Cellar
Christmas party venue in Vienna: 80 seats, a piano and pierogi
80 seats, a piano and the Tachles pierogi: how to plan your Christmas party in our culture cellar in Leopoldstadt, Vienna 1020.
1 October 2026
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FROM THE TACHLES
Stories from the kitchen, from the cellar and from the quarter around Karmeliterplatz.
Neighbourhood
Karmelitermarkt, Vienna: the farmers' market on our doorstep
A market since 1671, a big farmers' market on Fridays and Saturdays, and our next-door neighbour since 2010. What to know about the Karmelitermarkt, and where to sit afterwards.
28 September 2026
Cellar
A birthday party venue in Vienna: our culture cellar, piano included
80 seats, a piano, a proper stage and no public listings: how to throw a grown-up birthday party in our culture cellar in Vienna's 2nd district.
28 September 2026
Kitchen
Polish food in Vienna: what actually lands on your plate
Looking for Polish food in Vienna? Our kitchen has Polish roots: pierogi, beetroot soup, bigos and apple cake, served in a Kulturcafé on Karmeliterplatz.
28 September 2026
Kitchen
Bigos, barszcz and an underrated beef broth
What bigos and barszcz actually are, who weighs the recipes in our kitchen, and which dish on the menu is consistently overlooked.
20 September 2026
Cellar
Hiring an event space in Vienna: the cellar at the Tachles
80 seats, piano included: how to hire our culture cellar in Leopoldstadt — Monday to Wednesday even free of charge if the project fits.
17 September 2026
The house
Why a culture café — and not just another venue
Posters from the sixties, jazz and classical music from the speakers, black-and-white films on the wall, a piano in the cellar: what the word culture means here.
14 September 2026
Cellar
Open stage in Vienna: the cellar stage at the Tachles
Our cellar stage in Vienna 1020: 80 seats, a piano, the open stage "Floorspot". How the stage works and how to get onto it yourself.
11 September 2026
The house
Caffè sospeso and Pierogi 4 Peace
Since 2025 there have been the Pierogi 4 Peace: a large portion from which a fixed amount goes to die Gruft, run by Caritas. The caffè sospeso has been here since 2013.
8 September 2026
The house
What does Tachles mean? The name and why it stayed
Tachles comes from Yiddish and means: get to the point, speak openly. Why we kept the name in 2010, when we changed everything else.
5 September 2026
Bar
Robert's bar — the second face of the Tachles
A cocktail bar in Leopoldstadt: in the evening the living room on Karmeliterplatz turns into a bar — Robert's own cocktails, organic wines from Austria.
2 September 2026
The house
Outdoor dining in Vienna: our Schanigarten on Karmeliterplatz
Tables on a square rather than a main road, three times nominated for Vienna's Goldener Schani. And in autumn, the best evenings of the year, jumper included.
30 August 2026
Kitchen
Pierogi in Vienna: seven kinds on Karmeliterplatz
Gault&Millau 2026 called our pierogi “probably the best in Vienna”. Seven kinds, some of them vegan, in Vienna's 2nd district.
27 August 2026
Neighbourhood
Karmeliterviertel, Vienna's 2nd district: a guide from the neighbours
What the Karmeliterviertel in Leopoldstadt actually is, how to get there, where the name comes from, and why it is worth coming twice. From neighbours on Karmeliterplatz.
27 August 2026