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       attend literary readings.                    DIRECTORY
       The Central and Bräunerhof,   Coffee House Alternatives
       both in the Hofburg Quarter,   There are times when you    Bräunerhof
       have live piano music.    quite simply just want a good   Stallburggasse 2.
       The Imperial is part of   cup of coffee – when   Map 5 C3. Live music Sat &
       the hotel of the same    newspapers or a    Sun afternoons.
       name and also has        table of your own    Central
       live music, as do        are luxuries you can   Palais Ferstel, Herrengasse 14.
       the Prückel and          dispense with. On   Map 2 D5 & 5 B2.
       Dommayer. The            such occasions you
       Kleines is, as its name   should keep an eye   Diglas
       suggests, too tiny to    out for an Espresso    Wollzeile 10. Map 6 D3. ∆
       offer entertainment,     bar, where you    Dommayer
       but still draws a         can lean informally   Dommayergasse 1,
       regular crowd.  Coffee house sign  against a counter    Hietzing. ∆ Live music first
                                 and order coffee at    Sat of month.
                                 a half or a third of
       What to Eat                              Eiles
                           the price you would normally   Josefstädter Strasse 2.
       Most coffee houses offer    expect to pay at a coffee    Map 1 B5.
       snacks throughout the day,   house. Another alternative
       simple lunches and occasional   is to head to one of the plentiful   Frauenhuber
       specialities, such as pastries,   Konditoreien, which are bakeries   Himmelpfortgasse 6.
       which are served at particular   that serve cakes with coffee    Map 4 E1 & 6 D4.
       times of day. The Hawelka   and other drinks.  Griensteidl
       serves hot jam-                          Michaelerplatz 2.
       filled buns                              Map 2 D5 & 5 B3.
       (Buchteln) late
       at night, and the                        Hawelka
                                                Dorotheergasse 6.
       Sperl often has                          Map 2 D5 & 5 C3.
       fresh strudel late
       morning. Larger                          Imperial
       coffee houses,                           Hotel Imperial, Kärntner
       such as Diglas,                          Ring 16. Map 4 E2 & 6 D5.
       Landtmann                                ∆ Live music.
       and Bräunerhof,                          Kleines
       offer extensive                          Franziskanerplatz 3.
       lunchtime menus                          Map 6 D4.
       and a range of
       excellent pastries                       Landtmann
       made on site.  Old Viennese coffee machine in Diglas  See p133. ∆
                                                Ministerium
                                                Georg-Coch-Platz 4.
                                                Map 2 F5 & 6 F3. ∆
                                                Museum
                                                Friedrichstrasse 6.
                                                Map 4 D2. ∆
                                                Prückel
        Pharisäer: strong black, with   Schlagobers: strong black   Stubenring 24. Map 6 F3.
        whipped cream on top, served   coffee served with either   ∆ Live music evenings.
       with a small liqueur glass of rum.  pouring or whipped cream.  Raimund
                                                Museumstrasse 6.
                                                Map 3 B1.
                                                Schwarzenberg
                                                Kärntner Ring 17.
                                                Map 6 D5.
                                                Sperl
                                                Gumpendorfer Strasse 11.
                                                Map 3 A4. ∆
                                                Zartl
       Einspänner: large glass of coffee   Kaisermelange: black coffee   Rasumofskygasse 7,
        with whipped cream on top.  with an egg yolk and brandy.  Landstrasse.





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