There are too many good places in Mariahilf to have a drink and a little dance. We tried to narrow it down to only a few recommendations, but the list is still 14 bars long – it’s just too painful to leave any of them out.
So let´s start off with Elektro Gönner, the electrician’s workshop turned bar just off of Mariahilfer Straße. It’s a super small bar/club with a raft of DJs hitting the decks every week. Then there’s the great hidden Tanzcafe Jenseits, which is a very unique bar with a sassy, red velvet vibe playing awesome music (Jazz, Swing and the like). Luster is one of the newer additions to the district, and one handsome looking cocktail bar. Oh, and we can’t leave out the legendary haunt known as Cafe Einhorn – it’s bohemian and great for a late night drink.
Titanic, the Futuregarden and the Hearts Club are clubs that pull good looking crowds, but be sure to check out their Facebook pages for events before turning up there.
And the old school Beisl turned young hip crowd’s hang out, Cafe Monic, is definitely worth a visit due to its strong character factor. There’s also a short strip running alongside the ‘Haus des Meeres park’ with a couple of bars like Schadek (Schadekgasse 12) that people like catching the evening sun at after work.
Intimate bar favourites that fill up from Thursday until Saturday are Tonstube and Mon Ami. Oh, and some veterans on the scene worth checking out include the Bar-Cafe Nachtasyl and the Stehbeisl (which is exactly what it claims to be – a beisl where you stand and drink).
We should also mention Top Kino. This cinema is also well known as a drinking hang out.
