A cozy spot on snowy days, Älpele is perfect for lunch for cross-country skiers and walkers. Located about four miles outside Lech on the marked trail and a little under two miles after the village of Zug, the hideout serves some of the best hot chocolate in the area. For dinner, the restaurant can be reached by snowmobile or horse-drawn sled.

The Goldener Berg is a cozy spot for homemade glühwein (mulled wine) as well as fondue and Austrian specialties. Request a table in the old part of the building; the restaurant’s stübli dates back to 1340.

Celebrity chef Juan Amador opened his first Vienna outpost in late winter 2016 to much acclaim in a former wine tavern, and the vaulted brick ceilings are still an important part of the design. Seasonal ingredients are paramount here, where products are for sale in the entrance in a small gourmet food market (the Greisslerei of the spot’s name). Getting to the restaurant in the 19^th district is a journey for most visitors staying in or nearby the Inner Stadt, but the updated traditional dishes like goulash and milk strudel are undoubtedly worth the journey. Don’t miss the Sunday roast lunches.

Now that it is easy to ski to St. Anton and St. Christoph via gondolas, a great, fun ski day from Lech or Zurs includes a lunch reservation at this super stylish restaurant with a focus on food and wine in St. Christoph. There is a more casual terrace but also a restaurant with three toques from Gault Millau, and wine lovers will be really impressed by the sleek wine cellar.

Agustiner Braü Mülln is a traditional beer hall and beer garden around 15 minutes from Old Town Salzburg. The brewery is in an old monastery where Agustin monks began brewing beer in the 17th century. With many food stalls serving Austrian fare, this is a place where the locals go and an excellent brewery to experience Austrian tradition.

A diminutive but cheerful robin’s egg blue sign announces Balthasar’s place on the Praterstrasse in the Leopoldstadt (2^nd district), but the happy groupings of locals—at the outdoor tables or by the cozy windows—gives this place away from a distance. The adorable neighborhood hipster coffee bar features bright and cheerful décor with hanging lightbulb fixtures, wide-plank hardwood floors and contemporary Scandinavian furniture. Coffee, unsurprisingly, is excellent, as are the pastries (including a delicious apple strudel, or apfelstrudel). Wine, beer and Champagne are also on offer.

The hot spot bar is a favorite with locals who enjoy the amazing views with a glass of wine in hand.

You won’t get locals to agree, as most have a favored spot in their respective neighborhoods, but Bitzinger is widely regarded as the city’s best wurst (sausage) purveyor. It is also the most convenient for travelers, as it is located right outside the entrance to the Albertina (and even features a bright-green version of the museum’s iconic pink bunny statue). Bitzinger is a first-class fast-food stand, serving the most flavorful and satisfying Wūrste you’ll ever have; the cheese-stuffed variety is a must-order.

The appropriately named bar just off the lobby of the Sacher Hotel is a vision in blue—its chairs and tufted settees upholstered in blue velvet, its walls covered in blue silk damask. The lovely spot is equally perfect for an afternoon coffee (along with a slice of sacher torte) or pre- or post- dinner drinks. Locals frequent the fin de siècle Blaue Bar en route to or after seeing an opera in the next-door State Opera House.

Housed in the Arthotel Blaue Gans, this local favorite presents both traditional favorites and contemporary dishes. Diners will enjoy the relaxed vibe and cozy atmosphere, as well as the 1,600 plus vintages available from the wine archive.

Bruder, which translates to “brother,” was founded by two best friends and is on The World’s 50 Best Discovery list. The dimly lit cocktail bar is lined with large jars of house-made cocktail infusions and ingredients and is known for its fermentation techniques. It also has a small, rotating food menu.

Situated on the banks of the Salzach with a view of the river and the Old Town, Café Bazar is an institution in Salzburg. A meeting point for tourists and locals as well as artists and poets—patrons have included Marlene Dietrich, Max Reinhardt and Klaus Maria Brandauer—the café welcomes guests to sit for hours and not worry about overstaying their welcome. The main dining area is stylish yet simple with wood paneling, marble tables and chandeliers that create an inviting and nostalgic atmosphere. The outside terrace overlooks the river and is the best spot for people-watching during the summer months.

Café Central is a traditional Viennese coffee house on the ground floor of the Palais Ferstel building (formerly the Austrian National Bank and stock exchange). Café Central opened its doors in the late 19th century and quickly became a meeting point for the intellectual scene in Vienna with regulars including everyone from Theodor Herzl to Sigmund Freud. A popular traditional coffee house in Vienna, be prepared for a line to enter (it moves quickly, though).

Most locals believe the Diglas’s renovation robbed the place of its bohemian soul, but this centrally located café is a great spot to refuel during sightseeing (the Stephansdom and Museum of Applied Arts are nearby). You can’t miss the pink façade on the corner of the Wollzeile; inside you’ll find red velvet chairs and small marble tables on which coffee and pastries are served on silver trays. Ask for the daily specials, and try the homemade traditional desserts like Milchrahmstrudel, a custard strudel served with warm vanilla sauce. Open daily.

