Best Cafes in Vienna, Austria + Where to Stay

LAST UPDATED: October 24, 2023

Visiting Vienna, Austria can most definitely cause one to work up a gigantic appetite and I can personally vouch for this. Good news! There are many fantastic places to grab a bite. I would know since I did my best to eat my way through the entire city. So, I thought I would pass along my recommendations for the best cafes in Vienna to make sure you also experience the best food in the Austrian capital. Guten Appetit!

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With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Best Cafes in Vienna

Vienna is highly known for its coffee houses and an assortment of famous desserts. For a well-rounded “tour” of the Austrian capital via its food, make sure you experience a little of it all!

Café Mozart

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Café Mozart was the first place we ate after arriving in Vienna. We had just picked up our Vienna City Cards and it was right across the street from the Vienna tourism office.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

I loved that there’s a “Café Mozart Waltz” and that the sheet music is framed and hanging on the wall!

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Exhausted as we had just arrived, we ordered familiar comfort foods along with hot tea. I was sick with a sinus infection so the peppermint hot tea was fantastic. Be sure you leave room for the array of desserts they have!

CAFÉ MOZART
Cost: $$$
Cuisine: Viennese | Menu
Location: Albertinaplatz 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria
TIP: Make reservations to avoid potentially long waiting times.

Café Restaurant Residenz at Schönbrunn Palace

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How pretty is this tea setting?

While I do admit that it’s touristy, I really enjoyed the food at Café Restaurant Residenz and therefore it made my best cafes in Vienna list. We stopped in for lunch during our visit to Schönbrunn Palace. I ordered peppermint tea again and thoroughly loved this sugar crystal stir stick!

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

To try classic Viennese cuisine, I ordered the Rindsuppe vom Tafelspitz which is a beef consommé with a semolina dumpling. Both the consommé and the dumpling were quite flavorful and this was the perfect choice for a classic winter day.

And yes, that is a Toasted Ham and Cheese with fries you see. Don’t judge. Besides the fact they are really good in Europe, I wanted comfort food again.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Thanks, Cindy, for ordering and eating the strudel but allowing me to photograph it!

Confession time: I am not a fan of apple strudel…mainly because I don’t like cinnamon (cue the gasps). Even more, I really don’t like the apple-cinnamon flavor combination. So, considering most people are normal and do like apple cinnamon, I highly suggest ordering the Apple Strudel as it is the house special!

CAFÉ RESTAURANT RESIDENZ
Cost: $$
Cuisine: Viennese | Menu
Location: Schloss Schönbrunn, Kavalierstrakt 52, 1130 Vienna, Austria
TIP: Catch The Original Viennese Strudel Show or book an Apple Strudel Baking Course.

Café Central

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The doorman makes the scene don’t you think?

Café Central is one of the most iconic, traditional Viennese cafes in the city. Dating back to 1876, the café is located on the first floor of the former Bank and Stockmarket Building.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Notice Café Central’s version of the Sacher torte on the far right

A sight to see in and of itself, the interior boasts beautiful European architecture with numerous gorgeous marble columns and arches.

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I ordered the Alt Wiener Suppentopf or Viennese-style soup. I developed quite a fondness on this trip for the consommé with chicken, boiled beef, carrots, leek, semolina dumplings, and noodles.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Once again, don’t forget to leave room for dessert. As you can see, they offer an array including their own version of the Sacher torte.

CAFÉ CENTRAL
Cost: $$
Cuisine: Viennese | Menu
Location: Herrengasse 14, 1010 Vienna, Austria
TIPS: Free wifi is offered. Also, reservations are accepted and they encourage walk-ins even without a reservation. The cafe is large so the wait shouldn’t be too long.

Café Landtmann

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Although we didn’t have time to eat here (and we were still full from Central Café),  we did stop in to lay eyes on the goods in Café Landtmann. The (self-proclaimed) most elegant cafe in Vienna features inlay work on the walls and mirrors from the 1920s.

Whatever you are craving from breakfast until late-night dinner, you will find it at Café Landtmann.

CAFÉ LANDTMANN
Cost: $$$
Cuisine: Viennese | Menu
Location: Universitätsring 4, 1010 Vienna, Austria
TIPS: Go here to see and be seen. Celebrity clientele includes the likes of Sigmund Freud and Paul McCartney. Reservations can be made online.

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Café Sacher Vienna

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Café Sacher Vienna might have been my favorite for a few reasons…

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

such as the unusual but festive decor, the food, and our target, the Original Sacher-Torte! The cafe is housed in the famous Hotel Sacher and dates back to 1876.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Before you end your night in complete Sacher-Torte bliss, begin the experience with a meal as their food is amazing. I ordered the Seasonal Ravioli with tomatoes and Asmonte cheese.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

The presentation is obviously beautiful, but it tasted even better!

