Viennese Coffee Houses

Where your Melange (Vienna's milky coffee, similar to a cappuccino) comes with a glass of water, marble tables and newspapers: Vienna's traditional coffee houses at a glance, with opening hours, prices from the menu and whether they're open right now.

  • 24Coffee houses
  • €5.70median Melange price
  • €4.80cheapest Melange

How much is a Melange?

The Wiener Melange as priced on each coffee house's menu, cheapest first. Prices range from €4.80 at Café Goldegg to €6.90 at Café Schwarzenberg.

Price of a Wiener Melange in euros, as listed on the menu. Variations such as a Melange with whipped cream aren't included.
Coffee house Melange Compared with the most expensive
Café Goldegg in the guide listed on the menu as Melange Source: cafegoldegg.at · as of May 2025 €4.80
Café Eiles in the guide Source: cafe-eiles.at · as of Jun 2025 €4.90
Café Prückel in the guide on the menu as Melange or cappuccino Source: prueckel.at · as of May 2026 €4.90
Café Sperl in the guide Source: cafesperl.at · as of Oct 2025 €4.90
Café Hummel in the guide summer menu 2026 Source: cafehummel.at · as of Jun 2026 €5.10
Café Dommayer in the guide Source: oberlaa-wien.at · as of Feb 2026 €5.50
Oberlaa Konditorei am Neuen Markt in the guide small mocha with frothed milk Source: oberlaa-wien.at · as of Feb 2026 €5.50
Vollpension in the guide listed on the menu as Cappuccino / Melange Source: backademie.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com · as of May 2026 €5.50
Café Korb in the guide menu undated, accessed October 13, 2026 Source: cafekorb.at · as of Oct 2026 €5.60
Café Jelinek in the guide a "Melange" for €5.30 is also on the menu Source: cafejelinek.steman.at · as of Oct 2026 €5.80
Café Weimar in the guide on the menu as Wiener Melange / cappuccino Source: cafeweimar.at · as of Oct 2026 €5.80
Café Diglas in the guide Source: wollzeile.diglas.at · as of Apr 2025 €5.90
Café Tirolerhof in the guide Source: cafetirolerhof.at · as of Dec 2025 €5.90
Café Frauenhuber in the guide Source: cafefrauenhuber.at · as of Feb 2026 €6.90
Café Landtmann in the guide Source: landtmann.at · as of Sep 2026 €6.90
Café Mozart in the guide Source: cafe-mozart.at · as of Sep 2026 €6.90
Café Museum in the guide Source: cafemuseum.at · as of Sep 2026 €6.90
Café Schwarzenberg in the guide Source: cafe-schwarzenberg.at · as of Oct 2026 €6.90

Prices change, often in the fall when the new menu comes out. At the coffee house itself, the current menu always applies.

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Ordering coffee: what's what?

According to wien.info, Viennese coffee houses have more than 40 kinds of coffee on the menu. The most important ones:

Wiener Melange
Coffee and milk in roughly equal parts, topped with milk foam. Milder than a cappuccino.
Einspänner
Black coffee with lots of whipped cream, served in a glass with a handle.
Kleiner and Großer Schwarzer
Mokka (a strong, espresso-like coffee) without milk, as a small or large serving.
Kleiner and Großer Brauner
Mokka with coffee cream, which many coffee houses serve on the side.
Verlängerter
Mokka topped up with hot water – often served in a small pot on the side.
Franziskaner
A very milky Melange with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles.
Kapuziner
Black coffee with a dash of milk or whipped cream.
Fiaker
A Verlängerter with rum and whipped cream.
Kaisermelange
Coffee with egg yolk, honey and whipped cream.

Each coffee house interprets the recipes in its own way. The menu tells you exactly what ends up in your glass.

Good to know

  • The glass of water: It comes with your coffee. Originally, the spoon was rested on top of it; later, coffee house owners used it to show off the quality of Vienna's water – especially after 1873, when the First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline went into operation.
  • Take your time: People don't go to a coffee house just for the coffee. UNESCO describes it as a place “where time and space are consumed, but only the coffee is found on the bill.”
  • Newspapers: Newspaper tables are part of the furnishings. Back in 1720, the Kramersches Kaffeehaus on the Graben was the first to lay out newspapers.
  • Schanigarten: That's the name for the outdoor seating a café or restaurant sets up on the sidewalk or street during the warmer months.
  • Cultural heritage: Since 2011, Viennese coffee house culture has been listed in Austria's national inventory of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
  • Coffee House Owners' Ball (Kaffeesiederball): The 68th Vienna Coffee House Owners' Ball takes place on January 22, 2027, at the Hofburg, the former imperial palace.
  • Still not sure where to go? Ask the Guide – for example, which coffee house is open now or where to get breakfast.