Café-Restaurant Kunsthaus

Frommer's Review

Come here for the visuals and the artsy, chit-chatting crowd, which spills over into the garden summer, but don't expect anything terribly innovative in the cuisine.

This restaurant was designed by one of the most distinctive architects in Austrian history, the late Friedensreich Hundertwasser, as a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek answer to the awesomely portentous collections of the Kunsthaus, the museum that contains it. The cafe occupies the street level of the museum, in a location overlooking a lavish garden through large sliding windows that remain completely open whenever the weather is clement. Hundreds of verdant potted plants, the complete absence of any 90-degree angles, the artful mismatching of chairs, and a defiant lack of symmetry have made the place a hot conversational topic in Vienna. The food, less likely to spark conversation, is competent and well prepared, but much more traditional than the bizarre decor might imply. Standard menu items include roast beef with onions, schnitzels of veal or pork, goulash or potato soup, fried chicken, wursts, and strudels.

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