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Time for the Original Sacher-Torte, the most famous Viennese dessert of all time and the world’s most famous chocolate cake. Created in 1832 by Franz Sacher when he was only an apprentice, the dessert consists of chocolate cake spread with apricot jam and iced with chocolate. Still today, each cake is handmade according to Mr. Sacher’s sweet secret.

CAFÉ SACHER VIENNA
Cost: $$$
Cuisine: Viennese | Menu
Location: Philharmoniker Str. 4, 1010 Vienna, Austria
TIPS: Don’t show up without making reservations as you will most likely be met with an extremely long line at the door. For the love, don’t go and not order the Original Sacher-Torte. Also, dogs are welcome!

Café Imperial

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From the time Café Imperial Vienna opened in 1873 in the hotel that was the former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Württemberg, it was the place for high society and Viennese elegance.

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I had the Risotto of Chicken with leek and mushrooms. I’m a sucker for risotto and it didn’t disappoint!

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Café Imperial Vienna has its own cake, the Imperial Torte which rivals the Sacher torte.

Similar to the Original Sacher-Torte’s history, the Imperial Torte was created by a young up-and-coming, Xaver Loibner. However, unlike the Original Sacher-Torte, the Imperial Torte consists of layers of whipped chocolate cream, sliced almonds, marzipan, and a chocolate glaze.

There are two other versions of the Imperial Torte, the Black Orange with orange marzipan and dark chocolate and the Feine Himbeere with a raspberry paste and dark chocolate. Unique to all three of the Imperial Tortes is its square shape.

CAFÉ IMPERIAL VIENNA
Cost: $$$
Cuisine: Viennese | Menu
Location: Kärntner Ring 16, 1010 Vienna, Austria
TIPS: Although they accept reservations, we didn’t need them for an early weekday lunch. Leave room for their torte. Also, the hotel is gorgeous. If you aren’t staying there, walk up the grand staircase when you go to eat!

Demel

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And last, but certainly not least, we tried out Demel. Holy cow, brunch here is a must!

Founded in 1786 by the confectioner, Ludwig Dehne, the café became the Demel known today in 1856. Just like other cafés in the area, it was an instant hit with the Viennese elite

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Bread basket with butter/jam/honey and hot chocolate, fresh OJ/soda, sparkling wine

We each had the Großes Demelfrühstück (Great Demel Breakfast). This was the start of the spread and yes, the variety of different beverages you see here was included.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

The rest of the spread included eggs made to order, ham and cheese plates, and yogurt parfaits with fruit/granola. I substituted cottage cheese in place of the yogurt parfait.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

As I’m sure you expected, Demel has its own selection of cakes. We tried the Annatorte which is a chocolate nougat cake and loved it.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

But, of course, there’s the Demel Sachertorte if you fancy it!

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Torte decorating!

DEMEL
Cost: $$$
Cuisine: Viennese | Menu
Location: Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 Wien, Austria
TIPS: Highly recommend for breakfast or brunch (served until noon). They do not currently take reservations so you will likely have a wait. If so, it’s fun to watch the cake decorators creating their magic!

Bonus

Mozartkulgen

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Although the Original Mozartkulgen (Mozart Ball) is packaged in silver and only available in Salzburg where it was created, you can get copycats in various locations around Vienna.

If at all possible, I do recommend getting them in Salzburg; however, don’t miss out on grabbing the delicious pistachio marzipan nougat balls dipped in dark chocolate in the capital city if it’s your only choice!

MOZARTKULGEN
Cost: $-$$
Cuisine: Austrian Chocolate
Location: Salzburg, Vienna
TIPS: Get the originals in Salzburg if possible. Copycats can be ordered online here and here.

And if you are visiting in DECEMBER…

Christmas Markets

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

You must try ALL the food at the Christmas markets around Vienna.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Don’t miss things such as Viennese hot dogs and the famous gluhwein which is a mulled or spiced wine. They come in cute mugs unique to the particular Christmas market you are visiting.

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

Baked goods like these gingerbread cookies are not only great desserts and snacks but also make fabulous gifts too!

CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Cost: $
Cuisine: Traditional Austrian finger foods, baked goods, and gluhwein
Location: City-wide
TIP: My personal favorites are Rauthausplatz, Stephansplatz, Schönbrunn, and Belvedere Palace

Where to Stay in Vienna

Airbnb

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

There are plenty of fantastic hotels and Airbnbs in Vienna. We stayed in this Airbnb that I absolutely adored with the best and nicest hosts I’ve EVER had! We each had our own bedroom and an entire apartment to share!

