Café Korb is on the corner of Brandstätte and Tuchlauben, near St. Stephen's Cathedral. The furnishings, with velvet booths, brass studs and small glass lampshades, date from the 1950s and 1960s, and the walls are hung with art, including works by Oberhuber, Dieter Roth and Arnulf Rainer. The program includes readings, music, cabaret and a philosophy café.
The café was founded by Amalie and Adolf Korb, originally in 1890 at Tuchlauben 11. It later moved into the new building of the Kaiser Franz Joseph insurance company on Brandstätte, designed by Julius Mayreder. According to the Wien Geschichte Wiki, around the turn of the century women were first seen among the guests here. The Widl family has owned the café since 1950, and Susanne Widl has run it on her own since 2000. In 2002 the Art Lounge opened in the basement, with contributions from Günter Brus, Peter Kogler and Peter Weibel. The futuristic restrooms followed in 2004.
Breakfast is served all day: the Small Viennese Breakfast costs €8.00, or €10.00 with egg, in each case without a hot drink. A Wiener Melange (Vienna's milky coffee, similar to a cappuccino) costs €5.60, a kleiner Brauner (a small espresso served with cream) €4.20, and the Einspänner, a large mocha topped with plenty of whipped cream and served in a glass, €7.50. The house torte costs €6.50 and the warm, hand-stretched apple strudel €6.80; wien.info also recommends the strudel. At lunchtime there are daily set menus for €16.50. The online menu is undated; the prices were checked in October 2026.
The café is open Monday to Saturday 08:00–24:00, with the kitchen open until 23:00. On public holidays it is open 10:00–23:00, kitchen until 22:00. It is closed on Sundays. Reservations are by phone only. In summer you can sit in the Schanigarten (outdoor seating) around the fountain, which Oskar Thiede redesigned in 1928.
No, it is closed on Sundays. Monday to Saturday the café is open 08:00–24:00, and on public holidays 10:00–23:00.
Yes, breakfast is served all day. The Small Viennese Breakfast costs €8.00, without a hot drink.
A room in the basement that opened in 2002. Günter Brus, Peter Kogler and Peter Weibel were involved.
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