Café Sperl Vienna: Opening Hours, Billiards & Sperl Torte

Café Sperl on Gumpendorfer Straße, near the Naschmarkt, is a traditional Viennese coffee house with a largely preserved 19th-century interior. It has three carom billiard tables and a children's corner. Daily, weekly and monthly papers are laid out, and in spring and summer you can sit in the Schanigarten (outdoor seating) out front.

History

The coffee house has been here since 1880. Gross & Jelinek fitted it out for Jakob Ronacher, and it takes its name from the café owner Sperl. Adolf Kratochwilla took over in 1884. From 1895 the "Siebener-Club" (Club of Seven) around Olbrich, Hoffmann and Kolo Moser met here; in 1897 it gave rise to the Secession. Operetta stars and composers such as Girardi, Lehár, Millöcker and Eysler were also regulars. Manfred Staub has owned the café since 1968. It has served as a film location, among others for "A Dangerous Method."

On the menu

The menu on the website dates from October 2025, and prices may have risen since. On it, a Wiener Melange (Vienna's milky coffee, similar to a cappuccino) costs €4.90, an Einspänner (black coffee topped with whipped cream) €5.90 and a kleiner Brauner (small espresso served with a dash of cream) €3.60. Sachertorte and Apfelstrudel cost €5.40 each. The house specialty is the Sperl Torte made of milk chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and almond paste; the recipe is secret. Whole tortes are available from €38. Breakfast is served all day, and the Sperl breakfast costs €10.90. There is also Viennese cuisine and a daily menu.

Opening hours and reservations

The Sperl is open Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 22:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00. In July and August it is closed on Sundays. On Sundays there is piano music from 15:30. You can reserve by phone or by email.

Nearby

Naschmarkt – about 300 meters away.
Secession – home of the artists' association that began at a regulars' table in the Sperl.
Third Man Museum – about 400 meters away.

Breakfast
Schanigarten (outdoor seating)
Piano music
Billiards
Newspapers

Address: Gumpendorfer Straße 11, 1060 Vienna
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Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 22:00, Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00. In July and August it is closed on Sundays.

Yes, the Sperl has three carom billiard tables. There is also a children's corner.

The house specialty, made of milk chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and almond paste; the recipe is secret. According to the menu from October 2025, whole tortes are available from €38.

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