ViennaCafes

Explore the best cafes in Vienna for specialty coffee, brunch, work-friendly seating, aesthetic interiors, and relaxed local coffee spots.

01

Cafe Central

SPECIALTY:IMPERIAL COFFEEHOUSE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:HIGH-WAIT
MUST TRY:WIENER MELANGE

Café Central occupies the Palais Ferstel on Herrengasse, a neogothic palace built in 1876. Stone arches rise over marble tables and carved columns. Soft light fills the vaulted hall, and the air carries the warm scent of freshly ground coffee.

Signature Coffee:Wiener Melange
02

Cafe Sacher

SPECIALTY:ORIGINAL SACHER-TORTE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:HIGH-WAIT
MUST TRY:ORIGINAL SACHER-TORTE WITH MELANGE

Signature Coffee:Original Sacher-Torte with Melange
03

Demel

SPECIALTY:VIENNESE COURT CONFECTIONERY
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:HIGH-WAIT
MUST TRY:DEMEL'S SACHERTORTE

Signature Coffee:Demel's Sachertorte
04

Café Landtmann

SPECIALTY:VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE SERVICE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:WIENER MELANGE

Signature Coffee:Wiener Melange
05

Café Hawelka

SPECIALTY:BUCHTELN
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:WIENER MELANGE

Signature Coffee:Wiener Melange
06

Café Sperl

SPECIALTY:CLASSIC VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE SERVICE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:WIENER MELANGE WITH SPERL TORTE

Signature Coffee:Wiener Melange with Sperl Torte
07

Cafe Museum

SPECIALTY:VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:WIENER MELANGE

Signature Coffee:Wiener Melange
08

Cafe Prückel

SPECIALTY:PRESERVED 1950S VIENNESE KAFFEEHAUS
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:MELANGE

Café Prückel sits on Vienna's Stubenring, its 1950s interior intact and unashamed. Dark wood paneling, original pendant lights, and curved banquettes fill the room. Waiters in black bow ties carry Melange on silver trays through a low hum of conversation. The space feels like a private drawing room that never closed.

Signature Coffee:Melange
09

Cafe Schwarzenberg

SPECIALTY:VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE INSTITUTION
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:SCHWARZENBERGER MELANGE

Cafe Schwarzenberg sits on Vienna's Ringstrasse, where it has operated since 1861. Inside, crystal chandeliers cast warm light over marble tables and gilded walls. Black-suited waiters navigate the room with quiet precision, delivering Melange and fresh Apfelstrudel.

Signature Coffee:Schwarzenberger Melange
10

Café Frauenhuber

SPECIALTY:OLD VIENNESE COFFEE HOUSE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:OLD VIENNESE ICED COFFEE

Signature Coffee:Old Viennese Iced Coffee
11

Café Mozart

SPECIALTY:TRADITIONAL AUSTRIAN COFFEEHOUSE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:SALZBURGER NOCKERL

Signature Coffee:Salzburger Nockerl
12

Café Korb

SPECIALTY:CLASSIC VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:HAUSGEMACHTER APFELSTRUDEL

Signature Coffee:Hausgemachter Apfelstrudel
13

Gerstner K. u. K. Hofzuckerbäcker

SPECIALTY:IMPERIAL VIENNESE PATISSERIE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:TRENDING
MUST TRY:SISI TORTE

Signature Coffee:Sisi Torte
14

Café Diglas

SPECIALTY:VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE PASTRY
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:MELANGE AND BUCHTELN

Signature Coffee:Melange and Buchteln
15

Café Imperial Wien

SPECIALTY:IMPERIAL TORTE
ATMOSPHERE:HERITAGE
CROWD:LIVELY
MUST TRY:IMPERIAL TORTE WITH WIENER MELANGE

Signature Coffee:Imperial Torte with Wiener Melange