Vienna/Josefstadt

Josefstadt is the 8th district of Vienna. It is bounded on the north side by Alser Straße, by the "2er Linie" on the east, Lerchenfelder Straße on the south, and the Gürtel on the west.

Understand
Josefstadt is Vienna's smallest district, with many former noble palaces built in the 18th and 19th centuries by noble families. Today it is a heavily-populated and well-to-do residential area.

Get in
The underground lines is available on the eastern border and the  on the western. The trams 2 and 5 and the bus 13A cross Josefstadt.

Buy
There are several specific shops in the Josefstadt to be found, especially for high quality local Austrian products.



Eat
Josefstadt offers good food in the listed restaurants below for various budget.

Drink
During day there are several cafés to choose from and during night interesting club.

Cafés
The Cafés in Josefstadt are mostly visited by Viennese locals as this district is not so touristy. Nevertheless with Café Eiles or Cafe der Provinz and Café Florianihof it features both a very traditional or also very young and modern ones that are worth the visit.



Nightlife
As Josefstadt is a residential area most of the night life (disregarding the collegiate Tunnel) is on its border at the Gürtel. B72, Chelsea and the experimental Rhiz clubs play a big part of Vienna's night life.

Sleep
Although primarily an upscale and traditional residential district, Josefstadt is a good choice for accommodation for both tourists and business travellers, as it is centrally located and almost all the main sights in Vienna are within walking distance.

Go next

 * Innere Stadt is the central town district.
 * Neubau is an inner district to the south.
 * Alsergrund is an inner district to the north.
 * Vienna/Outer West lists outer districts to the west.