Our hotel receptionist recommended Aera for some good beers and food. Came here with my wife and father in law and came back almost every night we stayed in Vienna. Funny and very attentive server/bartender (forgot his name sorry) who\d recommended the best pizza we\ve ever tasted. Downstairs had a live band club type atmosphere and on the ground floor was the restaurant/bar which had a hip Austrian ambiance. Seems as a local favorite as opposed to being a tourist spot. Would highly recommend this place for anyone who wants to wind down after a long day of exploring Vienna.

Huge pizzas, thin base, cheap and cheerful, staff friendly and full of locals as well as a few other travellers makes this place great. This restaurant was a 2 minute walk from where we were staying so it was a no brainer to pop in particularly after reading the reviews here. All the reviews for Aera are pretty accurate, smoking section blocked off, thankfully, bar area that you can eat at also, menu available in German and English although curiously there are 11 pizzas on the German menu but only 8 on the English, what\s that about? One thing though it is cash only, and although not expensive: pizzas, beers and hot chocolate: €30 you could get caught out. Wouldn\t make a special journey to eat here but if the general area and want somewhere casual would drop in.