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Vollpension is an intergenerational café: seniors bake in an open bakery, and the café sees itself as a social enterprise fighting poverty and loneliness in old age. You collect your cake yourself from the display case with an "Oma-Coin" (grandma coin). This listing describes the original café on Schleifmühlgasse in the 4th district (Wieden). A second café is at Johannesgasse 4A in the 1st district (Innere Stadt), on the ground floor of the MUK (Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna).
Mike Lanner and Moriz Piffl launched Vollpension in September 2012 as a pop-up during Vienna Design Week. The café on Schleifmühlgasse has existed since June 2015, the one on Johannesgasse since October 2019. In 2020 a crowdfunding campaign raised €140,000. In 2023 Vollpension was named "EY Entrepreneur of the Year" in the social business category.
According to the menu from May 2026, a Melange (Vienna's milky coffee, similar to a cappuccino) costs €5.50, an Einspänner (black coffee topped with whipped cream) €5.90 and a kleiner Brauner (small espresso served with a dash of cream) €4.10. A slice of cake or torte costs €6.90, and the selection changes daily. Buchteln (sweet yeast buns) with Powidl (plum jam) and vanilla sauce cost €7.80. Breakfast is served daily from 08:00 to 16:00; the Viennese breakfast (Wiener Frühstückerl) costs €8.90. There are also vegan breakfasts and cakes.
Schleifmühlgasse is open daily from 08:00 to 20:00, Johannesgasse daily from 08:00 to 18:00. You can reserve online, but not for the same day; groups of eight or more should use the contact form. You can still just drop in. You can pay in cash, by credit card or by debit card. Dogs are welcome at Schleifmühlgasse, but the café is not wheelchair accessible. Johannesgasse is wheelchair accessible, but dogs are not allowed there.
For Schleifmühlgasse, take the U4 to Kettenbrückengasse, about 5 minutes on foot, or to Karlsplatz (U1, U2, U4), about 10 minutes.
Schleifmühlgasse daily from 08:00 to 20:00, Johannesgasse daily from 08:00 to 18:00. Breakfast is served until 16:00 at both locations.
Yes, online on the website, but not for the same day. Groups of eight or more should use the contact form. You can also just drop in; the whole café is never fully reserved.
Seniors bake here in an open bakery. Vollpension sees itself as a social enterprise fighting poverty and loneliness in old age.
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