5 of the best spots around Vienna where you can barbecue this summer

The island we all know and love is one of the most beloved places for a Grillfest. The Donauinsel hosts 15 “Grillplätze” that are equipped with a grill pit.

You’ve got to pay a small fee to use them (10€) and you have to be booked online beforehand. Keep in mind, you have to book well in advance – like, at the beginning of summer advance, as the grill spots are booked out quickly.

There are also two free Grillzonen on the Insel where you can do your own thing with your own portable grill – one is located at the Brigittenauerbucht in the 21st district, and one at the Steinspornbucht in the 22nd.

Any given day of a warm summer week, you’ll see smoke rising from the insel as hundreds of people flock here to get grilling. There’s a real multicultural vibe happening that we love.

Plus, you can go for a swim while waiting for the food to be ready.

In Vienna’s 23rd district, you’ll also find a Grillplatz in Draschepark (we love the name of this park, it always reminds us of Dragee Keksi).

Here, you’re allowed to grill up whatever you damn  well please on your own grill between 9am and 9pm.

The park is big, making it a spacious spot to hold your BBQ party. And if you burn your sausages or veggies, don’t worry, there is a McDonald’s nearby where you can get an emergency burger (don’t do it, just don’t).

We bet you’ve never been to this part of the Donaukanal.

It is situated waaaay where the Alberner Hafen (yep, we also love this name) is located. The area is kind of industrial and has a really unique vibe to it, which we somehow love.

Firing up your grill that you bring along yourself is allowed between the hours of 9am and 10pm, and we recommend staying until the very end as the sunset here is extra pretty.

If you fancy a BBQ in the 19th district near Vienna’s prettiest public pool (or at least the pool with the best view in town), then you should head to the Grillplatz in Krapfenwaldgasse an der Höhenstraße.

You got to bring your own grill here and you can fire it up anytime between 9am and 9pm. Then, once you’ve stuffed yourself with Käsekrainer and Kartoffelsalat, you can have a swim in that pretty public pool we were talking about.

To find out more info about all of the Grillplätze around Vienna, check out the list on the Stadtwien website.

Steinbruchwiese is one idyllic looking place. Located in Vienna’s 16th district, it might be a bit out of the way, but it’s definitely worth the journey.

Here, you’ll find plenty of green grass to set yourself up on, trees and even a cute little pond.

You can heat up the portable grill you bring alongwith you from 9am to 10pm.