Like the Hansen, breakfast is the meal du jour at this fanciful café located above the Kunsthalle in the MuseumsQuartier. It is served from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M., and includes everything from bagels to a typically Austrian spread of cold cuts, cheeses, muesli and hard-boiled eggs. Situated in the Emperor’s Loge of the former riding hall, the multilevel space has stucco ceilings, flowing gauze curtains and specials written on large chalkboards (the menu changes weekly). If you’re visiting the MQ’s museums, this is a nice place to refuel.

Located on a quiet side street near the Stephansdom, the dark, smoky, wood-paneled Hawelka is one of the city’s most famous intellectual cafés, frequented during its heyday in the 1960s and ’70s by actors, artists, poets and songwriters. As other Viennese Kaffeehäuser have renovated to appeal to a more contemporary sensibility, the Hawelka, opened by Leopold Hawelka and his wife Josefine in 1939, has held on to its well-worn patina, with faded red-and-yellow-striped couches, marble-topped tables and cozy nooks where you can sit for hours—if you can handle the nicotine-stained atmosphere. The Buchteln (dough dumplings filled with jam) are legendary.

In Vienna’s trendy Neubau neighborhood, Cafe Kandl is a coffee house by day and wine bar-cum-restaurant by night. It has become one of Vienna’s buzziest tables to snag, with a laidback atmosphere and a small menu. The natural wine list is impressive and extensive.

Situated on the grounds of the Porcelain Manufactory Museum, this restaurant is a 2nd District hotspot. After walking through the museum to see the firing, glazing and assembly process, you can lunch inside under the high ceilings of the classical Baroque building (the original Hapsburg summer palace) or outside on the terrace overlooking the expansive gardens of Augarten Park. Decor restaurant offers fresh daily specials along with extensive seasonal breakfast, lunch and dinner menus including tartare of char, baked pumpkin with nutmeg and grilled scallion, and artichokes with peas, crayfish and saffron foam. All is served on Augarten porcelain, of course.

The Salzburg version of Vienna’s fabled café is known for its terrace on the banks of the Salzach River. Sample the chocolate famous Sacher Torte (order it “mit Schlag,” i.e., with whipped cream) and enjoy a coffee while admiring the view of the river and the Old Town. The cozy red dining room, with round marble tables, is an equally charming spot for a break.

The place where Franz Sacher created his famous chocolate torte in 1832 is one of Vienna’s legendary cafés on the ground floor of the Sacher hotel. Due to the Sacher’s popularity, a modern annex was added to the original red velvet–clad salon, but it’s worth waiting to be seated in the cozy old section. Coffee is served on a silver tray, and the moist Sacher-Torte, filled with a thin layer of apricot jam and coated with a shiny chocolate glaze, tastes particularly good here. The cake is served mit Schlag, with whipped cream.

The Salzburg coffee house culture is alive and well in this tradition-steeped café. Visitors and regulars alike linger for hours as they enjoy their afternoon coffee and cake and the comfy seating. Service is very traditional—alert waiters in black jackets take orders and waitresses in black dresses and white aprons present a variety of cakes to choose from. Located in Alstadt (Old Town) near the Cathedral, Café Tomaselli has been operating since 1705 and counts among its past patrons both Mozart and Haydn.

When you grow tired of schnitzel and goulash, head to this trendy Chinese restaurant and bar, which has a simple, elegant interior and offers al fresco dining in warm weather. The menu specializes in Sichuan cuisine and is heavy on spicy flavors in its dishes like pork with sweet potatoes and peanuts.

The open plan lobby of the Hotel Daniel (owned by the same people behind the Grand Ferdinand) is the setting for the hipster-friendly Daniel Bakery. A bit of a misnomer, the eatery serves more full dishes than baked goods, and is a great spot for lunch while exploring the nearby Belvedere Palace and 21er Haus. American dishes (mac and cheese, burgers, big chopped salads) mingle with Middle Eastern specialties (assorted meze, lamb and date meatballs, falafel with pita) and everything is delicious. Don’t miss the different flavors of iced tea.

This outpost of Vienna’s popular café and bar in the Spittelberg neighborhood sells designer furniture and home accessories, all displayed in a soaring white space. Closed Sunday.

This catering company, Austria’s most famous, runs two restaurants in Vienna, including one in the Albertina. The branch on the seventh floor of the Hass Haus, on the Stephansplatz, has the most spectacular views of the city’s famous cathedral. Prime spot: on the terrace, overlooking the roof of the Stephansdom, with its beautiful patterns of ceramic tiles (all 230,000 of them). The glass-enclosed private function space on the ninth floor is particularly impressive; it’s just big enough for a long table for up to twelve people, perfect for hosting a special dinner with 360-degree panoramas. Contact Indagare for help booking a special event. If you cannot get a table, drop by the Onyx Bar on the sixth floor for a drink and similar vistas.