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places to move legs
Never mind the Bermuda Triangle. We only mention it because it’s in all the guidebooks and you would have asked anyway.
Another young and hip place – the Stadtbahnbögen. What we consider to be the real McCoy are all the new places under the railway arches between the U6 stations Thaliastraße and Nussdorfer Straße. Most spots are between the stations Thaliastraße and Josefstädter Straße. We like them because most of the clubs don’t charge any entrance, are also open during the week and it’s easy to get home with the nightline busses. Here’s a little something for everyone to be found. Some are listed here (Café Carina, Chelsea) but these are just those with letter “C”; there are a dozen other bars and clubs worth checking out. Further up ist B72 (arch 72), and a whole new set of cool places has sprung up near U6 Nussdorfer Straße: Loco (arches 172-174, Rideclub (former Kaiko - arch 175) and Babu (arch 181-182).
Arena
An old factory site, this place has live concerts (rock, alternative), dance parties from 80ies to Drum’n’Bass, outdoor area with movies during summer and a (very) alternative pub attracting a heavily pierced crowd.
(Babenberger) Passage
Party-people who want to induge in a little luxury – house music and stylish people around.
(1., Babenbergerstraße/Burgring)
Café Leopold
Sun-Wed 10:00 am – 2:00 am, Thu-Sat 10:00 am – 4:00 am. Pompous new and very hip club in the Leopold Museum. Café upstairs, Electro, Hip-Hop, Funk & Soul downstairs.
(7., Museumsplatz 1 (Museumsquartier))
Camera
Thu-Sat from 9:30 pm. DJ-Line (Funk, Soul, Rhythm …), sometimes live music. Lonely Planet says: “frequented by dope smokers”. That´s well researched, for a change! Gay parties on saturday with "Heaven".
Chelsea
Daily 6:00 pm – 4:00 am, underneath the railway arches. Vienna´s prime location for (wannabe-) Brits. Often has bands playing, DJs every night. European Football shown on Sunday at 4:00 pm.
(8., Lerchenfelder Gürtel, U-Bahn-Bögen 29-31)
Elektro Gönner
Mon-Thu 6:00 pm – 2:00 am, Fri & Sat 6:00 pm – 4:00 am, Sunday closed. This smallish nearby lounge attracts the artsy crowd.
(6., Mariahilfer Straße 101 (backyard))
Empire
Well-known club chain-experience guaranteed. House music. Open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Flex
Daily from 10:00 pm. Alternative club. Has lots of bands and always something going on. Open-air bar, loads of tables outside on the bank of the Danube Channel. Big hangout, lots of green hair and weird smells. Free´est soda and bass´est sound in town. Voted “best club in civilisation”.
(1., Donaukanal/Augartenbrücke)
Fluc
The UFO-Style thing on the backside of the station (INSIDE the round-about). Opening hours fluctuate. Run by a bunch dedicated to contemporary art and a decent place to hang out inside or outside. Exhibitions, performances, sometimes concerts and/or DJs in the underpass beneath it.
Porgy & Bess
Daily from 4:00 pm. Vienna’s #1 Jazz Club. Well not really a legmover but definitely a club so under this category. One of the best places for live music, not just for jazz addicts.
U4
Mon – Sat 10:00 pm till open end. Excellent, well-established club, re-opened in 2006, with 2 dance floors. Theme nights from House to 60ies, mixed crowd.
(12., Schönbrunner Straße 222)