Perched beside the manicured Volksgarten park, Eiles has mint-green walls, brassy chandeliers, window booths and a carriage of sweet treats to greet you at the door. The food menu is as Austrian as it gets – bratwurst, bouillon with liver, sliced dumplings, boiled beef with apple horseradish and, of course, the classic wiener schnitzel, a thin cutlet of veal coated in golden breadcrumbs served with a sharp potato salad and a wedge of lemon.

Built more than 100 years ago by the great rebel architect Adolf Loos, the American Bar was erected as a revolt against Vienna’s sleek, imperial architecture. Blending deep mahogany with draped lamps and a green-and-white chequered floor, Loos lined the coffered ceiling with mirrors, creating the illusion of a giant room. In reality, guests are flung together at the crowded bar stools and tables of this tiny cigar box of a bar. Bartenders in white braces light every cigarette with a flick of one hand, and muddle icy cocktails in copper tankards with the other.

If the walls of this legendary coffee house could talk, they’d probably tell you tales of the great intellectuals and artists who have been gathering at its rickety wooden tables since the late Thirties. Dark, stained wood covers the ceiling and walls, which are plastered with peeling cinema and music posters. Order a hot chocolate, which comes with a dish of glossy cream, and an apple strudel. This iconic dessert can be found everywhere, but theirs comes hot with a firm golden pastry and sweet stewed apples.

Surrounded by 700 hectares of verdant vineyards, Vienna and good wine go hand in hand. In the basement of this flagship bar you can buy crates of local reds, whites and rosés. Upstairs you can make your way through their impressive wine list (including plenty of natural wines for some guilt-free sipping) along with elegant dishes like tartare, baked veal bread and poached trout.

This small mint-green and pink garden house is the perfect place to grab an Aperol Spritz (a drink that the locals love almost as much as coffee) or a beer while lounging on the outdoor tables buried in this lush inner-city park.

Students, young families and couples with obedient dogs flock to this hip living room-style café, which has the same unhurried pace of a classic Viennese coffee house. The bookshop at its centre offers the latest releases in art, film, fiction and philosophy, while coffee, booze and simple lunches are served from a bar lit by 1970s lamps.

For something a little luxurious, the Intermezzo Bar in the InterContinental Wien hotel is a great place to start your weekend or end the evening. Whisky lovers will be won over by the bar’s selection of 150 varieties. If you’re more of a margarita lover, it also serves a wide range of cocktails.

This electronic music club is located in Vienna’s ninth district. With a focus on techno and house parties, it’s a place that classicists in search of Mozart should perhaps sit out. Photography, video and audio recordings are a no no – which is probably a good thing if you’re dancing on the centre stage come 3am.

Occupying one of Otto Wagner’s Stadtbahn Pavillons on Karlsplatz, Club U is a small bar-club favoured by students. Catch a rotation of popular DJs and take five in the outdoor seating area overlooking the park.