Eating Out

Cafe - Restaurant Leiner
Leiner is one of the behemoth furniture/home deco stores in the city. While the food and drink are decent, the real perks are the kiddie playroom (a separate, smoke-free, glassed-in area with a small playscape) and the view (a spectacular vista of the Natural History and the Kunsthistorische museums). Another good spot for moms to meet and have a coffee or a bite to eat. There are full changing facilities available and you can pick up any baby/kid items you might need while there as they are near the cafe.
Recommended by: Sarah Hallman
Address: 1070, Mariahilfer Straße 18
Transport: U2 Museumsquartier, U3 Neubaugasse, adjacent parking garage
Age Group: Great for whole family, although play are is best for 2-6.

Bamkraxler (Heuriger/Beer Garden)
Lovely garden with children's play area at end. Beer also available (not just a Heuriger). On Sundays from September to May they have special indoor kids events (puppet theatre, childcare, Sunday brunch)
Recommended by: Kirstie Riedl
Address: 1190, Kahlenberger Strasse 17
Transport: D tram to Nussdorf (usually some on-street parking in the road behind)
Age group: Great for toddlers & children, no specific baby facilities (there is a changing table in the ladies toilets).

Heuriger Muth
Lovely garden with play area at end (slide, swings, playhouse). Good food too. Parents can reserve the tables near the play area.
Recommended by: Kirstie Riedl
Address:  1190, Probusgasse 10
Transport:  38A bus from Heiligenstadt (U4) or tram 37 from Schottentor
Age group: Great for toddlers and children, no specific baby facilities.

Renaissance Wien Hotel
On Sundays, a Family Brunch is traditionally offered (12:00-15:00). The buffet includes a broad variety of cold and warm dishes, exquisite seafood, an asian corner and a yummy selection of desserts (chocolate fountain with fresh fruits, freshly prepared crèpes…). Classical live music provides the right atmosphere for a perfect sunday. The price of €39,50 per person is inclusive coffee, tea, garage and professional babysitting. Children until 6 years eat for free, children between 6-12 get 50% off. The restaurant is completely smoke-free!
Recommended by: Anne Herzog
Address:  Linke Wienzeile/Ullmannstrasse 71, Vienna 1150
Transport:  Subway station U4 Meidling Haupstrasse
Age group: Great for toddlers and children.

Oustside Vienna

Buschenshank Nierscher
This is a Buschenshank (Heuriger) with a great range on offer to keep children amused. They have a play area (better for older children than small toddlers), animals (sheep, donkeys, owl, rabbits, chickens) and a large open garden. The tables are on a slope which overlooks the area, so you can keep an eye on them whilst enjoying some of their excellent wine and food (the quality of the food is great and they have some fantastic desserts). A lovely way to spend a sunny summer’s afternoon.       
Recommended by: Kirsty Weston
Address: Hauptstrasse 190, 3400, Weidling.  Tel:02 243 33933
Transport: Easiest to reach by car. Take the road to Klosterneuburg, just before you enter Klosterneuburg, take a left at a set of lights just past a Billa sign - posted Weidling. Carry on along this road for ten minutes (left at the fork) and you will see Nierscher signposted on the right. Parking on the road or opposite. Alternatively from the 19th district drive straight up Sieveringerstrasse and continue on this road towards Klosterneuburg, Nierscher is on your left shortly after you pass a horse riding stables on the right hand side.
Age group: Great for toddlers and children, no specific baby facilities but plenty of grass to crawl on (there is a changing table in the WC hall and they often have one outside near the tables under a nice tree).

Landgasthaus Stockerwirt
This lovely restaurant is located in Sultz in the Wienerwald near Heiligenkreuz. It is quite pricey, but the food is delicious, focusing on seasonal menus (pumpkin, mushroom, asparagus), and the garden fantastic for the kids. The outside patio is bordered by a pond and a small playground. A manmade "stream" runs along the side providing hours (ok, minutes for some kids) of fascination, especially when a snake (thankfully harmless garden snakes!) or a frog comes roaming out to explore under your table. If you have guests in town and you don't mind splurging, try this as your destination after a winding drive through the Vienna Woods. Obviously to enjoy the garden the best times to go are late spring through fall.
Recommended by: Sarah Hallman
Address: Hauptstraße 36, 2392, Sulz im Wienerwald
Transport: Best to go by car. Keep an eye out for it as it isn't in the middle of a town, but rather out on a country road. Parking can be difficult when crowded as the lot across the street is small.
Age Group: Whole family, no specific baby facilities.

Smoke-Free Restaurants

We are compiling a list of smoke-free restaurants that would be of interest to all non-smokers. If you can recommend a good place to go without the haze, please e-mail us the details: name, address, Web site, completely non-smoking/partially non-smoking, kid-friendly/better just for parents. We'll publish the list here and in the Notices.