Eating and drinking

Back when Gustav Klimt was arguing about the price of gold paint and an old empire unknowingly entered its final decade, a coffee house opened. And Café Goldegg is still going … [Read more...] about Café Goldegg

Buried in the midst of historical Vienna, but away from the crowds: Diglas am Fleischmarkt makes its cakes on site and delivers an intimate mix of tradition with cheeky modern … [Read more...] about Café Diglas on Fleischmarkt

For most of the last 900 years, the Schottengasse area echoed to the sound of religious debate among local monks. But gossip has largely replaced the gospels as a topic of … [Read more...] about Café Diglas at Schottenstift

I never tire of Vienna slipping modern convenience into historical buildings. Like the branch of Oberlaa café confectioners on Neuer Markt, which forces me to (again) break … [Read more...] about Oberlaa café on Neuer Markt

A small island of Viennese-flavoured Englishness rests alongside the Alte Donau lake. Das Bootshaus captures the feel of a genteel rowing club environment. The boat … [Read more...] about Das Bootshaus lakeside restaurant