RFK Rankings · Vienna
Best Chef's Tables in Vienna 2026
Counter and in-kitchen seating · Vienna · 6 ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Konstantin Filippou finishes the last courses an arm's length from your seat at his kitchen counter, the most direct chef's table in Vienna. The city runs a tight set of counters and in-kitchen tables, from an eight-seat omakase off the Kärntner Strasse to a three-star in-kitchen experience out in Grinzing. Here is who each table suits, how the format works, and what it costs. Six, ranked on the chef interaction and the cooking rather than the star count alone.
1.Konstantin Filippou
A two-star kitchen table where the final courses are plated in front of you. Book it for the most direct chef's table in town.
Konstantin Filippou cooks at Dominikanerbastei 17 in the first district, a two-Michelin-star room he has run for more than a decade. The signature is a seafood-led tasting of seven to nine courses, meat kept to a minimum, priced around €245 to €265 before wine. The draw for a chef's table is the counter seat at the end of the room, beside the prep kitchen, where the last courses are finished and plated in front of you. This is the booking for a diner who wants to watch a serious kitchen at work and talk to the pass. Reserve the counter specifically two to three weeks ahead.
Book direct and request the kitchen-counter seats.
2.SHIKI Omakase
An eight-seat omakase counter with the chefs serving across it. Book it for the purest counter night in Vienna.
SHIKI Omakase sits at Krugerstrasse 15 in the first district, the counter offshoot of Joji Hattori's SHIKI, which in 2018 became the first Japanese restaurant in Austria to win a Michelin star. The eight-seat counter runs a sushi-kaiseki omakase, nigiri and temaki alongside chawanmushi and binchotan-grilled fish and meat, with a sake sommelier alongside. Dinner is €298, with a Saturday lunch at €198 and a deposit at booking. This is the booking for a diner who wants the chefs working directly across the counter and a meal paced course by course. Reserve well ahead, as eight seats go quickly.
Book the counter on the SHIKI site; the deposit secures the seat.
3.Restaurant Amador
A three-star in-kitchen experience with the chef beside you. Book it for the most exclusive chef's table in the city.
Restaurant Amador, Juan Amador's three-Michelin-star room at Grinzinger Strasse 86 in the nineteenth district, runs a dedicated chef's-table experience inside the kitchen itself, priced separately at €200. Set in the brick-vaulted cellars of a working wine estate, the avant-garde menu is built and explained at the pass with the chef and team beside you. This is the most exclusive seat on the list, suited to a small group who want three stars and a front-row view of how the kitchen runs, away from the city centre. Reserve the chef's table well ahead and confirm the in-kitchen menu when you book.
Book the in-kitchen chef's table on the Amador site.
4.Mraz & Sohn
A two-star family kitchen with a table by the open pass. Book it for a personal, freewheeling tasting with real chef contact.
Mraz & Sohn is the Mraz family's two-Michelin-star room on Wallensteinstrasse in the twentieth district, where Markus Mraz cooks alongside sons Lukas and Manuel. The menu is a surprise run of around thirteen small courses built on a single star ingredient, priced at €177.77. One of the three rooms looks straight into the open kitchen, giving a chef's-table seat with real contact, and diners often trade notes with Lukas at the end of the night. This is the booking for a personal, freewheeling tasting from a family that cooks with obvious joy. Reserve two to three weeks ahead and ask for the open-kitchen room.
Book direct; request the room beside the open kitchen.
5.aend
A one-star room built around its open kitchen and a long surprise menu. Book it for bold flavours and a front-row view.
aend is Fabian Günzel's one-Michelin-star room at Mollardgasse 76 in the sixth district, starred since 2019. The kitchen runs a minimalist surprise menu of up to fifteen courses with bold, confident flavour combinations and no a la carte, priced around €245. The room is built around an open kitchen as its focal point, so tables face the team at work; it reads as an open-kitchen view rather than a fixed counter rail, but the chef contact is direct. This is the booking for a diner who wants adventurous cooking and a clear line of sight to the pass. Reserve a week or two ahead and take the long menu.
Book on the aend site; ask for a table facing the kitchen.
6.Apron
A one-star hotel room with a show kitchen at its centre. Book it to watch Stefan Speiser cook a short, surprising menu.
Apron is the one-star restaurant inside the Hotel Am Konzerthaus MGallery at Am Heumarkt 35-37 in the third district, where Stefan Speiser took the star in 2024. The room is built around a show kitchen, so a seat near the pass turns dinner into a view of the team plating a regional, produce-driven set menu, with a signature Iberico presa with date, broccoli and smoked almond. The menu is €166 for five courses and €198 for seven. This is the booking for a diner who wants chef interaction and a modern setting close to Stadtpark. Reserve a week ahead and ask for a counter-side table.
Book on the Apron site; request a seat by the show kitchen.
Where not to expect a chef's table
Great rooms without a counter
Pramerl & the Wolf. Wolfgang Zankl-Sertl's one-star room is a joy, but it is a small dining room with no counter or pass seating, so it is the wrong booking if a chef's table is what you want. Go for the cooking, not the format.
Steirereck. The three-star pavilion is world class, but we could not confirm a currently bookable kitchen table for 2026, so do not arrive expecting counter seating. A new option to watch is Addiert, a 2026 one-star with an eight-seat chef's-table counter from chef Jaeho Jung on Franz-Josefs-Kai.
How to book a chef's table in Vienna
Decide how close you want to be. For the most direct contact, ask specifically for the kitchen counter at Konstantin Filippou or the eight-seat counter at SHIKI Omakase, both of which must be requested rather than assumed. Amador's in-kitchen experience is a separate booking at €200, while Mraz & Sohn, aend and Apron put you at or beside an open kitchen within the main room.
Book two to three weeks ahead for the small counters, which fill first, and name the chef's table or counter when you reserve so the seat is held. A deposit secures the omakase at SHIKI. Tell the floor about dietary needs early, since most of these are no-choice menus, and arrive on time, because a counter meal is paced for the whole row at once.
Frequently asked
Which Vienna restaurant has the best chef's table?
Konstantin Filippou holds our top spot. His two-Michelin-star room at Dominikanerbastei 17 keeps a counter seat beside the prep kitchen, where the final courses are plated in front of you. The seafood-led tasting of seven to nine courses runs about 245 to 265 euro before wine. Request the kitchen-counter seats specifically when you book, two to three weeks ahead.
Where can I sit at a counter and watch the chefs in Vienna?
SHIKI Omakase runs the purest counter in the city, an eight-seat sushi-kaiseki omakase at Krugerstrasse 15 where the chefs serve directly across the counter for 298 euro. Mraz & Sohn seats you beside its open kitchen in the twentieth district for 177.77 euro, and Konstantin Filippou keeps a kitchen-counter seat at his two-star room. All three should be booked well ahead.
Is there a three-Michelin-star chef's table in Vienna?
Yes. Restaurant Amador, Juan Amador's three-star room in Grinzing, runs a dedicated in-kitchen chef's-table experience priced separately at 200 euro. Set in the vaulted cellars of a working wine estate, the avant-garde menu is built and explained at the pass with the chef and team beside you. It is the most exclusive seat on this list and should be reserved well ahead.
How much does a chef's table cost in Vienna?
It ranges from about 166 euro for the five-course menu at Apron and 177.77 euro at Mraz & Sohn up to 298 euro for the omakase at SHIKI. Konstantin Filippou runs 245 to 265 euro, aend around 245 euro, and Amador's in-kitchen experience is 200 euro. Prices are per person before wine, and the omakase takes a deposit at booking.
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