Mango Bar

Mango Bar is one of the neighbourhood bars that gives Vienna's 6th district gay scene its social texture — a venue that is less famous than the historic institutions but is genuinely loved by the local community for its relaxed atmosphere, fair prices, and the ease with which it handles a busy Friday night without losing the quality of a neighbourhood local. The bar is located in the Laimgrubengasse, a short street off the Mariahilfer Strasse that runs down toward the Naschmarkt — a position that puts it within the walking circuit of Vienna's gay bar zone. The crowd is gay and gay-friendly, mixed in age and presentation in the way that bars with no particular sub-cultural identity tend to be, and the atmosphere is social rather than cruisy — a bar for conversation and a good drink rather than for anything more specific. Staff are welcoming to visitors; the music is at a volume that allows talking. Mango Bar is the kind of place that every gay neighbourhood needs and that Vienna's 6th district is lucky to have.