Café Eiles sits at the start of Josefstädter Straße in the 8th district (Josefstadt), a few minutes from City Hall (Rathaus) and the Austrian Parliament. Your hosts are Gert and Nana Kunze, who modernized the café in 2016. The cooking is upscale Viennese and international, and the cakes and tortes are homemade.
The website describes the café as open "since 1901." According to the Wien Geschichte Wiki, it was founded in 1840 as Café Motéle and has been called Café Eiles since 1901. That year Friedrich Eiles took over and had Adolf Tremmel fit it out as an Art Nouveau café. Today's interior goes back to a 1933 redesign by Alois Ortner. Once the Parliament was completed, many members of parliament frequented the café, and Mayor Eduard Uhl was a regular. On July 23, 1934, the Nazis held their last meeting here before the attempted July Putsch.
According to the June 2025 menu, a Wiener Melange (Vienna's milky coffee, similar to a cappuccino) costs €4.90, an Einspänner (black coffee topped with whipped cream) with a rolled wafer €6.50 and a kleiner Brauner (a small espresso served with cream) €3.20. The house torte "Eiles" is a poppy seed cake with lingonberries and chocolate glaze for €4.70, and the warm apple strudel costs €4.90. Breakfast is served until 12:00, on weekends until 14:00, and the Viennese breakfast costs €9.90. Cold and hot dishes are available 11:00–23:00, along with a lunch menu that changes daily.
The café is open Monday to Friday 07:00–24:00, and on weekends and public holidays 08:00–24:00. You can reserve by phone. According to wien.info, there is a wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Take the U2 or tram 2 to Rathaus. For parking, the café points to the Astoria Hochgarage parking garage at Trautsongasse 4.
Daily until midnight. Monday to Friday from 07:00, and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 08:00.
Until 12:00 on weekdays, and until 14:00 on Saturdays and Sundays.
Take the U2 or tram 2 to the Rathaus stop.
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