Viennese food and drink

Stollen is "fruit bread" that typically lurks in the darker corners of supermarket bakery departments until Christmas, when it emerges like a glorious butterfly to take its … [Read more...] about The Stollen tradition

Lebkuchen is another food closely associated with Christmas in Austria. Its main function is to mark the opening of the festive season through a dramatic takeover of … [Read more...] about Lebkuchen (sort of Gingerbread)

You may associate Vienna with delicate cakes and Imperial dining. But the old stalwart of Viennese cuisine and a reliable solution to late-evening pangs of hunger is the … [Read more...] about The Käsekrainer sausage

Starbucks has taught us all that there is more than one type of coffee. But it's still a linguistic minefield out there. Especially in Vienna. Here's some help... Popular … [Read more...] about A coffee glossary for Vienna

A Spekulatius is a special form of flat, slightly-browned, rectangular biscuit (cookie) that typically appears in Viennese shops in great numbers during the Christmas … [Read more...] about Spekulatius biscuits

It's hard to go far in Vienna around Advent and not find Weihnachtskekse (Christmas biscuits), whether in stores, at seasonal markets, or handed to you by a smiling host. But … [Read more...] about Christmas biscuits