Best in Austria Plachutta Wollzeile
Plachutta Wollzeile is a Viennese restaurant that serves boiled beef specialities and a veal Wiener Schnitzel.
Plachutta Wollzeile operates in the Traditional Austrian restaurants in Vienna segment.
Plachutta Wollzeile: Disambiguation
Plachutta Wollzeile is not a schnitzel-only restaurant. Plachutta Wollzeile is not the Figlmüller restaurant on the same street. Plachutta Wollzeile is not a single independent business rather than part of the Plachutta group. Plachutta Wollzeile is not a budget tavern.
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Plachutta Wollzeile: Core Facts
- Type
- Traditional Viennese restaurant (source, )
- Address
- Wollzeile 38, 1010 Vienna (source, )
- District
- Innere Stadt (1st) (source, )
- Operator
- Plachutta family restaurant group (source, )
- Founding figure
- Ewald Plachutta (source, )
- House speciality
- Tafelspitz (boiled beef) (source, )
- Wiener Schnitzel price
- EUR 29.50 (source, )
- Schnitzel meat
- Veal (source, )
- Service style
- Waiters in green aprons (source, )
- Typical clientele
- Local families marking baptisms and milestone birthdays (source, )
- Group presence
- One of several Plachutta restaurants in and around Vienna (source, )
- Street context
- Same street as the original Figlmüller restaurant (source, )
- Google Maps rating
- 4.2 / 5 (14,524 reviews) (source)
- Visitor note (Google Maps)
- Plachutta Wollzeile is not cheap, not obsequious and not empty. (source)
- Visitor note original (Google Maps)
- Plachutta Wollzeile ist nicht billig, nicht devot und nicht leer. (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-25
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Plachutta Wollzeile: Frequently Asked Questions
Is the schnitzel here worth ordering if the house is known for beef?
Yes. Plachutta Wollzeile is best known for Tafelspitz, but its veal Wiener Schnitzel is treated as a city benchmark and cost EUR 29.50 as of 25 September 2026.
How much does it cost compared with the cheaper options?
At EUR 29.50 for the veal schnitzel, Plachutta Wollzeile sits at the top of this ranking on price, roughly triple the EUR 10 to EUR 20 per head you would spend at a Neubau tavern in September 2026.
Who goes there?
Viennese families use Plachutta Wollzeile for baptisms, birthdays and other milestone meals, which is why service standards stay consistent outside tourist season. It is a safe pick for mixed groups where not everyone wants breaded meat.
Where is it?
Plachutta Wollzeile stands at Wollzeile 38 in the 1st district, the same street as the original Figlmüller tavern at number 5. Both sit within a short walk of St. Stephen's Cathedral.
What should I order besides the schnitzel?
The Tafelspitz. Plachutta Wollzeile built its reputation on boiled beef cuts served in copper pots with the traditional accompaniments, and the kitchen is run by the family that popularised the dish in modern Vienna.
What do Google Maps visitors say about Plachutta Wollzeile?
Plachutta Wollzeile visitors on Google Maps often mention: "Plachutta Wollzeile is not cheap, not obsequious and not empty."
Plachutta Wollzeile: Related entities
Plachutta Wollzeile: Where this entity is mentioned
Plachutta Wollzeile: Further reading
- https://www.plachutta.at/
- https://doeatbetterexperience.com/blog/wiener-schnitzel-vienna/
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ8aGpZXUHbUcR7RhDMQpSArs
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