There's not much overall. I mean they roll the sidewalks up at 6 in the place. Oh you can go out to eat and there are wine bars, pubs and kebap stands that are open. And there's always window shopping and hanging out in the public spaces, but not a lot of other nighttime events.
However we managed. There are 2 Irish pubs. O'Malley's and the Shamrock. Both are on the Getreidestrasse. O'Malley's is a bit better. More atmospheric I thought.
Our favorite was a local place though. The Alchemiste Belge in New Town. Yes, it is a Belgian beer pub in the heart of Austria.
Good beer. Even I can tell that. The varieties were amazing. From dark to light beers all served in wine bottles. The music was great and the art funky. Not to mention the tables outside.
We used to walk into town over the river on Fridays and sit for a few hours with a few bottles and just talk.
And then go for kebaps. Troja has the best in the city. Kebaps are like gyros. But somehow better. It might be the spices. Just so yummy. We'd climb the stairs of the Kapuchinberg and look out over the city and river.
Not a bad way to spend Fridays.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Food and drink



Finally got to the cafe deal today. After hiking the fortress, again, we stopped at a cafe in the Old Town. Very ladylike. Which is always fun. But they had on their menu Sachertorte. Oh yum. Tea and chocolate cake in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. And it's a very pretty cake too. Plus this place sells real French macaroons. I have to go back. Love those....
Saturday night we went to the Augustiner Braustubl. Reminded me a bit of a baseball park in the concession area. You browse the stand, choose your food(sausage with baked potato and really good mustard) get your beer(because that's what it is, a beer hall) and find a seat. Lots of families, locals, and some tourists.
It was an Augustinian monastery, so they brew their own beer. You get it filled from a wooden cask after you rinse your mug out at the fountain. Not bad beer, if you like beer. Huge place. It's the largest beer garden in Austria.
It's a wonderful place to people watch. And the stone mugs are just fun.
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