"Chef Alexandru Simon's French-rooted tasting menu earned Glasswing a Michelin star — a hushed Ringstrasse room built for a proposal."
Glasswing is the fine-dining restaurant of The Amauris Vienna, a luxury boutique hotel on the Ringstrasse between the State Opera and the Musikverein. It opened in 2023 under executive chef Alexandru Simon, quickly became one of the city's leading kitchens, holds a MICHELIN star and is a member of Relais & Châteaux.
It belongs in the top rank of Vienna dining, alongside the three-star Steirereck and Konstantin Filippou's two-star Konstantin Filippou.
Dinner is a regularly changing seven-course set menu rooted in classic French technique. Signatures have included tortelloni with Swiss chard, sea-urchin bisque, hoshigaki and XO sauce, and celery with dulce de leche, coffee and pickled quince, alongside Austrian caviar and Danube lamb from a constant luxury menu.
It is fine dining built as a tasting menu in the French tradition; for another intimate Vienna tasting room, Silvio Nickol at the Palais Coburg is a strong alternative.
The dining room is small, light and refined, named — like the hotel — for a butterfly, with wine pairings led by maître d' and sommelier Max Populorum. Service is precise and warm, walking guests through each course at an unhurried, ceremonial pace.
The hushed room, set tasting and chef-led service make Glasswing a memorable proposal in Vienna, and its sense of occasion suits a milestone anniversary dinner.
Not for casual or budget diners — Glasswing is an expensive, set multi-course tasting in a formal hotel room, with no quick or a-la-carte option.
Executive chef Alexandru Simon, who opened Glasswing at The Amauris in 2023. The restaurant holds a MICHELIN star and is a member of Relais & Châteaux.
A regularly changing seven-course tasting menu rooted in classic French technique — dishes such as tortelloni with Swiss chard and sea-urchin bisque — plus Austrian caviar and Danube lamb, with curated wine pairings.
At The Amauris Vienna on Kärntner Ring 16, on the Ringstrasse between the State Opera and the Musikverein in Vienna's Innere Stadt.
Glasswing is a small, formal tasting room, so reservations are essential and best made well ahead. Expect four-figure-shilling, top-tier Vienna fine-dining prices for the multi-course menu with pairings.
Reservations essential; set tasting menu only.
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Glasswing leads our Vienna picks for Michelin-starred, French-rooted tasting-menu fine dining.
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