The 10 bestSchnitzel in Vienna.
Golden brown, puffed up, with potato salad or parsley potatoes. We have scored 24 Wiener Schnitzel spots using an open points system: guest reviews, food press, tradition and our own tests. No place can be bought.
bestinvienna.at editorial team
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An open points system. The same for every venue.
How we calculate in detail+
The basis is the average star rating of the publicly displayed Google reviews. So that a small number of reviews does not carry too much weight, we calculate a weighted average: the fewer reviews a venue has, the more strongly its value is pulled towards the mean of all venues checked.
weighted average = (n ÷ (n + 500)) × stars + (500 ÷ (n + 500)) × 4,40
points = (weighted average − 3.8) ÷ 0.8 × 40 (full 40 points from 4.6)
The more guests have reviewed a venue, the more it has proven itself with a great many people. Up to 5,000 reviews the points rise steadily; above that there are fixed steps.
We count where a venue is recommended as a Schnitzel spot by independent editorial teams. Specialist media count for more than travel guides. We do not adopt other publications' rankings or texts, only the fact of the recommendation.
A venue that lasts for many years has won over guests again and again. The founding year of the venue counts, or of the brand in the case of chains. It must be documented, for example by the venue's website, media reports or the commercial register. Without proof, no points are awarded for now. Venues can prove their founding year to us.
- from 10 years5 pts
- from 25 years10 pts
- from 50 years15 pts
The editorial team visits venues in person and awards up to 25 points. Venues not yet tested are not disadvantaged by this: their score is calculated without this component and scaled up from 80 to 100 points. We keep testing more venues.
Several locations of one brand count as one entry. The original location, i.e. the first one, is rated. If the original cannot be documented, the location with the most Google reviews counts. Food press recommendations for the brand count for the entry. “Tested by us” marks venues where the editorial team has eaten in person. The grade feeds into the score with up to 25 points. For untested venues, the score is calculated without the test and scaled up to 100.
Places 11 to 13.
All venues checked.
Open table with all figures+
| Rank | Venue | District | Reviews | Weighted average | Quality (40) | Beliebtheit (10) | Presse (15) | Since | Tradition (15) | Test (25) | Score |
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Where the data comes from.
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Stars and number of reviews: publicly displayed Google business profiles, read on 1 November 2026. Reviews change constantly. We update the list at least twice a year and state the date. The descriptions are the editorial team's own wording based on the sources named. No guarantee.
Questions about the ranking and about Schnitzel.
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The ranking is based solely on the points system. Businesses pay nothing to be included and have no influence on the score. Is a venue missing or is a detail wrong? Write to us, we check every tip.