"Vienna's best dinner view with a kitchen to match: Duransky's €130 menu held a Michelin star. Book it for clients."
About Das LOFT
Eighteen floors above the Danube Canal, the ceiling is the art: a luminous video installation by Pipilotti Rist that washes the room pink and gold while the Stephansdom holds the skyline beyond the glass. Das LOFT crowns the Jean Nouvel tower at Praterstraße 1, and since September 2018 the kitchen has belonged to Peter Duransky, a Slovak with a meat-category win from the 2010 Bocuse d’Or cycle who kept the restaurant’s Michelin star in the 2019 guide. The menu is €130 with the couvert included; the wine pairing adds €60.
The Kitchen
Duransky trained in Slovakia, cooked his way to sous chef at the Kampa Group’s Le Monde, then moved through Hotel Albrecht, Brigas and a Norwegian stint before Vienna. His cooking is reduction in the plain sense, product, quality, regionality, European technique without theatrical garnish. The pike perch terrine with cauliflower, buckwheat, trout caviar and verbena sauce is the dish to judge him by; the Angus beef with sweet corn, broccolini and citrus sauce shows the range; and pastry chef Annette Fauma’s desserts close stronger than most Viennese fine-dining kitchens manage. The menu runs €130 with sourdough and whipped butter included, €190 with the pairing, which is restrained against the city’s starred rooms; Konstantin Filippou charges well north of that downstairs in the first district. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free versions are written menus, not subtractions.
The Room
Glass on three sides, the Rist ceiling overhead, and the city doing most of the decorating. Sound is a hum that hardens after 21:00 when the bar crowd arrives; window tables are spaced for conversation, the inner rows less so. Dinner runs 18:00 to 23:30 daily, the bar pours until 02:00, and the Sunday brunch from 12:30 is the local version of the room. Dress reads smart casual with intent. Sunset is the contested hour; in December the 16:30 dusk does half your work for you.
Best for Impressing Clients
Book it for client dinners because the room makes the argument before the menus open: the skyline establishes seriousness, the €130 fixed menu keeps the bill predictable, and a kitchen running to 23:30 forgives a late flight. Ask for a window table on the Stephansdom side when you confirm. Steirereck im Stadtpark out-cooks every room in the city, but it cannot do this view, and the view is what gets remembered in the follow-up email. Vienna’s ranked client tables for 2026 hold the alternatives.
Not for
Not for the table that wants quiet intimacy. After 21:00 the bar crowd raises the floor noise, and at sunset the window rows fill with raised phones. Book lunch instead.
Frequently Asked
Is Das LOFT worth it?
Yes, if you book the window. The €130 menu, couvert included, is precise contemporary European cooking, and the 18th-floor glass gives you the Stephansdom and the full sweep of the city. The kitchen held a Michelin star in the 2019 guide under Peter Duransky. You pay partly for altitude; the pike perch terrine argues the kitchen earns its share.
How do you book Das LOFT, and how far ahead?
Book direct through dasloftwien.at or via TheFork. Window tables at sunset are the scarce commodity; reserve one to two weeks out for a weekend, further ahead in December. Dinner runs 18:00 to 23:30 daily and the adjoining bar pours until 02:00, so a late table still ends well. Lunch is the quiet workaround.
What is the dress code at Das LOFT?
There is no published jacket rule, and the room reads smart casual: jackets without ties at the window tables, sneakers visible at the bar. For a client dinner, dress one notch above the skyline-photo crowd and you will be correctly placed. The hotel’s design-minded guests set the register more than any written code does.
What should I order at Das LOFT?
The pike perch terrine with cauliflower, buckwheat, trout caviar and verbena sauce is the test dish. The Angus beef with sweet corn and citrus follows well, and Annette Fauma’s desserts are worth staying for. The €60 wine pairing is fairly priced for Vienna, and the sourdough-and-whipped-butter couvert is already inside the €130.
Is Das LOFT good for impressing clients?
It is Vienna’s most persuasive room for it. The skyline does the opening statement, window tables are spaced for real conversation, and the fixed menu keeps the bill predictable. Steirereck im Stadtpark out-cooks it; nothing in the city out-views it. Confirm the Stephansdom side when you book.
Reserve a Table
Reserve at Das LOFT
Book direct or via TheFork; window tables go first, especially at sunset and through December.
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Practical Information
AddressPraterstraße 1, 18th floor, 1020 Vienna
NeighbourhoodLeopoldstadt
CuisineContemporary European
PriceMenu €130 incl. couvert; pairing €60
Dress CodeSmart casual
SeatingWindow tables, inner rows, bar and lounge
ReservationDirect or TheFork; 1–2 weeks ahead for a window
