Lebemann und Hirn is a new addition to the Gumpendorfer Straße scene. Primarily serving young creatives and students from the Arts Academy, it is a casual, recreation room-like hangout. A few narrow rooms are spread across three floors, casually furnished with comfor...
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Ost Klub
Where the Balkan begins
Vienna has always had a unique position as a meeting point between the west and the east.Prince Metternich once said “the Balka...
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Auslage
Dancing sideways
Stumble upon Auslage—"display" in English—and you'll get a fast lesson in Architecture 101. With a layout executed ...
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The Red Room
Salud!
Channeling 2001: A Space Odyssey, this futuristic-looking subterranean lounge could very well become a First District hot spot&...
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Passage
Subway sounds
On the "Ring" at the corner of Babenbergerstrasse is the posh Passage nightclub which is located in a former underground pedest...
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Pratersauna
Respect the toilet
This former sweat'n'bang center near the Schweizerhaus is an old-school Viennese institution. Closed at the end of 2008 to beco...
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Arena
Cultural abattoir
A former slaughterhouse, Arena is one of the city’s biggest live venues, with a mad mix of established and underground acts pla...
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Volksgarten Pavillon
Charming '50s
With a view of Helden Platz and situated directly in Vienna's large city park, hanging out in the '50s-style Volksgarten Pavill...
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Fluc
Anarchists vs. Architecture
Fluc is an anarchist party experiment gone right—a rugged-looking night club in the formerly "dirty down Prater" that has...
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Elektro Gönner
Electric feel
Elektro Gönner is a former electrical shop-cum-bar located on a tangent path way off of Mariahilferstrasse. Run by a group of a...
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Roxy
Wax nostalgic now
The Roxy has had several incarnations and survived the ebbs and flows of Vienna’s clubbing scene since its opening in the '60s ...
