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How the restaurant got its name

The chimney sweep had an eye for the girls as we say in Vienna. He was very fond of the pretty baker next door and she of him too. So it was hardly surprising that he usually left her house covered in white flour instead of black soot. His job and his passionate affair with the beautiful baker also made him thirsty and he quenched his thirst in the neighbouring tavern. As the chimney sweep was to be seen there more and more often, the Viennese, with their inimitable way of simplifying things, started calling the entire restaurant “Zum weißen Rauchfangkehrer”.

Das Schild "Restaurant zum weißen Rauchfangkehrer", das vor dem Lokal hängt

Today, the restaurant "Zum weißen Rauchfangkehrer" offers the best of the Viennese cuisine. In a unique atmosphere, you can enjoy the Austrian Emperor's favorite dishes. The majority of the ingredients comes from Austrian farms and is delivered fresh every day. Of course the preparation of the traditional dishes takes today's taste into account.

Porzellanfigur des weißen Rauchfangkehrers

Our guestbook

Whether King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan, Johann Botha and Edzard Reuter, Peter Falk or John Galliano, Rosi Mittermeier and Christian Neureuther, our guest book reads like a Who’s Who in politics, business, sports, arts and culture.