Flavor shaped by nature’s diversity
Discovering Austria’s culinary world means tasting its landscapes: the flavors of its regions, encounters with producers, and the pleasure of enjoying a meal together. Experience Austria at its most authentic: Eat like a local at the dining table!
Austria’s regional cuisine
Relish the deep connection between Austria’s diverse landscapes and culinary products —on your plate! Each dish tells a story of the soil, the climate and the people. From the Alps and pastures, forests and vineyards to the lakes and river valleys, the land itself shapes the image of the country as well as its cuisine. Dishes highlighting natural products are created both seasonally and regionally — all crafted by hand.
Each region has its own specialties: aromatic mountain cheese from Vorarlberg, Pannonian fish soup from Burgenland, and hay milk products from SalzburgerLand. Carinthia celebrates a slow-food tradition, Tirol is famous for its ham, and Styria for its seed oil. The beer region in Upper Austria and the wine culture in Lower Austria. Influenced by a mixture of cultures, the world-famous “Viennese cuisine” is an inspiration for highly creative work in the culinary world.
Hotels with award-winning cuisine
Some travelers stay longer than planned simply for the food. Culinary-focused hotels combine architecture, design, and Austrian hospitality with fine wines and creative cuisine. Here, gastronomy and lifestyle merge.
Culinary delights in special locations
Food is always celebrated a bit in Austria. This means that the “where” plays just as big a role as the “what”; it follows that extraordinary locations are very popular. Perhaps a gondola with a view of the mountains, a wine tavern in the middle of the vineyards, a picnic in the woods or a boat gliding across a lake?
Farmers’ markets, recipes and vegetarian diversity
Farmers’ markets and farm shops are gateways to regional life in Austria. Here you’ll get a real feel for the country, including vegetables, herbs, and fruit harvested straight from the field. Prime meat and dairy products are mostly organic because sustainability and regionality are part of everyday life here, they’re not just a trend. Typical recipes reflect seasonal and regional diversity. The whole range of Austria’s culinary culture can be found in classic dishes such as schnitzel, dumplings, Kaiserschmarren, and apricot dumplings.
Viennese coffee house culture and sweet pastries
The coffee house is an institution with its own culture. particularly in Vienna. It’s more than just about coffee and cake, whether alone or with friends. UNESCO declared the Viennese coffee house culture an intangible cultural heritage in 2011. Austria’s pastries are equally legendary. Sachertorte and Gugelhupf, Apfelstrudel and Marillen Palatschinken are some of the sweetest cultural goods.
Feel Austria. Taste Austria. Begin your culinary journey today.
