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>

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Meidlinger Markt Open

Meidlinger Markt

1120 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Markets
Würstelstand Bitzinger Open

Würstelstand Bitzinger

Albertinapl. 1, 1010 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Viennese Classics
Café Landtmann Open

Café Landtmann

Universitätsring 4, 1010 Vienna

  • Free admission
  • Markets, Coffee Houses & Food
  • Coffee Houses
Café Central

Café Central

Herrengasse 14, 1010 Vienna

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

Naschmarkt

Naschmarkt Stand/1-5, 1040 Vienna

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

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.