Café restaurants in Austria
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Demel
An elegant and regal cafe within sight of the Hofburg, Demel was once the talk of the town but now mainly caters to tourists. The quality of the cakes hasn’t dropped however, and it wins marks for the sheer creativity of its sweets – its window displays an ever-changing array of edible art pieces (ballerinas and manicured bonsai for example). Demel’s speciality is the Ana Demel Torte, a calorie-bomb of chocolate and nougat which rivals Café Sacher’s Torte.
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Café Florianihof
This child-friendly cafe in Josefstadt serves food heavily laden with organic produce and a remarkable array of fruit juices. Paintings by local artists add a splash of colour to the clean white walls, and in summer the streetside seating fills quickly.
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Café Engländer
Attracting the rich and the famous, Engländer is no classic Kaffeehaus, but rather a modern edifice with a discerning air and top wine and a contemporary take on Viennese cuisine. Its service and coffee are of the highest standard.
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Diglas
Diglas comes straight from the classic coffee house mould, with swanky red-velvet booths, sharp-tongued waiters, an extensive (and good) coffee range, and old dames dressed to the nines. The reputation of Diglas’ cakes precedes; some argue they’re the best in town and the Apfelstrudel is unrivalled. Meals are delicate and more like snacks, but they extend beyond the normal Viennese specialities to include a variety of Hungarian dishes. Live piano music fills Diglas from 7pm to 10pm Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
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Villa Lido
A short walk along the lakeshore from Europapark, this classy and attractive lakeside restaurant has a café terrace on land and tables on a wooden jetty over the water (reserve for one of these). Its menu takes your taste buds through Italian saltimbocca, classic fish or red-meat dishes and pasta, and culminates in delicious sorbets. The upstairs lounge is open from 5pm till late.
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Café Sacher
Sacher is the cafe every second tourist wants to visit. Why? Because of the celebrated Sacher Torte (€4) , a rich chocolate cake with apricot jam once favoured by Emperor Franz Josef. Truth be told, as cafes go Sacher doesn’t rate highly for authenticity, but it pleases the masses with its opulent furnishings, battalion of waiters, and air of nobility.
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Koi
Buddha welcomes you to Hallein’s hippest café. The design is industrial cool with Asian overtones –from chocolate-coloured leather benches to giraffe-print cushions. The menu tempts with fresh-from-the-wok noodles and crunchy beansprout salads, washed down with organic juices. There’s a cool breeze to be had on the raised terrace by the stream.
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Café Hummel
Unpretentious and classic, Hummel is a large Kaffeehaus catering to a regular Josefstadt crowd. The coffee is rich, the cakes baked on the premises, and the waiters typically snobbish. In summer, it’s easy to spend a few hours at Hummel’s outdoor seating area, mulling over the international papers and watching the human traffic on Josefstädter Strasse.
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Café Sissy
Sissy was the nickname of the Kaiserin Elisabeth, unhappy wife of Emperor Franz Josef, and her pictures hang on the walls of this popular riverside bar/café. You can breakfast here, lunch or dine on a Wiener schnitzel and other simple fare, or simply nighthawk at the front-room bar till the midnight hour.
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Schaukasten
A new concept on Brunnenmarkt, Schaukasten is a tiny container with excellent Italian coffee and a fresh menu daily. It's a delight to watch the market's comings and goings from one of the three small tables occupying the roof space, but if they're full, a pew at the ground-level bar is almost as good.
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Café Barock
Tucked down an alleyway, this little bistro is bedecked with eye-catching modern art. When the sun’s out, its cobbled square framed by tall town houses is a popular lunch spot. The chalked menu-board includes lots of pasta, focaccia and vegetarian options.
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Cafesito
Cafesito squeeze into this tiny café for the freshest bagels and smoothies in town. Lilac-yellow walls and modern art create a funky backdrop for a light lunch or cup of fair-trade coffee. Try the famous bikini bagel or chilli hot chocolate.
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Café Konditerei Rainer
Villach’s oldest café offers a sumptuous array of more than 50 different cakes, lunch snacks, a kid’s play area, and in summer a screen with live pictures from the ‘falcon cam’ at the top of the church steeple.
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Cafe Am Schwammerlturm
This tiny café is a visual treat – it has wonderful outdoor seating on top of the circular city tower and breathtaking views over the town and countryside. The stairs are not for the faint-hearted, but it has a (glass) lift.
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Capp&ccino
Capp&ccino is the right bank’s coolest café with its high ceilings, laid-back terrace and lounge music. The moreish tramezzini (small Italian tea sandwiches) and free wi-fi access add to its popularity.
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Café Haag
Locally picked plums are the key ingredient in this café’s divine chocolates. Once you’ve sampled them, try the cakes – just the sugar kick needed for the uphill trudge to the castle.
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Dogana
Earthy tones and mellow music give this gourmet haunt a contemporary kick. The menu changes seasonally, but staples include delicious salads (try the curried kikeriki ) and value for money lunches.
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Café Nino
Nino’s is a friendly, buzzing café on the old town square, with plenty of tables outside and fresh calamari on the menu each Friday. It also serves great ice cream and extravagant coffees.
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Remise
This laid-back café serves up an arty atmosphere and tasty snacks from salads and toasties to curries. The cultural venue next door regularly hosts exhibitions, film screenings and concerts.
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Café Luce
This lively café is a local favourite for cheap lunches and post-work drinks in the courtyard. The simple menu features various takes on pasta, bruschetta and salads.
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Café Tomaselli
If you like your service with a dollop of Viennese grumpiness and strudel with a dollop of cream, this grand, wood-panelled coffee house in the centre is just the ticket.
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Café Urban
This convivial café’s glass counter is piled high with hard-to-resist pralines and pastries – try the famous Igel, a hedgehog-shaped meringue.
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Barbarastub’n
If the tourist office is closed when you visit, consider a coffee and cake at Barbarastub’n, which has some brochures and maps of town.
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Café Rupprechter
Kitzbühel’s best hazelnut ice cream, homemade strudel and pralines make the sweet-toothed locals squeal with pleasure at this family-run café.
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Altes Rathaus
A sleek newcomer to Bludenz, this glass-fronted café on the main drag rustles up cheese-rich specialities, steaks and yummy cakes.
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