

🍽️ Restaurant
EL GAUCHO
In Leopoldstadt & the Prater (the 2nd district), EL GAUCHO is a restaurant. Google places it at the expensive end of its price scale. The address is Praterstraße 1, 1020 Wien. It is roughly a 10-minute walk from Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral).
It is closed on Sundays and stays open past midnight. Across the week it opens as early as 11:30 and closes as late as 00:00. Its Google score is 4.5 out of 5, gathered from 2,047 reviews — enough reviews that the score is not a statistical accident.
Within walking distance: Café Ansari (2 min), STAGE BAR (2 min) and Hotel Stefanie (2 min). If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are Augenweide (2 min) and Mochi (2 min). See also Leopoldstadt & the Prater or the rest of the restaurants.
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Frequently asked
What are the opening hours at EL GAUCHO?
The hours published on Google are: Monday: 11:30–00:00; Tuesday: 11:30–00:00; Wednesday: 11:30–00:00; Thursday: 11:30–00:00; Friday: 11:30–00:00; Saturday: 13:00–00:00; Sunday: Closed. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.
Where is EL GAUCHO?
The address is Praterstraße 1, 1020 Wien, in Leopoldstadt (Vienna's 2nd district).
Is EL GAUCHO worth visiting?
It holds 4.5 out of 5 from 2,047 Google reviews — a strong score for a restaurant in Vienna. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.









