Kurt Gutenbrunner

Kurt Gutenbrunner is an Austrian chef, cookbook author, and Austrian cuisine restaurateur in New York City. He owns and operates Wallsé, an Austrian restaurant located in the West Village.

Career
In the mid 1980s, Gutenbrunner worked for two years at Tantris in Munich. He was introduced to Herman Reiner, a chef at Windows on the World who subsequently hired him as a sous chef.

In 1990, he started working at Bouley, and developed a working relationship with chef David Bouley for the next 10 years.

In 2000, he opened Wallsé in the West Village. The restaurant received a Michelin Star in the Michelin Guides inaugural NY edition and retained its status until 2021. It lost its Michelin star in 2022.

In 2005, he opened Blaue Gans in Tribeca. It closed in 2018.

In 2015, he reopened The Upholstery Store (originally "The Upholstery Wine Bar") in the West Village. In 2021, Upholstery would be renamed to Wallsé Next Door.

In 2022, he opened Charley, a Viennese bistro in Harrison, New Jersey.