Chelsea Musicplace (Lerchenfelder Gürtel, U-Bahnbögen 29-30, Vienna) – in existence since the mid-1980s, Chelsea books various indie rock bands (both local and international). It also holds themed-DJ nights (such as 80s New Wave and American soul music). Given the club’s name and its association with one of the UK’s major football clubs, it also has […]
Chaya Fuera (Kandlgasse 19-21, Vienna) – this club is best-know for live music, regardless of the genre: Viennese songs, electronic, jazz, soul and rock – with one of the best sound systems in Vienna. The acts typically booked there include Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan, the local indie-rock hero Elija, U.K. superstar Estelle, San Francisco-based indie-pop […]
Café Leopold (Museumsplatz 1, Vienna) – technically, this coffee shop is part of the Leopold Museum, at the heart of Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier. This means that it’s indeed a café during the day (serving not only coffee, but food items such as burgers, falafel, hummus, and dessert treats like strudel). At night, though, it turns into […]
Cabaret Fledermaus (Spiegelgasse 2, Vienna) – unlike other local nightspots, this one has a long history. Opened in 1907, it was a popular cabaret club during the earlier decades of the 20th century. As time progressed, it was also used as a movie theater, and in more recent times, as a disco and rock club […]
Babenberger Passage (Burgring 3 / Babenbergerstrasse 1, Vienna) — Babenberger Passage, better known simply as Passage, is located directly underneath the Ring, the street that encircles Vienna’s inner district. It was originally built as a pedestrian underpass linking the national art history museum and the Hofburg Palace merely to ease the flow of traffic. That […]
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