What would Carnival be without a herring feast? In Vienna, this not-so-low-calorie specialty presents a delightful dilemma in 2025 as well.

VIENNA.at has gathered some venues for you that offer the traditional fish delight, which is also known for curing many a hangover during the (merry) festive season. We have focused on venues that offer these fish specialties around Ash Wednesday.

Enjoying Herring Feast in Vienna: Venue Tips

This year, the Alt Wiener Gasthaus Buchecker&Sohn im Gußhaus is once again offering the ever-popular herring feast from March 4 – 7, 2025. On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, fresh jumbo mussels in a sailor-style white wine vegetable broth will be available all day from 12:00 – 23:00, accompanied by fresh white bread.

Alt Wiener Gasthaus Buchecker&Sohn im Gußhaus
Gußhausstrasse 23, 1040 Vienna
01 / 929 56 74

At the traditional herring feast in the Bootshaus, there is an exclusive buffet. In addition to the classic herring salad (classic and vegan), an exquisite bouillabaisse fish soup, the famous Fish & Chips “Oxford : Cambridge,” and the Bootshaus Paella are offered. When: March 5 from 6 PM.

Das Bootshaus
An der unteren Alten Donau 61, 1220 Vienna
+43 1 24 100 811 info@dasbootshaus.at

For Luxury Lovers: Noble Fish Delight in Vienna

The Viennese traditional house Julius Meinl am Graben offers a herring feast to go this year from February 9 to 17.

Meinls Restaurant
Graben 19, 1010 Vienna

Starting February 1, Stasta offers a special menu for the herring feast. This includes both classic and modern interpreted fish dishes. In addition to the traditional herring salad according to Magdalena Stasta’s recipe, caviar and egg, house-cured salmon carpaccio, and a crispy sardine in soar are served.

Der Stasta
Lehmanngasse 11, Vienna 1230
01/865 97 88

On Ash Wednesday, February 14, a traditional Carnival finale with a rich buffet is offered in the Salon Vier Jahreszeiten & Kaunitz. Guests can enjoy a variety of exquisite cold and warm fish dishes as well as selected seafood specialties. Additionally, a dessert buffet is available. Prices: A herring feast including a glass of champagne, wine pairing, non-alcoholic drinks, coffee/tea, and live music is available for €149.00.

InterContinental Vienna
Johannesgasse 28, 1030
Reservations by phone at +43 1 71122 110 or at vienna@ihg.com

To appropriately kick off the fasting period at Pichlmaiers zum Herkner, guests are offered a four-course Ash Wednesday menu on February 14, 2024. The price for the four-course menu is €72.00 per person.

Pichlmaiers zum Herkner
Dornbacher Straße 123, 1170 Vienna
Reservations by phone at +43 (0)1 480 1228 or on the website

Annually on Ash Wednesday, the Hotel Stefanie traditionally hosts a “herring feast.” Guests can look forward to a special culinary experience. In the banquet hall of the Restaurant Stefanie, the kitchen and restaurant team will delight guests with a variety of delicacies from the buffet, ranging from oysters to pike-perch. The herring feast takes place on Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The price is 92 euros per person and includes an aperitif and musical entertainment. Drinks are not included in the price.

Restaurant Stefanie im Hotel Stefanie
Taborstraße 12, 1020 Vienna
Reservations at +43 1 211 50 0 or online

Fixed Date on Ash Wednesday: Herring Feast at Restaurant Handwerk

On February 14, our Restaurant Handwerk hosts the legendary herring feast. In the charming guest garden, a bar with oysters, caviar, and champagne awaits you. Subsequently, the Handwerk Restaurant serves an outstanding fish buffet for Ash Wednesday. Lovers of exclusive fish and seafood specialties will get their money’s worth. Fresh traditional herring salads, bouillabaisse, lobster bisque, smoked noble fish, as well as sea bass in salt crust and monkfish saltimbocca are offered. The price per person is €95.00.

Restaurant Handwerk im Arcotel Wimberger
Neubaugürtel 34, 1070 Vienna
Reservations at +43 1 521 65-840 or info@handwerk-restaurant.at

VIENNA.at wishes you a good appetite at the herring feast in Vienna!