Markets, Coffee Houses & Food

<p>The Viennese coffee house has been UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2011, and the reason isn't a type of coffee but an attitude: you're allowed to stay. A glass of water, a newspaper, three hours – that's not abuse, it's the concept.</p>
<p>The best-known coffee houses are in the city center. Café Central is the most magnificent and correspondingly crowded, Café Hawelka the smallest and darkest, Café Landtmann on the Ring the most formal. Café Sperl in Mariahilf has remained largely unchanged since 1880, and Café Prückel is a slice of the 1950s.</p>
<p>For markets there are the Naschmarkt and Brunnenmarkt &amp; Yppenplatz; for a quick bite, the Würstelstand (sausage stand) Bitzinger, where evening wear stands next to construction jackets after the opera.</p>
<p>And then there's the wine: at Heuriger Mayer am Pfarrplatz, a Heuriger (wine tavern), they pour what has grown in Vienna.</p>
<p>How to order: a “Kleiner Brauner” is an espresso with a little milk, a Melange (Vienna's milky coffee) is close to a cappuccino, and a “Verlängerter” is a diluted espresso. If you simply order “a coffee”, you'll be politely asked which kind. The glass of water always comes with it and is not a sign that you should leave.</p>
<p>Beyond the coffee houses, Viennese cuisine shapes what's on offer: rich, hearty and uncompromising in its classics. The markets are the best place to get to know it outside of restaurants.</p>

All Coffee Houses Markets Wine & Vineyards Viennese Classics
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Café Mozart Open

Café Mozart

Albertinaplatz 2, 1010 Vienna

  • Admission charged
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Coffee Houses
Café Korb Open

Café Korb

Brandstätte 9, 1010 Vienna

  • Admission charged
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Coffee Houses
Oberlaa Konditorei am Neuen Markt Open

Oberlaa Konditorei am Neuen Markt

Neuer Markt 16, 1010 Vienna

  • Admission charged
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  • Coffee Houses
Heuriger Mayer am Pfarrplatz Open

Heuriger Mayer am Pfarrplatz

Pfarrpl. 2, 1190 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Viennese Classics
Brunnenmarkt &amp; Yppenplatz Open

Brunnenmarkt & Yppenplatz

Brunnengasse 16, 1160 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Markets
Demel Open

Demel

Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 Vienna

  • Admission charged
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  • Coffee Houses
Café Sacher Open

Café Sacher

Philharmoniker Straße 4, 1010 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Coffee Houses
Café Hawelka Open

Café Hawelka

Dorotheergasse 6, 1010 Vienna

  • Free admission
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  • Coffee Houses
Café Museum Open

Café Museum

Operngasse 7, 1010 Vienna

  • Admission charged
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  • Coffee Houses
Café Sperl Open

Café Sperl

Gumpendorfer Straße 11, 1060 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Coffee Houses
Café Prückel Open

Café Prückel

Stubenring 24, 1010 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Coffee Houses
Vollpension Open

Vollpension

Schleifmühlgasse 16, 1040 Vienna

  • Admission charged
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Coffee Houses

About Markets, Coffee Houses & Food in Vienna

The Viennese coffee house has been UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2011, and the reason isn't a type of coffee but an attitude: you're allowed to stay. A glass of water, a newspaper, three hours – that's not abuse, it's the concept.

The best-known coffee houses are in the city center. Café Central is the most magnificent and correspondingly crowded, Café Hawelka the smallest and darkest, Café Landtmann on the Ring the most formal. Café Sperl in Mariahilf has remained largely unchanged since 1880, and Café Prückel is a slice of the 1950s.

For markets there are the Naschmarkt and Brunnenmarkt & Yppenplatz; for a quick bite, the Würstelstand (sausage stand) Bitzinger, where evening wear stands next to construction jackets after the opera.

And then there's the wine: at Heuriger Mayer am Pfarrplatz, a Heuriger (wine tavern), they pour what has grown in Vienna.

How to order: a “Kleiner Brauner” is an espresso with a little milk, a Melange (Vienna's milky coffee) is close to a cappuccino, and a “Verlängerter” is a diluted espresso. If you simply order “a coffee”, you'll be politely asked which kind. The glass of water always comes with it and is not a sign that you should leave.

Beyond the coffee houses, Viennese cuisine shapes what's on offer: rich, hearty and uncompromising in its classics. The markets are the best place to get to know it outside of restaurants.

Frequently asked questions

A “Kleiner Brauner” is an espresso with a little milk, a Melange (Vienna's milky coffee) is close to a cappuccino, and a “Verlängerter” is a diluted espresso. Just order “a coffee” and you'll be politely asked which kind. The glass of water always comes with it and is brought without asking – it's not a sign that you should leave.

A Heuriger (wine tavern) is an establishment where winemakers are allowed to serve their own wine. A bundle of branches (Buschen) hung over the door shows that it's currently open – hence the word “ausg'steckt”. At a traditional Heuriger, you fetch your food yourself from the counter, and it's served cold. The main season runs from May to October; in September and October there's Sturm, a partially fermented young wine.

No, the market stalls themselves are closed on Sundays. On Sundays, only the restaurants and bars on the market grounds are open, for example at the Naschmarkt. Saturday is the busiest market day, and at the Naschmarkt there's also a flea market. On weekdays, the stalls close in the later afternoon.