Food at a queer café
Villa Vida Café
A café in the Türkis Rosa Lila Villa, combining meals, conversation and dated cultural events.
No numerical menu prices were verified. Check food, drink and event fees.
Vienna LGBTQ+ City Guide
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Vienna
Vienna is an urban destination in eastern Austria, where museums, neighbourhood walks and food can shape the daytime itinerary.
The directory offers different kinds of stops, including Why Not Vienna / Das Gugg / HOSI Wien.
Area & visiting information
Area information
Choose a meal at a queer café or a historic sauna, then check hours, prices and admission rules.
Vienna: plan your visit
Vienna is an urban destination in eastern Austria, where museums, neighbourhood walks and food can shape the daytime itinerary. The directory offers different kinds of stops, including Why Not Vienna / Das Gugg / HOSI Wien. Read the place type and visitor notes to choose what fits your visit, and check its individual access conditions.
Transport & before you visit
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Before visiting, use the place’s official notice for your date to confirm opening or programme times, admission rules and any booking or membership requirement. For an event, check the year and exact venue; an old poster does not confirm a current edition.
Vienna: where to start?
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Sauna in a historic setting
Kaiserbründl
A historic men’s sauna in Vienna’s old town, with locker and cabin tariffs to compare.
Officially displayed tariff, effective December 2024: Locker €27 including 1 towel. After 22:00: Sun–Fri €17/Sat €20. Under 28: €20; under 25: €17 with ID. Friday specials conflict; check your date.
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Villa Vida Café
Linke Wienzeile 102, 1060 Wien · Tue–Thu 13:00–23:00; Fri/Sat 13:00–24:00; Sun/Mon closed. A special notice says 2026-10-06 opens at 18:00; check your date.
Official informationSources checked: 2026-10-03Kaiserbründl
Weihburggasse 18, 1010 Wien · 18+ men’s sauna. Read the official admission policy for trans, queer and nonbinary guests. Sun–Fri 14:00–24:00; Sat 14:00–02:00.
Official informationSources checked: 2026-10-03Near Me discovers surrounding places. Use maps and transport information for routes and your journey home.
Gay club · Vienna
Why Not Vienna
Why Not Vienna is a club at Tiefer Graben 22 with three floors and three bars.
◷ Friday and Saturday 22:00–06:00 the next morning; the operator also advertises opening on nights before public holidays. Check the chosen holiday date.View details →Bar · Vienna
Village Bar
Village Bar is a bar on Stiegengasse 8 in Vienna.
◷ Tuesday–Thursday and Sunday 20:00–02:00; Friday–Saturday 20:00–03:00, closing the next day. Monday closed.View details →Gay sauna · Vienna
Kaiserbründl
An adult men’s sauna at Weihburggasse 18 in Vienna.
◷ Sun–Fri 14:00–00:00; Sat 14:00–02:00 the next day. Bathing ends 20 minutes before closing.View details →Arts & Culture · Vienna
Qwien – Center for Queer Culture and History
Qwien is a queer culture and history centre at Ramperstorffergasse 39 in Vienna.
◷ Exhibitions: Thursday 13:00–20:00, Friday–Sunday 13:00–18:00. Library: Tuesday–Friday 10:00–18:00.View details →Café & Dining · Vienna
Villa Vida Café
Villa Vida is a queer community café on Linke Wienzeile for food, drinks and a changing programme of meetups and performances. Check café hours and event details separately.
◷ Tue–Thu 11:00–23:00; Fri–Sat 13:00–00:00; Mon/Sun closedView details →Bar · Vienna
Marea Alta
Marea Alta is a queer bar at Gumpendorfer Straße 28 in Vienna.
◷ Monday–Thursday 18:00–02:00; Friday–Saturday 19:00–04:00. Sunday hours are not published.View details →Bar · Vienna
City Bar
City Bar is a queer bar at Tiefer Graben 19 in Vienna.
◷ Friday, Saturday and evenings before public holidays 20:00–02:00.View details →Gay sauna · Vienna
Apollo City Sauna
Apollo City Sauna is an adults-only sauna at Wimbergergasse 34 in Vienna.
◷ Daily 14:00–02:00 the following day.View details →Books & Shops · Vienna
Buchhandlung Löwenherz
Löwenherz is an LGBTQ bookshop at Berggasse 8 in Vienna.
◷ Monday–Friday 10:00–19:00; Saturday 10:00–18:00. Sunday hours are not published.View details →Community Spaces · Vienna
Das Gugg / HOSI Wien
Das Gugg is HOSI Wien’s community café and event venue at Heumühlgasse 14/1.
