"The Hotel Imperial's nine-table room on the Ring — a five-course tasting under chef Andreas Mahl, awarded a Michelin star in 2016."
Opus is the fine-dining restaurant of the Hotel Imperial at Kärntner Ring 16 on Vienna's Ringstraße, in a palatial building dating to 1873. It anchors part of our Vienna coverage and our fine dining guide as one of the city's most formal hotel tables.
With just nine tables and an almost theatrical sense of occasion, Opus earned a Michelin star in 2016 and two Gault&Millau toques in 2014, and remains listed in the Michelin Guide.
Executive chef Andreas Mahl and executive sous-chef Nikos Argyriou cook a menu that blends classic Austrian foundations with international technique. Guests choose between a five-course tasting devised by chef Nikos and a focused a la carte.
The cooking is precise and refined, plated for the room's grandeur, with a deep cellar to match. Pricing sits at the top of the Vienna range, in line with a special-occasion hotel restaurant.
The dining room is decorated in the style of the Wiener Werkstätte of the 1930s — elegant, intimate and quietly opulent. Nine tables keep it hushed and personal rather than grand and busy.
Service is formal and assured, the kind that suits a milestone evening. Book well ahead, as the small room and its reputation fill the calendar.
Opus suits a milestone proposal, a special anniversary or a dinner to impress clients. For other Vienna fine-dining rooms, compare Silvio Nickol, Le Ciel and Steirereck.
Not for a casual or budget meal, or a large lively group — it is a nine-table, formal hotel room built for slow, special-occasion dinners, with prices to match.
Opus is the Hotel Imperial's fine-dining room on Vienna's Ringstraße — just nine tables, with a five-course tasting menu and a la carte under executive chef Andreas Mahl. It earned a Michelin star in 2016 and two Gault&Millau toques in 2014.
At Kärntner Ring 16, inside the Hotel Imperial on Vienna's Ringstraße, in the Innere Stadt. The building dates to 1873.
Executive chef Andreas Mahl leads the kitchen, with executive sous-chef Nikos Argyriou, who devises the five-course tasting menu.
Opus was awarded a Michelin star in 2016 and two Gault&Millau toques in 2014, and remains listed in the Michelin Guide. Always check the current guide before booking for a specific accolade.
Yes — with only nine tables, Opus books out well in advance, especially for weekend and special-occasion dinners.
Book well ahead — only nine tables. Find Opus inside the Hotel Imperial at Kärntner Ring 16, Vienna.
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Opus anchors part of our Vienna guide — the Hotel Imperial's nine-table fine-dining room on the Ring, a five-course tasting under chef Andreas Mahl.
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