Vienna restaurants?
 

Tired of wurst so and schnitzel. Not liking for Michelen stars. We are staying near the Opera. Recommendations?

Absolutely. I live in Vienna and share your weariness for Schnitzel and Wurst. What are you interested in eating, and what is your budget?

Just sorted through some of the restaurant cards on my desk...

Flanagan’s. When you need a decent American burger and pub food. (Inner Stadt)

O’Connor’s Old Oak Irish Pub. Go for the Fish and Chips. And a pint. (3rd District)

Türkis. Excellent Turkish food in the tourist area. Friends who lived in Turkey for a number of years claim this to be authentic food. There is a new location near Peterskirche.

Italian
Osteria Stradina. Cozy Italian trattoria. Bring cash. (2nd District, Nestroyplatz)
Trattoria da Angelo. Be polite and you’ll get a table even when the signs all read, “Reserved.” (InnerStadt, near Stephansdom)

Piotrowski. Polish pierogies, open for lunch only. (Inner Stadt)

Beaulieu. A little bit of Paris in Vienna. The Baguette Parisienne and a glass of Gris Blanc is a perfect lunch. (InnerStadt)

Rosnovskyundco. Not too far behind Rathaus, offering quite good continental lunch prix fixe menus. (9th District)

For a very good, authentic, heuriger experience, try Zum Martin Sepp, Kierlinger, or Schübel Auer. (Grinzing, Nußdorf, 19th District)

For a higher end dining experience, Marc Aurelius in the InnerStadt.

Los Mexikos. Pretty decent Mexican food this side of the border. (Spittelberg, 7th District)

Beim Hofmeister. Go for the Backhendl (Styrian Fried Chicken) or the Zwiebelrostbraten (roast beef with crispy onions). Housed in the former cow sheds of Empress Maria Theresia and family run since forever. Don’t expect white-glove or prompt service; just enjoy this family run restaurant for good Austrian food. (Inner Stadt)

Bangkok. The best Thai food we have found since hopping across the pond. (6th District)

We're not into schnitzels or wurst in Vienna, either. We can get them everywhere at home.

When we were in Vienna for a week earlier this year, we opted to skip traditional Austrian food, as I'd gone to many of those restaurants on previous trips. We stayed in the Spittelberg district and ate most of our meals in or near there. Two favorites were Ram'ien, an Asia restaurant -- it's been around for years and is still popular http://www.ramien.at/startseite.html and relative newcomer Kussmaul, which had good food, excellent desserts and a fun vibe. We opted to eat on the more casual bistro side. http://www.kussmaul.at/de/ We even went back a few times for mid-afternoon pastry breaks. Their sweet choices are delicious and are a modern take on many of the traditional Viennese treats. (Also great white tea)

The most traditional meal we had was at the art museum's Thursday night dinner. The food was good if not outstanding and it was great to wander the crowd-free museum between courses.

We were away for the weekend, and today wandered over to the Rathaus between the rain drops for a late lunch. The summer film festival is underway, but more to your question, so is the summer food festival, where many area restaurants are offering their foods from midday until late evening--you can try great Croatian (the plate of fried Sprotten is delish), Indian, Turkish, Greek, Mexican, and lots of other cuisines. (And schnitzel, if you really must.) One stall I would advise against, though, is the American Diner. Their hamburgers are dreadful. :)

Google Stomach Restaurant, Vienna. It's not in the ring, but within an easy tram ride.

You an also Google Kent Restaurant, Vienna, for Turkish food.