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NIght Clubs & bars: Soft Romances at Museum Quartier NIght Clubs & bars Review

Just the other evening (17/09/07) as I was walking by the Museum Quartier (MQ), I saw a few people walking towards the MQ courtyards through the passage/corridor of the MQ buildings. Out of curiousity, I followed them and discovered to my pleasant surprise, a beautiful scene. The courtyard was filled with people relaxing and sitting on outdoor chairs, benches, seats, structures and near/around the cafes and eateries recently opened around the place. The candlelights and softlights casted a beautiful romantic atmosphere around the courtyard, surrounded by the modern art museums buildings, bathed by their own soft-yellow night lights. The soft music and peoples' voices were low and muted.

Dress Code: Casual. Outdoor coats or jackets if the evening is chilly.

Address: Museum Quartier

Directions: Take U2 or U3 to Volkstheater.

Theme: Eating and Drinking

American Bar: Cocktails and Liquors NIght Clubs & bars Review

Night cosy place to have a drink or a few with friends or love interest.

Dress Code: Casual formal

Address: Kumpfgasse/Schulerstrasse

Directions: Behind Stephandom, on Schuler strasse

Theme: Nightclub

Grinzing & Heurigen: GRINZING & HEURIGEN Grinzing & Heurigen Review

Drinking beer and wine in a local pub.

Dress Code: Casual

Address: Vienna's vinyards and wineries

Directions: 19th District; take the metro U4 to Heillegenstadt and then take the bus to Grinzing.

Theme: Eating and Drinking

Cafe Cortez: Cozy hang-out by night Kaffeehaus Review

Cafe Cortez is a trendy cafe during the day, but by night time, it turns into a cosy cocktail bar. It has faux-leather couches for guests to sit back and relax, while enjoying their drinks and listening to good cool music. The kitchen will serve light food/snacks in the evenings. Cafe Cortez usually closes late in the evening, and on Fridays and Saturdays, it will close as late as 2.00 am.

On weekdays, Cafe Cortez has happy hour starting from 8pm until closing and serves cocktail drinks at half-price. They also have a limited selection of wines and beers.

Dress Code: Casual - jeans, T-shirts and sneakers are OK.

Address: Linke Weinzeille

Directions: Take U4 U-bahn till Kettenbruckengasse; exit Naschmarkt. Turn left when leaving the train station.

Theme: Eating and Drinking

NIght Clubs & bars: PALMENHAUS - Cafe - Brasserie - Bar NIght Clubs & bars Review

Chic trendy bar in an Art Nouveau Greenhouse.

Dress Code: Formal casual.

Address: Burggarten, 1010 Vienna

Directions: U-1 at Karlsplatz, near the Augustine and Opera, in the Burggarten

Phone: +43-1-533-1033

Theme: Eating and Drinking

Website: http://www.palmenhaus.at

Café Ritter: Café Ritter Kaffeehaus Review

Café Ritter is one of the oldest traditional cafe and it is a good place to linger with a melange or a brauner after a tiring day of shopping up and down Mariahilfer straße. The cafe staff can be gruff and grumpy, but it adds to a certain charm of being in a Viennese cafe.

Address: 6th District, Mariahilfer strasse 73

Theme: People Watching

Alcazar Cocktail Bar: Alcazar Cocktail Bar NIght Clubs & bars Review

Vienna has an active nightlife, especially on the weekend. The young and trendy go out by 10 pm and would stay out till the wee hours of the morning. There are many clubs and bars in Vienna to cater for the outgoing and night-active crowds.

One of the nicest bar is Alcazar Cocktail Bar near Karlplatz, located on the 1st floor. It is a medium size bar, that play good music and has some cosy sitting areas. Alcazar also makes great cocktails at great prices and at 11pm, the prices of the cocktails will be 50% off.

Address: Bosendorferstrasse 2, 1010 Vienna

Directions: At Karlplatz area, by the J-tram stop

Phone: +43-1-504-3545

Theme: Nightclub

Riesenrad & Prater: Fun, fun, fun Riesenrad & Prater Review

The Prater is one of the oldest amusement theme park in Europe. It boasts more than 250 attractions - from Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad) to ghost trains, merry-go-rounds, go-cart rinks, arcades, and stands for games of skill to ultra-modern rides that pump your adrenaline (and yourself) to lofty heights. Plus, there are restaurants, cafés, snack bars, and beer gardens to cater to your hunger and thirst. In summer, it is packed with family and children, teenagers, and tourists.

Many people regard the Vienna Prater as just another fun-fair. However, it is a Viennese institution, like the coffee houses or the Heuriger (wine taverns). Its landmark is the 65 metre high Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad). In the Riesenrad, which was built in 1896, you can literally float in the sky as you enjoy from great heights the lovely view of the old city of Vienna and the Prater amusement park. The Riesenrad is an art nouveau luxury carriage, furnished like an old Viennese coffeehouse.

Dress Code: You can dress in whatever you like. Opening times for most of the attractions in the Prater are from the beginning of March to the end of October - from morning to midnight. Some attractions (ghost trains and grotto railways, dodgems, cafes and restaurants) are open throughout the year. The Giant Ferris Wheel is open from February to November and around New Years.

Address: The Giant Ferris Wheel and recreation park

Directions: Underground U1, stop at Praterstern; Streetcar # O, 5, 21: Praterstern S1-S3, S7, S15: Wien Nord

Phone: +43-1-729 54 30

Theme: Family Spot