Vienna's cocktail heritage traces back to the late 19th century, when the Hotel Sacher and Hotel Imperial introduced sophisticated drinking culture to the Habsburg elite. The city's historic American Bar by Adolf Loos became an architectural and mixological landmark in 1908.
While coffee houses dominated much of the 20th century, the 1990s saw renewed interest in cocktail culture. The real renaissance began in the early 2000s with dedicated cocktail establishments, while the 2010s marked Vienna's emergence as a sophisticated cocktail destination.
