For a long time, the name “Strandbeisl Selbstverständlich” was for me a synonym of “bad food.” Because of the restaurant’s...
While there are plenty of restaurants in Vienna that offer dishes “from the grill,” Walters Mühle is one of the...
There is a mildly offensive word in German, “Proleten,” which is a short version of “Proletarian.” According to Wikipedia, it’s...
As a peculiar reminder of Vienna’s socialist heritage, the area around the Old Danube (Alte Donau) – which is a...
As the place where I tried my very first spare ribs back in 1991, Strandcafé will always occupy a soft...
For some reason, this year everyone and their dog are bitching about the skyrocketing prices of St. Martin’s geese in...
I perfectly remember the time when Strandcafé was little more than a hut, consisting of two rooms. The slightly bigger...
While in most Austrian restaurants’ menus spare ribs appear in the “Grill specialties” section, very few restaurants can actually afford...
Sternberg was not my first choice for a goose dinner today (in the place I wanted to try, the goose...
Donaustadt, Vienna’s 22nd district, is particularly poor when it comes to restaurants, that’s why any new opening is an event....
For years, the name „Selbstverständlich Strandbeisl“ has been a synonym of „bad“ for me. From the worst coffee in the...
Few things in the world are worse than reserving a table at a restaurant two weeks in advance just to...