Cafes, bars and restaurants

If you feel like you can hear a zither playing in your subconscious, do not be alarmed. Café Mozart might trace its origins back to the days of Beethoven, but The Third Man … [Read more...] about Café Mozart

If there was a Goddess of cakes, she'd be Viennese. And her temple would be one of the Konditorei in Vienna. What is a Konditorei? (Sluka near the … [Read more...] about The Vienna Konditorei

A trip into Café Sacher is a bit like entering one of those town palaces built by the likes of Prince Eugene. But with more coffee and cake (and no ceiling paintings of your … [Read more...] about Café Sacher Wien

Think of the kind of elegant coffee house you might drop into before (or after) a visit to the theatre and you have Café Landtmann. Which, as it happens, sits opposite … [Read more...] about Café Landtmann

When the staff of Café Schwarzenberg open up in the early morning, they're conducting a ritual that began on the premises over 150 years ago. Named for a prince (I … [Read more...] about Café Schwarzenberg

The colour pink has many associations, but in Vienna it conjures up images of two city stalwarts: the Manner hazelnut wafer and the Aida chain of cafés. The latter promises … [Read more...] about Aida Café and Konditorei