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 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.
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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.
The dining room at C.O.P., in Vienna.Jana Perusich/Courtesy of C.O.P.
Hoffmann House Lounge at the Rosewood Vienna.Courtesy of Rosewood Vienna