However, these are the two hotels I want to stay in when I return to Vienna.

Hotel Sacher Vienna

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Without a doubt, I fell in love with Hotel Sacher Vienna. Was it the beautiful Christmas decor? The fantastic culinary experience?

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Or the luxurious chocolate treatment in the spa? Hint: It was phenomenal!

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Perhaps it was the combination of the three. I must admit that the grand, over-the-top style is totally me!

And an interesting thing happened while we were there…

We arrived for our spa appointment to the biggest sea of people occupying every inch of space not roped off by police. We had no idea how we were going to get to the hotel without people thinking we were trying to “cut” or if the police would even believe we really had a spa appointment.

Thankfully, people were too crazy-excited to even notice us and the police waved us through where we were met by hotel security who escorted us to the door. This wasn’t the first time I found myself needing a hotel police escort. For some reason, surprise hotel police escorts seem to be my thing around the holidays.

I am happy to report that the hotel did its job and remained tight-lipped with us about the celebrity for whom the maddening crowd had gathered. Having worked with celebrity clientele in the past myself, I can tell you this is a HUGE deal!

Only later, after we both finished our Taste of Chocolate experience and had eaten our fantastic meal at Café Sacher (thank you to the Sacher Boutique Spa Vienna for making reservations for us) did we learn that the celebrity was none other than…Sir Paul McCartney! 😱

HOTEL SACHER VIENNA
Rating: 5-star
Location: Philharmoniker Str. 4, 1010 Vienna, Austria
TIP: Stay here, eat here, relax here. Do it all here or at Hotel Sacher Salzburg if you will be there. However, make SURE you have reservations for everything you do or you most likely won’t be doing it.😉

Hotel Imperial

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

The other hotel that completely impressed me was Hotel Imperial. Admittedly, I didn’t have as much experience (or excitement) as I did at Hotel Sacher, but nonetheless, it made an impression on me.

It, too, has such a grand visual upstairs…

With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

However, if you aren’t able to see upstairs at least don’t miss the gorgeous grand staircase leading from the lobby to the second floor!

HOTEL IMPERIAL
Rating: 5-star
Location: Kärntner Ring 16, 1015 Vienna, Austria
TIP: Book in advance for peak seasons and eat at the café!

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With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe
With so many fabulous places to eat, where to start? Thankfully, I ate my way through the city and found the best cafes in Vienna plus the best hotels too! #cafe #cafes #vienna #wien #austria #food #restaurants #foodie #hotels #accommodations #travel #europe

As you can clearly see, we had the best time eating our way through the best cafes in Vienna. Relaxing in Vienna wasn’t too shabby either! Hopefully, this post convinced you to make splurges in the Austrian capital. Also, don’t miss my guide to Vienna Christmas markets!

Have you been to Vienna? Where is your favorite place to eat? Favorite food? Favorite hotel? You know what to do below! 😉👇

‘Til next time…

Trimm Travels,

Heather

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24 Comments

  1. Wow! This has my sweet tooth written all over it! I love cafes with tasty pastries and sweets and these all look amazing! I would love to try Annatorte if I am ever in Vienna. I will definitely be looking at this list for some sweet inspiration.

    1. Hi Sam-If you have a sweet tooth, this is definitely your city!! Hope you get to go soon. Thanks for reading! 🙂

  2. Wow, so many excellent places to eat I don’t know how you choose. I think at the Café Mozart I would l have to try the chocolate covered bananas, I love the music note menu. I would love to try the Original Sacher-Torte at CAFÉ SACHER VIENNA the apricot jam sounds delicious.

    1. Hi Wendy-It was hard to choose and so we didn’t a lot of times. We found a way to stuff it in! Other times, there was no way so we put it off until another day but did have to skip a few. I love chocolate covered bananas too and the Original Sacher-Torte is amazing! Thanks for reading! 🙂

  3. Oh girl, you’re killing me with this post!!! I absolutely LOVE Apfelstrudel and Sachertorte, and also Schwarzwälder, and and and…!!! It’s lunchtime and I’m supposed to eat a salad, but all I want to do now is fly to Vienna and go to one of these many cafés to sample some cakes! haha… You know, I almost booked a surprise trip for Kerstin to Vienna, but since the flights to Vienna are incredibly expensive in December, I’ve decided to go somewhere else. Now when I read this post of yours, I kinda regret my choice. Hopefully we’ll find some time to explore Vienna next year.

