Cafes, bars and restaurants

Vienna has its own longstanding coffee types along with its centuries-old café tradition. A relatively new addition to the caffeine pantheon, though, is the Fensterccino: … [Read more...] about The Fenster Café

Renovation work at the location means my favourite haunt has now sadly closed and won't be reopening. Previous review: For a taste of authentic Vienna away from the … [Read more...] about AlsCafé

Enjoy coffee, cake and classic palais interiors at the Gerstner premises in the 19th-century Palais Todesco on Vienna's central Kärntner Straße. Palais and … [Read more...] about Gerstner in Palais Todesco

With its upholstery and bentwood chairs, you can imagine this café-restaurant in Schönbrunn palace is not your usual offering for tourists. Strudel and more (It's a … [Read more...] about Gerstner café-restaurant in Schönbrunn

An upmarket open-air café now stands where Imperial children once played. Toy castles give way to cake, coffee and more at the Gerstner-run Café Pavillon in the grounds of … [Read more...] about Café Pavillon in Schönbrunn

The Renaissance meets modern Vienna in the form of the Kaffee Alt Wien, which also straddles the border between coffee house, bar, and restaurant. Red, blue, historical … [Read more...] about Kaffee Alt Wien