Cafe Central Vienna Coffee House

Peter altenberg sitting in the café central in vienna c vienna sightseeing tours the café has a very friendly service and delicious home made cakes which go well with the einspänner.

Cafe central vienna coffee house. Café central is a traditional viennese café located at herrengasse 14 in the innere stadt first district of vienna austria the café occupies the ground floor of the former bank and stockmarket building today called the palais ferstel after its architect heinrich von ferstel. Coffee tea austrian menu lovely coffee house. The entrance to this coffee and cake lovers paradise is on the corner of herrengasse and strauchgasse in the first district. Coffee house culture is important in vienna and there s probably little that sums up life in the austrian capital better than heading to a coffee shop for cake and a melange an espresso with steamed milk topped with foam.

12 865 reviews closes in 26 min. The viennese coffee house german. Vienna s most sophisticated coffee house situated directly by the ringstraße we are the epitome of the period style viennese coffee house. Coffee tea german menu.

Since october 2011 the viennese coffee house culture is listed as intangible cultural heritage in the austrian inventory of the national agency for the intangible cultural heritage a part of unesco. Great old traditional cafe in vienna great typical local pastry shop 9. A truly central location. It s about more than coffee it s about an attitude towards life.

1 085 reviews open now. You can get coffee everywhere nowadays. But real viennese coffee house culture can only be found in vienna. From traditional coffee houses where waistcoat wearing waiters serve drinks in opulent surroundings to the largest privately owned coffee shop in europe these are.

Named after the one horse carriages that were once a popular mode of transportation in the city this large coffee topped with whipped cream was the best way for drivers to keep their coffee warm. See 12 868 unbiased reviews of cafe central rated 4 5 of 5 on tripadvisor and ranked 176 of 4 506 restaurants in vienna. Das wiener kaffeehaus bavarian. As the name suggests café central is the real centre of vienna not st.

With its over 140 year old history the café central has been home to some of the greatest poets philosophers and storytellers that walked vienna s streets. Let s dive into the old viennese world of melange buchteln and living history.