With its crimson walls, antique mirrors, and flickering candelabras, Rote Bar is Vienna at its most romantic. Set within the iconic Hotel Sacher, just steps from the State Opera, this grand dining room captures the city’s theatrical soul—elegant, slightly decadent, and proudly timeless.
The cuisine pays homage to Austria’s culinary heritage, with refined takes on classics like tafelspitz, veal schnitzel, and gulasch, alongside seasonal dishes that highlight Alpine produce and Central European flavours. The wine list is predictably strong on Austrian labels, and the service moves with studied grace.
Live piano in the evenings adds a final flourish to the atmosphere—perfectly suited to pre-theatre dinners, slow Sunday lunches, or any moment that calls for a little grandeur.