Café Mozart is on Albertinaplatz behind the Vienna State Opera, opposite the Albertina. The Querfeld family has run it since 1993. International newspapers are laid out for reading, and the waiters speak several languages. Outside there is a Schanigarten (outdoor seating).
The history of the place goes back to 1794, when Georg Pöhlein opened a coffee house in the Bürgerspitalzinshaus. From 1825 it was run by Simon Corra. Around 1840 it was called Café Katzmayer and was a meeting place for writers such as Bauernfeld and Castelli, which kept it under the watch of the police in the Metternich era. In 1882 the building was demolished and rebuilt. The coffee house owner Hornik named it Café Mozart in 1929, after the Mozart monument. In 1938 the Jewish owner Oskar Hornik was forced to sell the café; it was restituted in 1948. According to his memoirs, Graham Greene had Café Mozart in mind for the café "Old Vienna" in "The Third Man," and the scenes were filmed on the terrace. Anton Karas wrote the "Café Mozart Waltz."
A Wiener Melange (Vienna's milky coffee, similar to a cappuccino) costs €6.90, the "Salon Einspänner" (black coffee topped with whipped cream) with a rolled wafer €7.70, and a small Brauner (espresso with cream on the side) €4.70. As tradition dictates, your coffee comes with a small glass of water. The house specialty is the Mozart cake with pistachio cream, chocolate mousse and chocolate sponge at €8.50; the apple strudel costs €8.20. The Viennese breakfast is €9.80 (all prices from the menus of September 2026). Monday to Friday there is a set lunch between 11:30 and 14:30.
According to the website, the café is open daily 08:00–23:30, with the kitchen open until 22:30. Breakfast is served until 11:30. The café is wheelchair accessible. You can reserve online, by phone or by email.
According to the website, daily 08:00–23:30, with the kitchen open until 22:30. Breakfast is served until 11:30.
According to his memoirs, Graham Greene had Café Mozart in mind for the café "Old Vienna" in the film, and the scenes were filmed on the terrace. Anton Karas wrote the "Café Mozart Waltz."
The Wiener Melange costs €6.90 (coffee and cake menu, as of September 2026).
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