    1. Hi Mei-Oh that’s funny! Vienna has fantastic food, doesn’t it?? Where did you end up going? Flight pricing is so interesting. We made the decision to go last December in October so just 2 months prior. I got the cheapest flight I’ve ever had at $543 round trip from the US and then got upgraded from status too! But my friend going with me from Canada had a much higher price. I would have thought being not too far away your prices would be better. Meh! I hope you get to go soon. Thanks for reading!

  4. Oh I’ve never had a sugar crystal stick, that looks like such a treat! Eating your way through Vienna would be the best holiday. My mouth is watering reading about the Great Demel Breakfast. Besides the food, some of the places you visited would leave you feeling rather fancy.

    1. Hi Emma-Yes, and they did have me feeling fancy! The food is amazing in Vienna and the city itself is just absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for reading!

  5. Vienna is near the top of my “want to get there one day soon” list. This post has inspired me to go! The cafés just look so elegant and beautiful. I, for one, love apple and cinnamon (the combo!) so will definitely be ordering the streudel at Café Restaurant Residenz. But I am going straight to Café Sacher Vienna for the Original Sacher-Torte…. and then straight for a chocolate treatment at the spa!

    1. Hi Alison-For real head straight to Hotel Sacher for the Original Sacher-Torte AND chocolate treatments at the spa. AMAZING! Hope you get there soon. Thanks for reading! 🙂

  6. You should not read your article without breakfast! I have cake hunger now ..
    We were in Vienna again this year, but limited our culinary tour to hearty food. Maybe it was a mistake! Thanks for the great tips.

    1. Hi Susanne-Your comment made me laugh! You are SO right…don’t read this post hungry…or maybe you do! 😉 Hearty food in Vienna isn’t a bad thing either. I enjoyed that side of it too, but the sweets can’t be denied! Thanks for reading! 🙂

  7. Amongst all the photographs, I think Sacher Vienna’s enthrall me the most. Indeed they are beautifully presented. I knew the Sacher Torte was famous, but I didn’t know there was so much on offer. Thanks for sharing this decadent piece 🙂

    1. Hi Mohana-Yes it is a big deal! If you haven’t been to Vienna or if you have and are going to return, make sure you try them! Thanks for reading! 🙂

  8. Vienna is know for best cafes in the world and I too loved them on my visit to Vienna. As Café Central is one of the most iconic, traditional Viennese cafes in the city, I would go for it. It also looks very stylish and elegant.

    1. Hi Yukti-Aren’t they the best? And yes, you are correct…Café Central is definitely stylish and elegant! Thanks for reading! 🙂

  9. What a great list of places to eat. I like how you included costs and special tips, making this list so very useful. No shame in choosing a grilled cheese. But those desserts look amazing!

    1. Hi Annick-Thank you! I’m glad you found the extras useful-that is my goal! I agree, no shame in a toasted/grilled cheese. Sometimes you just have to have familiar when it’s cold, you’re jetlagged and sick! Thanks for reading! 🙂

  10. Vienna holds a special place in my heart. It’s the place I loved the most as a child during a road trip with my parents that took me out of the country for the first time. It’s also the first place my husband and I traveled together after we met. I still haven’t made it to Café Sacher Vienna, it was really crowded on our visit. However, I have yet to find a cafe in Vienna where I didn’t like the coffee.

    1. Hi Mirela-Aww…Vienna is a special place for you! I loved it too. For me, it will always be the first time I experienced Christmas in Europe and my first European Christmas market. I absolutely ADORE Vienna! I’m sure you’ll head back to Vienna and when you do, make reservations in advance for Café Sacher. It’s amazing! And yes, everywhere is great for coffee in Vienna, this is true. Thanks for reading! 🙂

  11. Excellent roundup, I wish I´d had this list two years ago when I visited Vienna! We had been recommended several cafes but couldn´t remember half of them, though we did stop into both Cafe Sacher and Cafe Central for a sweet treat and Viennese coffee, both of them incredible experiences. I loved Vienna and definitely hope to make it back someday… bookmarking this post for when I do!

    1. Hi Erica-You went to two of the most important ones anyway so good job! Vienna is somewhere I’m dying to go back to! Thanks for reading! 🙂

  12. Hello!

    This is a fantastic blog post! Vienna is really a city full of great cafés, but you have highlighted the best of the best with a beautiful pictures and I am looking forward to visit this city soon and try some of the cafés listed here! Great job and beautiful site! Wish you all the best!

    Bye Renata

    1. Hi Renata-Thank you so much! Vienna has fantastic cafes and some of the best food! Hopefully, all of this will be over soon and you can get to Vienna to try them all out! Thanks so much for the sweet compliments and for reading! 🙂

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