New Restaurants in Vienna in October 2026: 12+ Openings

New Restaurants in Vienna in October 2026: 12+ Openings New restaurants in Vienna in October 2026: a Caserta-style pizzeria, vegan Austrian cuisine, a French bar and the first manga café. Addresses and booking tips. Topics: News, Food & Shopping, Leisure & Culture.

October 2026 is shaping up as one of Vienna’s densest months for restaurant openings in recent years. New restaurants in Vienna this month span the full range: from a Caserta-style pizzeria and the city’s first manga café to a vegan Austrian kitchen and a French bar near the Prater. We collected 12+ fresh addresses that open or have just opened in October, broke down the main trends of the autumn wave, and flagged where you should book ahead. The lineup covers restaurants, cafés, bars — and even a Thai pop-up inside a palace hotel.

October restaurant openings, from the Caserta pizzeria to Vienna’s first claypot restaurant

The opening of the month is Casè Pizzeria at Rokitanskygasse 11 in the 17th district. This is Vienna’s first pizzeria in the Caserta style: it was founded by Crescenzo, who comes from Caserta himself and has lived in Vienna for seven years, together with his partner Viktoria. The dough is made with a pre-ferment (Vorteig) and Italian flours from Molini Pizzuti using long fermentation. Inside there are just four seats, plus a small Schanigarten (street-side terrace). As 1000things reports, the Formaggiosa pizza with 24-month-aged Parmesan and a carrot-honey cream is the house star.

In the third district, at Kegelgasse 30, Lou has opened — Vienna’s first claypot restaurant. Dishes are cooked and served in scorching clay pots, with the signature crispy rice crust at the bottom. According to oe24, claypot turned out to be the most unusual concept of the autumn.

Other notable restaurant openings this month:

• Ribelli (Lerchenfelder Straße 1/31, 1070) — the Italian spot inside the 25hours Hotel returned in a completely new look: neapolitan pizza, antipasto Misto and a summery Italian-lido vibe.
• Chickz (Gumpendorfer Straße 24, 1060) — a new casual spot built around fried chicken from Austrian Styrian chicken (Steirerhuhn) in Nashville, Buffalo and Korean styles, plus tenders, loaded fries and corn ribs.
• Vienero (Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz 3, 1010) — international crossover cuisine in the former bistro Le Pic: Italian, French and Levantine influences with a clear focus on cocktails.
• BITE (Stiegengasse 14, 1060) — a new streetfood place serving smash burgers and hot dogs under the motto “Come hungry. Leave happy.”
• Velani 1080 (Laudongasse 48, 1080) — a second location for the popular vegan restaurant serving Austrian classics: schnitzel and gulasch without meat, its own bar and an expanded seasonal menu.
• La Taquería Chiquitita 1060 (Theobaldgasse 13, 1060) — the second taquería from former diplomat Juan Carlos Estrada Torrescano: five rotating fillings daily, including a vegan option.

New cafés and coffee houses: specialty coffee outside the centre

The October wave has noticeably shifted from the first district into residential areas — and that is arguably the real story of the autumn. Café November (Karmelitergasse 8, 1020) was opened by Ghazal Saeedi and her mother Maryam Roozbehaneh: the concept is “it is always autumn inside”, with vegetarian and vegan bites and homemade cakes. In the ninth district, Akihabara Café (Liechtensteinstraße 8) launched as Vienna’s first manga café: hundreds of manga to read on site, bubble tea, matcha and even cocktails.

Grumpy Buchtl (Wehrgasse 9, 1050) took over the rooms of the historic tavern “Zu den 3 Buchteln”: a Filipino-Burgenland team now bakes fresh Buchteln (sweet yeast buns) every Friday, plus scones with clotted cream and homemade Uhudler berry jam. Café Snail (Lerchenfelder Straße 88/90, 1080) brings Greek Freddo Espresso and Freddo Cappuccino to Josefstadt, while CHA Studio (Opernpassage 1, 1010) serves Japanese sando sandwiches with chicken katsu and sweet strawberry or grape versions.

Worth noting: Mae Aurel (Schulerstraße 1, 1010) — the fifth location of the brunch concept steps from Stephansplatz, famous for its takeaway Leberkäse-Fenster (a window selling liver-cheese rolls). In Landstraße, the bakery-café chain Mel&Koffie (Landstraßer Hauptstraße 69) opened with pastries from regional organic flour, and Iano Coffee (Neulerchenfelder Straße 86, 1160) brings specialty coffee to Ottakring: beans from South American farms, roasted in Zell am See, brunch in the morning, aperitivo in the evening.

