ADRIA – Vienna’s beach bars

The veteran drinking dock of Vienna’s waterway, the ADRIA Wien, has had its annual makeover, and has also put on considerable weight. Still with its rugged DIY look of wood and steel rods, the ADRIA’s sandy stretches now spans the length of a modestly-sized dairy farm along the water’s edge. Its orginal bar is serving up pasta and burgers, and a vast range of drinks (including their popular house creation, the ADRIA Spritzer). The staff are down-to-earth friendly here, and the atmosphere is all about lazy days with toes in the sand, head in the clouds.

Two baby bars are located in its neighbouring sandpits filled with deck chairs, with one of them serving up ‘craft drinks.’ Meanwhile, directly next to the funny looking glass house, burgers (including vegetarian) and burritos are being served up by the street food crowd from Les Tartares. At anytime of day, ADRIA has the feeling of a wharf with ship horns blaring, rocking ships in the dock, and seagulls squawking.

We really like… how they offer free self-service flavoured water at the bar.