Cafe Central

Top 1% of restaurants in Vienna
7/10

7 expert reviews

“Originally opened in 1876, Café Central is perhaps the most famous of Vienna's traditional coffeehouses.”

– Afar Magazine

Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The utterly grand café inside the majestic Palais Ferstel is known among pastry-obsessed Wieners for serving the best, flakiest strudel in town." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"The most famous of all Viennese cafés, resurrected in the 1980s and still the most architecturally interesting."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Made famous by its illustrious guests, the Café Central is right up there with Florian's in Venice." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"Once a grand bank and stock market house, Palais Ferstel opened Cafe Central as its focus in 1876." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Opened in 1876, Central is perhaps the most traditional—and famous—of the Viennese kaffeehauses." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Established in 1876 and set in Palais Ferstel, a palatial Italianate mansion, Café Central attracts tourists and locals who dine on Viennese dishes, coffee specialties, and bakery items in the historic setting"
Vienna Travel Guide
August 5, 2021



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