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Exploring Vienna’s Coffee Houses attend literary readings. DIRECTORY
The Central and Bräunerhof, Coffee House Alternatives
A stalwart of Viennese culture, the coffee house has played both in the Hofburg Quarter, There are times when you Bräunerhof
many roles over the centuries and continues to attract a loyal have live piano music. quite simply just want a good Stallburggasse 2.
clientele of locals and visitors alike. It is a place to relax with The Imperial is part of cup of coffee – when Map 5 C3. Live music Sat &
Sun afternoons.
a newspaper or book, enjoy a simple lunch or check your the hotel of the same newspapers or a
table of your own
name and also has
email using the free Wi-Fi. Patrons can enjoy a traditional live music, as do are luxuries you can Central
coffee, but most places also serve wine, beers and spirits. the Prückel and dispense with. On Palais Ferstel, Herrengasse 14.
Map 2 D5 & 5 B2.
Though no longer unique to Vienna, it is here that the Dommayer. The such occasions you
coffee house continues to flourish. Vienna also has many Kleines is, as its name should keep an eye Diglas
Wollzeile 10. Map 6 D3. ∆
Café-Konditoreien (see p201). suggests, too tiny to out for an Espresso
offer entertainment, bar, where you Dommayer
but still draws a can lean informally Dommayergasse 1,
controversial literary group regular crowd. Coffee house sign against a counter Hietzing. ∆ Live music first
The History of the Jung Wien met regularly at and order coffee at Sat of month.
Coffee House the Griensteidl, while the The elegant wood-panelled interior of a half or a third of
Legend has it that the first essayist Peter Altenberg was Café Schwarzenberg What to Eat the price you would normally Eiles
Josefstädter Strasse 2.
coffee house opened its doors reputed to have never been Most coffee houses offer expect to pay at a coffee Map 1 B5.
after the defeat of the Turks in seen outside his favourite have ordered you are free to snacks throughout the day, house. Another alternative
1683 (see p28). However, café, the Central. occupy your table for as long simple lunches and occasional is to head to one of the plentiful Frauenhuber
historians insist that Today, as in the past, the as you like. A cup of coffee is specialities, such as pastries, Konditoreien, which are bakeries Himmelpfortgasse 6.
coffee was drunk in the Ministerium, Museum, not cheap, but entitles you to which are served at particular that serve cakes with coffee Map 4 E1 & 6 D4.
city long before this Frauenhuber, Raimund, Eiles, linger for an hour or two and times of day. The Hawelka and other drinks. Griensteidl
date. Coffee houses took Schwarzenberg and Zartl to read the newspapers or use serves hot jam- Michaelerplatz 2.
the form we know today continue to attract their the free Wi-Fi. The grander filled buns Map 2 D5 & 5 B3.
in the late 18th century. own specific clientele. coffee houses, such as the (Buchteln) late
They reached their Landtmann and Central, will at night, and the Hawelka
Dorotheergasse 6.
heyday in the late have a selection of foreign Sperl often has Map 2 D5 & 5 C3.
19th century, when Inside the newspapers available for you fresh strudel late
Coffee House
they were patronized to browse through. morning. Larger Imperial
by cliques of like- Service inside the coffee houses, Hotel Imperial, Kärntner
minded politicians, coffee house is such as Diglas, Ring 16. Map 4 E2 & 6 D5.
artists, writers, simple yet formal. A Coffee House Landtmann ∆ Live music.
Entertainment
composers, doctors waiter, formally dressed and Bräunerhof, Kleines
or civil servants. In however shabby the Coffee houses often function offer extensive Franziskanerplatz 3.
1890, for instance, the coffee house, will as local clubhouses. At the Sperl lunchtime menus Map 6 D4.
take your order, which you can play billiards, at the and a range of
18th-century Viennese girl will often be served with Prückel there are bridge tables, excellent pastries Landtmann
holding a coffee grinder a glass of water. Once you and at the Dommayer you can made on site. Old Viennese coffee machine in Diglas See p133. ∆
Ministerium
Georg-Coch-Platz 4.
Types of Coffee Map 2 F5 & 6 F3. ∆
Just as the coffee house is a Viennese institution, so too are the Museum
extraordinary varieties of coffee that are available. Just asking for Friedrichstrasse 6.
a cup of coffee in Vienna will not always guarantee a result, as the Map 4 D2. ∆
Viennese are exceedingly particular about how they take their
coffee; over the centuries they have devised their own specific Prückel
vocabulary to convey to the waiter precisely how they like their Pharisäer: strong black, with Schlagobers: strong black Stubenring 24. Map 6 F3.
beverage served. The list that follows will cover most variations of whipped cream on top, served coffee served with either ∆ Live music evenings.
the Viennese cup of coffee, although you may well find local ones. Türkischer: plain, strong black with a small liqueur glass of rum. pouring or whipped cream. Raimund
Turkish coffee served in the Museumstrasse 6.
Brauner: coffee with milk (small or large). traditional manner. Map 3 B1.
Melange: a blend of coffee and hot milk.
Kurz: extra strong. Schwarzenberg
Obers: with cream. Kärntner Ring 17.
Mokka: strong black coffee. Map 6 D5.
Kapuziner: double Mokka with a hood of cream
and a dusting of cocoa powder. Sperl
Schwarzer: black coffee (small or large). Gumpendorfer Strasse 11.
Konsul: double Mokka with a dash of cream. Map 3 A4. ∆
Koffeinfreier Kaffee: decaffeinated coffee. Espresso: strong black coffee Zartl
made by machine. Ask for it Einspänner: large glass of coffee Kaisermelange: black coffee Rasumofskygasse 7,
gestreckt for a weak one. with whipped cream on top. with an egg yolk and brandy. Landstrasse.
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