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Melker Stiftskeller
In Innere Stadt — Old Town (the 1st district), Melker Stiftskeller is a wine bar. It is roughly a 10-minute walk from Hofburg. The setting: a historic wine cellar. The address is Schottengasse 3, 1010 Wien.
Within walking distance: Bakery Cafe Felzl (next door), Scots Church (1 min) and Restaurant Lebenbauer (1 min). If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are WEIN & CO Wien Schottentor – Weinbar & Shop (2 min) and Esterházykeller (5 min).
It is closed on Mondays and Sundays and stays open past midnight. Across the week it opens as early as 17:00 and closes as late as 23:30. Its Google score is 4.6 out of 5, gathered from 2,826 reviews — enough reviews that the score is not a statistical accident. It sits in the top third of the wine bars we list in Innere Stadt — Old Town. Across the whole city, that score puts it in the top 25% of the wine bars we list. See also Innere Stadt — Old Town or all the Heurigen and wine taverns.
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Frequently asked
What are the opening hours at Melker Stiftskeller?
The hours published on Google are: Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 17:00–23:30; Wednesday: 17:00–23:30; Thursday: 17:00–23:30; Friday: 17:00–23:30; Saturday: 17:00–23:30; Sunday: Closed. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.
Where is Melker Stiftskeller?
The address is Schottengasse 3, 1010 Wien, in Innere Stadt (Vienna's 1st district).
What wine should I order at Melker Stiftskeller?
Start with the house wine. In Vienna that usually means a Grüner Veltliner or a Wiener Gemischter Satz — a white from several grape varieties planted, picked and fermented together, and the city's protected speciality. It comes by the quarter litre ("ein Viertel") or the eighth ("ein Achtel"), and in summer many drink it "g'spritzt", topped with sparkling water.
How do the buffet and paying work at Melker Stiftskeller?
Usually wine is ordered and paid for at your table. Tip by rounding the bill up as you pay — five to ten per cent is customary.
Is Melker Stiftskeller worth visiting?
It holds 4.6 out of 5 from 2,826 Google reviews — a strong score for a wine tavern in Vienna. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.
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