Viennese food and drink

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... Coffee … [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 the Advent period and not find Weihnachtskekse (Christmas biscuits), whether in stores, at seasonal markets, or handed to you by a smiling … [Read more...] about Christmas biscuits

One of the picture-postcard scenes of Vienna in the Advent period is a group of friends standing round a bar table at an open-air market, each clutching a mug of Christmas … [Read more...] about Weihnachtspunsch (Christmas punch)