This very traditional Romanian restaurant has to be one of the few places in Vienna where you can feast on deep-fried sheep’s brains. Sounds creepy and absurd? Well, Romania is the birthplace of the Dracula tale.
If you know any Romanians, you know they’d snort lines of soup to get a high if they could. We once were told by a Romanian that soup is not just a dish, but it’s a way of life, a religion and that if a day passes without him having a soup, sickness is inevitable. So you get the point – the Romanians are crazy about their soup.
At the Donaudelta restaurant (which you probably wouldn’t even think of walking into after one glance at its facade) they do a quality job of all the dishes that the Romanian kitchen is known for.
Their soup range includes clear or creamy sour broths filled with strips of meat or meatballs, root vegetables and herbs, and is usually served with bread, sour cream and a chili to munch on in between slurps (seriously, don’t be afraid to try this – it really adds to the experience). The Romanian sour soup comes in many versions, which makes sense when you consider that Romanians are used to having soup every day for lunch.
This very traditional Romanian restaurant near Gumpendorfer Strasse is worth checking out just to get a dose of the dark magic that Romanians work on their broth. The place is modest, a bit kitschy, and while the waiters are really nice they take their time on occassion, chatting with customers, or having cigarette breaks. But trust us, the wait is worth the while once the hot broth has made it to your table. Poftă bună!
We recommend… you try their eggplant spread, served with fresh bread and onions.
