Vienna and cafés. Naturally enough everyone immediately thinks of a venerable old Viennese coffeehouse. And there are plenty of them in the city – 130 to be precise. But Vienna has much more to offer: all told, there are 2,400 cafés of all kinds in the city, from café-restaurants, pastry shops with their own cafés, and espresso bars, to mini roasteries and hipster joints. Discover a cross-section of the variety on offer in a coffeehouse walk that takes in all 23 of Vienna’s districts.
1st district: The café for bohemians
People don’t really go to Engländer for the coffee and cake, it’s more about being part of something. Artists, creatives and ad execs make up the clientèle. Genuinely a place to see and be seen.
Café Engländer
1010Vienna
- http://www.cafe-englaender.com/
- +43 1 966 86 65
- cafe-englaender@chello.at
Opening times
- Mo - Sa,08:00 - 01:00
- on holidays - Su,10:00 - 01:00
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2nd district: A taste of Georgia
A gem of a coffeehouse on the idyllic, treelined Praterstrasse boulevard with delicious Georgian cuisine. Lovingly designed by an architect, down to the last detail.
Café Ansari
1020Vienna
- http://www.cafeansari.at/
- +43 1 276 51 02
Opening times
- Mo - Sa,08:00 - 23:30
- on holidays - Su,09:00 - 15:00
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© Café Ansari
3rd district: For those in the know
A typical Viennese coffeehouse, yet somehow the opposite of its traditional first district cousins: quiet, slightly tucked away, a little careworn and only open during the week.
Café am Heumarkt
1030Vienna
- +43 1 712 65 81(Tel.)
Opening times
- Mo - Fr,10:00 - 23:00
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4th district: One for all the generations
Inside, it looks like a cool granny’s living room – with good reason: a group of grandmothers serve slices of homemade cake alongside their life stories.
Vollpension
1040Vienna
- http://www.vollpension.wien/
- +43 1 585 04 64
- info@vollpension.wien
Opening times
- Mo - Su,08:00 - 22:00
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© Mark Glassner
5th district: A café with a garden
The Rüdigerhof garden is one of Vienna’s prettiest. The building itself is a monument to Austrian Art Nouveau and the worn yet charming interiors have an appeal all of their own.
Café Rüdigerhof
1050Vienna
- https://ruedigerhof.stadtausstellung.at
- +43 1 586 31 38
Opening times
- daily,09:00 - 02:00
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6th district: Mirror, mirror on the wall
This beautiful historic coffeehouse is not only a popular hangout for gay men. The huge mirrors – the second largest in Europe after the ones in the Palace of Versailles – are real head-turners.
Café Savoy
1060Vienna
- https://www.cafe-savoy.at
- +43 1 430 33 04
Opening times
- Su - Th,10:00 - 01:00
- Fr,10:00 - 02:00
- Sa,09:00 - 02:00
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© WienTourismus / Peter Rigaud
7th district: The hipster’s choice
A 1950s style espresso bar with original furnishings in the heart of hipster central: little tables, red leatherette banquettes and a curved bar. Guests who aren’t into coffee should try the milk frappé.
Café Espresso
1070Wien
- http://www.espresso-wien.at/
- +43 1 522 10 570
Opening times
- Mo - Fr,07:30 - 01:00
- Sa - Su,10:00 - 01:00
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© Café Espresso
8th district: A real charmer
A traditional coffeehouse close to City Hall with a culinary and aesthetic spring in its step, following its recent renovation. Seemingly unchanged, yet everything’s new.
Café Eiles
1080Vienna
- https://cafe-eiles.at/
- +43 1 405 34 10
Opening times
- Mo - Fr,07:00 - 00:00
- Sa - Su,08:00 - 00:00
- on holidays,08:00 - 00:00
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© Café Eiles/Larra Hensel
9th district: The former post office
A modern café with echoes of a bistro thanks to its eye-catching tiled floor. Breakfast is a trip around the world – just as it should be in a former telegraph office.
