögen – after all, both places share the same owner and the menu.... Read more →
A Transparent Jause
Anningerhaus is a self-service hut, so one has the pleasure of watching one’s Brettljause being made. It’s an uncomplicated process, taking about... Read more →
Good Solid Food
Dechantskirchen is in Styria, and so far Styrian Brettljausen have, on average, beaten their Lower-Austrian counterparts. However, perhaps because... Read more →
An Unfinishable Jause
Zeilinger is another “Mostbaron”-certified Heuriger that I always postponed vising because of its less-than-convenient location. And indeed,... Read more →
A Slow Jause
If you visit this cozy Buschenschank at the edge of Vienna Woods just outside Klosterneuburg, prepare to spend significant time there. It’s a very... Read more →