![]() ![]() Otherwise, join the queue and hope that it does not rain! We only waited for 20 minutes, which my research before the trip told me was about average, though looking at busier times out the window and as we passed on other days I’d plan for about 30 minutes. If you have your heart set on a trip to Cafe Central and you can plan ahead, you can book on their website. You can order cake to the table if you know what you want, but it is more common to go up and look at the cases for the days specials before ordering. Because the Alternburgtorte (what they called it after a famous patron, and I still can’t figure out what the cake is so I can recreate it at home, if you can help please let me know!) was so incredibly good we were fighting over every bite: layers of white, milk and dark chocolate mousse between torte covered in chocolate shavings. And coming from a kitchen our other cake came from, we decided it was the dessert’s format that was the issue, not Cafe Central itself. Before leaving for Austria, everyone had told me that the Sachertorte was overrated, but I still felt like I had to try it Cafe Central’s own torte takes that recipe and puts a layer of orange and marzipan in the middle… and it is the reason I never tried a slice of Sachertorte because it was a little dry and far too sweet. Austrian coffee houses to the spritz in an excellent way.īut, what we were really there for was the cake. To drink J tried their house coffee with apricot liqueur before moving onto their good house white wine (apricot is the flavour for things in Vienna) which he pronounced as delicious, but very rich and sweet, and I had both a glass of Austrian sparkling (I’m glad I tried it, but it was just fine) and their Kaiser Spritz which I can highly recommend: a day-drinkable blend of Austrian white wine, sparkling water and elderflower cordial, another common flavour. Move over Paris, if you’ve got a sweet tooth Vienna is the place to be.Īfter lunch, we started with a sandwich (ham, cheese, curry mayo, horseradish, cocktail sauce for dipping, a bit strange to be honest) and their house wurst and a roll which is a popular coffee house preparation and worth getting for something light whilst you’re in the city, it is on a lot of menus with an excellent roll, two types of mustard, and a generous bowl of fiery grated horseradish. ![]() Coffee HousesĪside from the frankly incredible art and architecture (more on that in my travel guide which will follow next week) the highlight for us both in Vienna was their famous coffee houses, good for a meal yes, properly perfect to stop by in the afternoon for a good coffee (or something a little stronger!) and a piece of cake the like of which you’ve probably never tasted before. These are just the highlights, the places we loved, and which I think looking at them as a whole are a good selection of places you can go to enjoy and discover good Austrian food, but with plenty of other excellent options on the menu so you can be guaranteed to really enjoy your meal regardless of how you’re feeling and what you fancy. ![]() Now, a bit of a disclaimer here before we start: surprisingly, and I think as a first on my travels we both found the food in Austria quite challenging the coffee houses and cakes were a fantastic highlight, but otherwise certainly dining out the food can be very heavy, very fried and carb loaded without many vegetables, so some of the places we ate I’ve not included. In case you’re planning a trip to Austria’s brilliant capital city of Vienna any time soon, this morning I thought I’d take the time to put together every brilliant coffee house, restaurant, wurst stand and bar we loved during our time there (travel guide to follow) as unlike say on our trip to Old Town Dubrovnik where everything we ate was fantastic, as you’d expect from any major metropolitan hub, a little bit of research and guidance is needed to pick the best places to eat. Wednesday, 25 January 2023 These Are All The Restaurants, Bars & Coffee Houses You Must Visit In Vienna ![]()
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