To understand how Viennese coffee-house culture actually works beyond the classics, read our piece on Viennese Heuriger and local tavern culture.

Bars and day bars: French chic and the legacy of Mango

The bar scene refreshed itself at four addresses. Pigalle (Praterstraße 9, 1020) changed hands — new owners Kenan Pajaziti, Clemens Waschkau and Jonathan Frimpong-Ansah — and gained a clear French signature: French 75, Kir Royal, the signature Cache Cache with peanut-butter cognac and an Oyster Martini; oysters are served every first Wednesday of the month. Rüscherl am Naschmarkt (Laimgrubengasse 3, 1060) is the new form of the former Mango, Vienna’s oldest gay bar, and stays an open neighbourhood bar for everyone.

Sorso (Bruno-Marek-Allee 8, 1020) combines a café and an aperitivo bar with an Italian mood: a weekend brunch buffet for €24.90 (children under twelve pay half). Constanze (Petersplatz 7) is the new day bar in the atrium of the Rosewood Vienna, named after Constanze Weber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s future wife — the two supposedly met at exactly this spot in 1781. Open daily from 7 a.m.

More addresses for the evening — in our walk through the best Viennese bars and taverns.

Autumn trends: the Asian wave, vegan, and saving the legends

What connects the October openings? Three durable trends. First, the Asian wave: claypot (Lou), manga café (Akihabara), Japanese sando (CHA Studio), taquería (Chiquitita), plus the big Thai pop-up DARA Cuisine, which takes over Brasserie Sophie at the Anantara Palais Hansen from 22 October to 13 December — Chef Hongz brings recipes from southern Thailand and Phuket. Second, vegan as the new normal: Velani opens its second location, and Café November and Grumpy Buchtl build vegan options into their regular menus. Third, saving legends: after the owner’s death and insolvency, Christoph Plachutta and Peter Friese took over Café Engländer (Postgasse 2, 1010) — the duo that previously revived the Bräunerhof. No big concept changes are planned.

The autumn wave shows that Vienna’s gastronomy is diversifying faster than at any point in the last five years: Asian concepts, vegan classics and district cafés are filling niches that looked empty only a year ago.

— Summary of reports by 1000things and oe24, October 2026

At the same time the classics hold strong: as the oe24 overview notes, half of the new wave somehow references Viennese traditions — from the Leberkäse window to schnitzel without meat. For context, see our breakdown of Wiener Schnitzel and its regional rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

When exactly did these places open? Most restaurants and cafés in this overview opened between late September and early October 2026. The DARA Cuisine pop-up runs from 22 October to 13 December, and Café Engländer changed ownership this autumn.

Should I book ahead? Yes — at least at Casè Pizzeria (only four seats), during the Mae Aurel opening weekend and at the Sorso weekend brunch. In the other cafés and bars, walk-ins are usually fine on weekdays.

Are there vegan options among the new openings? Yes: Velani 1080 serves a fully vegan Austrian kitchen, while Café November, Grumpy Buchtl and Chiquitita all keep vegetarian and vegan options on the regular menu.

Is it worth travelling outside the city for these? No need: almost every address in this overview sits in districts 1–8 or Ottakring, easy to reach by U-Bahn or tram.

Where to go first — a weekend shortlist

October 2026 gave Vienna a genuinely strong gastronomic wave. If you choose by the “unique right now” principle, start with Casè Pizzeria (the city’s first Caserta style) and Lou (the first claypot). For a relaxed brunch: Café November or Grumpy Buchtl. For the evening: Pigalle or Constanze at Petersplatz. And do not miss DARA Cuisine — the Thai pop-up is strictly time-limited.

Weekend checklist:

• Book a table at Casè or Mae Aurel (few seats);
• Pick a brunch spot: Sorso, Café Snail or Mel&Koffie;
• Plan a bar crawl: Pigalle → Rüscherl;
• Mark 22 October in the calendar: DARA pop-up starts;
• Subscribe to our newsletter so you do not miss November’s wave.

Vienna this autumn is hungry for the new. The only thing that matters: do not wait too long — in a place like Casè, a free table never lives long.