The bartender explained the ingredients in my first drink: pine-needle schnapps stirred with ancho-chile-infused liqueur and Lillet Rose.

But these days, the Innere feels different, thanks to an influx of fresh-faced entrepreneurs.

Case in point: the beanie-capped Bereuter.

A snowy street corner at night in Vienna’s Old Town neighborhood

A snowy night in Vienna’s Old Town.Credit:CHRISTIAN STEMPER/COURTESY OF WIENTOURISMUS

The mix is getting better; its not just tourists and the older crowd anymore.

While Id only been in Vienna for 48 hours, I had to agree.

Jana Perusich/Courtesy of C.O.P.

A dining room in a restaurant; a smoky cocktail on a table

The dining room at Haurbar; a Zinnober cocktail at Hausbar, made with Cynar, red port, maraschino, and lemon.Angela Lamprecht/Courtesy of Hausbar; Benjamin Mohl/Courtesy of Hausbar

The changing food scene isnt all thats new in the Innere.

When it debuted in 2022, theRosewood Viennamarked a turn for the neighborhood.

AtMuhlbauer Hatmakers, which has been in business since 1903, I bought a hand-knit lambs-wool headband.

A dining in a restaurant with wooden wicker chairs

The dining room at C.O.P., in Vienna.Jana Perusich/Courtesy of C.O.P.

A hotel lounge with velvet seating a blue embroidered rugs

Hoffmann House Lounge at the Rosewood Vienna.Courtesy of Rosewood Vienna