This coffee house closed at the end of January 2024. A replacement appeared in March of the same year: a café-restaurant run by the renowned Gerstner K. u. K. … [Read more...] about Café Residenz
Eating and drinking
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Wine from Vienna?
How much wine do you think the city of Vienna produces each year? A few bottles from some clever homeowner with a south-facing terrace? The answer is something like 2 million … [Read more...] about Wine from Vienna?
Café Korb
Historical need not mean antique. Café Korb's traditional decor is more Warhol than Wagner, giving it a special place in the pantheon of Viennese coffee houses. Debate, … [Read more...] about Café Korb
Café Jelinek
The Jelinek has authentic stamped all over it. A coffee house like a 1950s car that's still used for trips down the shopping centre: worn but reassuringly familiar...and gets … [Read more...] about Café Jelinek
Café Ritter
One of Vienna's oldest coffee houses offers a bit of respite from one of the busiest streets. Café Ritter sits halfway up the city's main shopping precinct. A local … [Read more...] about Café Ritter
Café Prückel
With most traditional coffee houses in Vienna you imagine travelling back to the early 1900s. Café Prückel also takes you on a journey through time, but stops off for a slice … [Read more...] about Café Prückel