◷ Tuesday 19:00–00:00; Wednesday LesBiFem 19:00–00:00; Thursday youth programme 17:30–22:00; Friday 19:00–00:00. Other use by arrangement.View details →Community Spaces · Vienna
Der Knoten
Queer-feminist community and event space at Heinzelmanngasse 17 in Vienna.
◷ Access follows announced events or arranged room use; no fixed weekly public opening schedule is established.View details →Support / community health hub · Vienna
COURAGE Wien
COURAGE counselling centre at Windmühlgasse 15/1/7 in Vienna.
◷ Counselling by appointment: Monday 14:00–20:00; Tuesday–Thursday 09:00–20:00; Friday 13:00–18:00. Telephone advance booking: Monday–Thursday 13:00–16:00.View details →Gay cruising bar
SLING
SLING is listed at Kettenbrückengasse 4, 1040 Wien.
◷ Daily 15:00–04:00.View details →Gay sauna
Römersauna
Römersauna is listed at Rüdigergasse 2, 1050 Wien.
◷ Sun–Thu 11:00–24:00; Fri–Sat 11:00–04:00.View details →Gay café/bar
Café Savoy
Café Savoy is listed at Linke Wienzeile 36, 1060 Wien.
◷ Hours have not been confirmed.View details →All places (22)
City at a glance
Place guideVienna currently has 22 listed places: 5 daytime and 15 nightlife choices. Near Me shows only 19 places with supported location evidence.
- Day · Night
- 5 · 15
- Place types
- 10
- Official channels
- 18 places
- Near Me radar
- 19 places
Gay clubBarGay saunaArts & CultureCafé & DiningBooks & ShopsCommunity SpacesSupport / community health hubGay-popular / mixedCruising / play space
Tours, tickets & transport
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Country guide · Austria ＋
Country / Region Guide · Austria
Austria is a Central European federal republic shaped by Habsburg history, the restoration of the Second Republic in 1945, the 1955 State Treaty and permanent neutrality, and EU membership since 1 January 1995. Travel research should distinguish federal, state and city-level institutions because services and community infrastructure are strongly regional.
Austria: history & country context5
Austria is a Central European federal republic shaped by Habsburg history, the restoration of the Second Republic in 1945, the 1955 State Treaty and permanent neutrality, and EU membership since 1 January 1995. Travel research should distinguish federal, state and city-level institutions because services and community infrastructure are strongly regional.
- Habsburg legacy and Central Europe
- Restoration of the Second Republic · 1945
- Austrian State Treaty · 1955
- Permanent neutrality · 1955
- European Union membership · 1995
LGBTQ+ law, Pride & community history6
Consensual same-sex relations were decriminalised in 1971, while discriminatory provisions survived longer. HOSI Wien emerged in 1979 and formally constituted in 1980.
- Decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations · 1971
- HOSI Wien begins organising · 1979
- Registered partnerships · 2010
- Constitutional Court marriage ruling · 2017
- Marriage equality takes effect · 2019
- Regional HOSI, queer-centre and sexual-health network
Local culture, expressions & terminology
Useful Austrian discovery terms include queer, schwul (gay male), lesbisch (lesbian), trans, inter, LGBTIQ+, Regenbogen (rainbow), HOSI (a common acronym used by Homosexuelle Initiativen), Szene (scene), Stammtisch (regular social table/meet-up), queere Party and queeres Zentrum. These are discovery keywords only: no single term proves that a business is LGBTQ+-specific.
- queer
- schwul / lesbisch
- trans / inter
More local expressions 4
- LGBTIQ+
- Regenbogen
- HOSI
- Szene / Stammtisch
Maps, search, messaging, reservations, reviews & community8
Maps, search, messaging, booking, reviews and community
- ÖBB App ↗
Booking, reviews, tickets, transport or travel planning.
- ÖBB SCOTTY ↗
Booking, reviews, tickets, transport or travel planning.
- wegfinder ↗
Booking, reviews, tickets, transport or travel planning.
- Salzburg Verkehr ↗
Booking, reviews, tickets, transport or travel planning.
- Official messenger and business channels
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- Local queer calendars and guides
Community, events or social discovery; verify current context.
- Google Maps / Apple Maps / OpenStreetMap
Map, route or local place search.
- First-party venue and branch verification
Community, events or social discovery; verify current context.
Availability is travel context, not a popularity ranking or a venue contact.
Digital & in-person safety and official help7
Use 112 for the European emergency number, 133 for police, 144 for ambulance and 142 for crisis support. The Equal Treatment Ombud is an official discrimination-support reference, although legal protection differs by context.
112 / 133 / 144 / 142 emergency and crisis numbers
Gleichbehandlungsanwaltschaft · equal-treatment support
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