Café Telegraph
1090Vienna
- https://cafetelegraph.eatbu.com/?lang=de
- +43 664 144 55 81
Opening times
- We,10:00 - 17:00
- Th - Sa,10:00 - 23:00
- Su,10:00 - 17:00
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10th district: Social center
Between gallery sessions at the Brotfabrik, art fans can stop off for coffee at Magdas Kantine where people struggling to break into the labor market run the show.
Magdas Kantine
1100Wien
- http://www.magdas-kantine.at/
- +43 1 600 57 72
Opening times
- Mo - Fr,11:00 - 15:00
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© Peter Barci
11th district: Pomp and ceremony
An unusual location for a café, but perfect for a rest after a walk around the sights at the Central Cemetery – featuring treats from the famously delicious Oberlaa patisserie.
Patisserie Kurkonditorei Oberlaa at the Central Cemetery
1110Vienna
- https://oberlaa-wien.at/standorte/standort-am-zentralfriedhof
- +43 1 767 17 68-0
- zentralfriedhof@oberlaa-wien.at
Opening times
- Jan., Feb., Nov. Dec.daily,08:00 - 16:30
- Mar., Oct.daily,08:00 - 17:30
- Apr. - Sep.daily,08:00 - 18:30
- May - Aug.Th,08:00 - 19:30
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12th district: The suburban café
A classic café with lots of local color and a set lunch menu which the Viennese can’t get enough of. Yes, some typical Viennese coffeehouses serve food, too!
Café Raimann
1120Vienna
- http://www.caferaimann.at/
- +43 1 813 57 67
Opening times
- Mo - Fr,08:00 - 00:00
- Sa,09:00 - 22:00
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13th district: Well-heeled
The thirteenth district is a particularly well-todo, conservative part of town. Visitors love Café Dommayer, an attractive venue with a beautiful Biedermeier interior where everything is just so. Perfect after a trip to Schönbrunn.
Café Dommayer
1130Vienna
- https://oberlaa-wien.at/standorte/standort-dommayer
- +43 1 877 54 65 0
- dommayer@oberlaa-wien.at
Opening times
- daily,07:30 - 20:30
Accessibility
- Main entrance
- no steps(Double swinging doors )
- Further information
- Seeing eye dogs allowed
- Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Comments
Handicapped-accessible restroom (access: 2 steps, waiter will assist, no steps when entering via garden side).
- Main entrance
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© Österreich Werbung/Harald Eisenberger
14th district: Bike café
A hybrid experience in what was once the Gloriette Kino cinema: Velobis is a bike shop and café-bistro all rolled into one. A purist vibe – with bikes on the walls, yet still cozy.
Velobis
1140Vienna
- http://velobis.com/
- +43 1 78 63 980
- velobis@bikesplus.at
Opening times
- Kitchen open until 10.00 pmTu,12:00 - 23:00
- Kitchen open until 10.00 pmWe,12:00 - 23:00
- Kitchen open until 10.00 pmTh,12:00 - 23:00
- Kitchen open until 10.00 pmFr,12:00 - 23:00
- Sa,10:00 - 16:00
- Su,10:00 - 16:00
- closedMo,
- closedon holidays,
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15th district: The Retro Café
A cult café with a 1970s interior has been revamped and is now a trendy coffee house in the up-and-coming 15th district. There are also pool tables.
Café Kriemhild
1150Vienna
Opening times
- Su - Th,10:00 - 00:00
- Fr - Sa,10:00 - 02:00
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16th district: The Gürtel café with bowling alley
Café Weidinger is the last remaining coffee house on Vienna's Gürtel and really authentic. It is the polar opposite to the pompous Ringstrasse cafés. The bowling alley in the basem*nt is a hidden gem.
Café Weidinger
1160Vienna
- +43 1 492 07 02
Opening times
- daily,08:00 - 00:00
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17th district: Green with envy
This utterly charming café in a modern timber cabin occupies an enviable location in the Schwarzenbergpark, on the fringes of the Vienna Woods. It is accessible via the Stadtwanderweg 3 hiking trail.
Manameierei
1170Vienna
- http://www.manameierei.com
- +43 1 480 51 72
- info@manameierei.com
Opening times
- We,09:00 - 18:00
- Th,09:00 - 18:00
- Fr,09:00 - 18:00
- Sa,09:00 - 18:00
- Su,09:00 - 18:00
- on holidays,09:00 - 18:00
Summer break - see website.
