Cafés and restaurants in Hietzing, around Schönbrunn and the Lainzer Tiergarten – tested with kids. Every review includes our family check. All districts at a glance: Family-friendly cafés in Vienna.
13th district · Hietzing · All-day café & brunch
Our retreat after Schönbrunn Palace and the zoo: brunch, good coffee (decaf too) and a step-free back entrance. Booking ahead is worth it.
Family check 3.9 of 5 patio not smoke-free
Visited: June 2023
13th district · Hietzing · Viennese restaurant with beer garden
Our regular spot after Schönbrunn Zoo and the palace park: a grand historic hall, always room – even for a double plus a single pram – and good Austrian food at fair prices.
Family check 3.8 of 5 patio not smoke-free
Visited: November 2026
13th district · Hietzing · Café in the palace park
A café right in Schönbrunn Palace Park with its own playground: the kids play in the big sandpit while you sit around it and get served. Open from April to October.
Family check 4.3 of 5 patio partly smoke-free
Visited: June 2025
13th district · Hietzing · Inn at the zoo
Our favourite place to eat at Schönbrunn Zoo: a Tyrolean inn up by the Tirolergarten entrance, with a large, shady beer garden, plenty of room for prams and a kids' menu. Also reachable from outside the zoo.
Family check 3.6 of 5 patio not smoke-free
Visited: summer 2026
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