Café Hawelka on Dorotheergasse, a few steps from the Graben, is a café for artists and writers. According to its website, the Hawelka family now runs it in the third generation. The walls are hung with pictures by regulars, and there is also the poster wall, an invention of Leopold Hawelka.
Leopold and Josefine Hawelka started out in 1936 with the "Café Alt Wien" on Bäckerstraße. In May 1939 they took over the "Café Karl" on Dorotheergasse. The rooms had opened in 1913 as the "Chatham Bar"; the interior was designed by Rudolf Schindler, and parts of it survive. From September 1939 the café was closed because of the war, and it reopened in December 1945. Its guests included Friedrich Torberg, Heimito von Doderer, Hilde Spiel, H. C. Artmann, Helmut Qualtinger, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Elias Canetti and Andy Warhol. Georg Danzer's 1975 song "Jö schau" is set in the Hawelka.
The Hawelka is famous for its Buchteln (sweet yeast buns) made to Josefine Hawelka's recipe. They come fresh out of the oven late in the evening, according to wien.info especially after 20:00. The café does not publish a menu with prices online. The prices in the online shop are for coffee beans, not for drinks in the café.
The Hawelka is open Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to midnight, Friday and Saturday until 01:00, and Sunday from 09:00 to 22:00. There is no closing day. The café does not say whether you can reserve tables. It can be rented for parties and corporate events on request. The roastery shop at Dorotheergasse 7 is temporarily closed for renovation.
Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to midnight, Friday and Saturday from 09:00 to 01:00, Sunday from 09:00 to 22:00. There is no closing day.
Late in the evening, freshly baked to Josefine Hawelka's recipe. According to wien.info, especially after 20:00.
As a café for artists and writers. Its guests included Friedrich Torberg, Heimito von Doderer, H. C. Artmann, Friedensreich Hundertwasser and Elias Canetti. Then there are the Buchteln and the poster wall.
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Dorotheergasse 11, 1010 Vienna
Graben, 1010 Vienna
Stallburggasse 2, 1010 Vienna
Neuer Markt 16, 1010 Vienna
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