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18th district: The book café
The wonderfully refurbished Old Viennese coffee house with a modern touch also functions as a well-stocked bookstore. Drink coffee, buy a book, read it there and then, and enjoy the coffee house atmosphere.
Café Schopenhauer
1180Vienna
- https://www.cafeschopenhauer.at
- +43 1 406 32 88
Opening times
- Tu - Sa,08:00 - 00:00
- Su - Mo,08:00 - 22:00
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© WienTourismus/Susanne Kapeller
19th district: A café with a view
Glazed on all sides, this octagonal café on a hill on the outskirts provides fantastic panoramic views of the city below. The nearby Sisi-Kapelle chapel is also worth a look.
Café Restaurant Oktogon Am Himmel
1190Vienna
- https://www.himmel.at/restaurant-oktogon/
- +43 1 32 88 936
- himmel@himmel.at
Opening times
- Th - Fr,12:00 - 20:00
- Sa - Su,11:00 - 20:00
- on holidays,11:00 - 20:00
Frühstück Am Himmel:Samstag, Sonntag und Feiertag von 11.00 -12.30 Uhr
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© Kuratorium Wald
20th district: The café that never was
This is the name given to by the Viennese to the kind of underworld café where you might get caught up in a knife fight (Bauchstich = a stab in the gut). Of course, there is no Café Bauchstich, but for a long time this was the name emblazoned on a vacant building as a joke.
© Martin Dudek
21st district: Pretty in pink
You can always rely on the Aida chain. Even in districts where coffeehouse are in relatively short supply, you are bound to find a branch of this café-patisserie in its distinctive pink retro look.
Aida Schönthalergasse
1210Wien
- https://aida.at/
- +43 1 890 89 88-210
Opening times
- daily,07:30 - 19:00
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Aida Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße
1210Wien
- https://aida.at/
- +43 1 890 89 88-210
Opening times
- Mo - Sa,09:00 - 17:00
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22nd district: Café with 360° views
The Turmcafé at the Donauturm (constructed 1964) revolves on its own axis 170 meters above ground. The whole city glides past as patrons enjoy their coffees. It’s almost like watching TV!
Danube Tower ViennaTurm Restaurant & Turm Café
1220Vienna
- https://www.donauturm.at
- +43 1 263 35 72
- reservierungen@donauturm.at
Opening times
- TurmrestaurantWe - Su,11:30 - 16:00
- TurmrestaurantWe - Su,18:00 - 22:15
- Turmcafédaily,10:30 - 22:30
Observation terrace & lift: 10 a.m.-10.30 p.m.
Accessibility
- Main entrance
- (Double swinging doors )
- Ramp100cmlong,118cmwide,10cmhigh
- Side entrance
- 1 Steps(Double swinging doors 180cmwide)
- Ramp510cmlong,120cmwide,17cmhigh
- Car parks Main entrance
- Parking spaces for people with disabilities
- Elevator available
- Door 85 cm wide
- Further information
- Seeing eye dogs allowed
- Comments
Access to the viewing terrace (150 m): no steps, via elevator, (limit of three wheelchairs permitted on the terrace at one time), there are special ramps (width: 99 cm, height: 25 cm) to enable wheelchair users to enjoy the view over Vienna. Due to company operation restrictions (evacuation routes), wheelchairs are only allowed up to the viewing terrace level (150 m).
Central floor (165 m): 25 steps up to restaurant (170 m), 25 steps down to the café (160 m). Not wheelchair-accessible. Wheelchair users only with companion (1 companion per wheelchair user free of charge). No wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Seeing-eye dogs (with muzzle and leash) permitted. Strollers must not be transported in the elevators (can be left at the elevator/shop counter).
- Main entrance
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23rd district: The wine tavern
For the twenty-third district, we are sending you off for “a coffee” at a Heuriger wine tavern in Mauer. Well... better a glass of Gemischter Satz, which is a Viennese specialty – and the ideal choice in this picturesque winegrowing village.
Winegrowing village Mauer
1230Vienna
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Text: Susanne Kapeller
