This kind of sophisticated designer heurige (wine tavern) could pose a serious threat to Vienna’s bar scene. Hans-Peter Göbel, a young architect, cultivates some of Vienna’s best reds, and these are best enjoyed in a setting as stylish as this tavern: modern with white walls, dark woods and fine lighting. It’s certainly chic enough to rival the city’s trendy bars. The heurige’s idyllic dining garden is not to be sneered at, either.

The trip out to Göbel, Vienna’s highest situated heurige, is made especially worthwhile by the gourmet cuisine that bears absolutely no resemblance to traditional heurige fare, what with octopus salad and marinated pumpkin with home-smoked duck breast. The chef, Franz Karner, also doubles as a renowned food stylist. Try Göbel’s award-winning Blauberger or red wine cuvee “Berg”. Vienna’s connoisseur circles eagerly await more of such ambitious establishments.