Experts' Choice Award Cafe Schwarzenberg
What the experts agree on
Vienna's oldest Ringstrasse café (since 1861) impresses with opulent marble interiors and an exceptional cake selection. Breakfast and coffee are standouts, drawing locals and visitors to this authentic, historic gem with its distinctive yellow
“The café is the oldest coffeehouse (opened in 1861) on the Ringstrasse and one of the loveliest and most authentic in every way.”
– Afar Magazine
Rough Guide "Opulent café with rich marble, ceramic and wood-panelled decor, plus huge mirrors and a great cake cabinet."
Fodor's "A bright-yellow facade and a large terrace welcome all to this café across from the Hotel Imperial." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The first café added to Vienna's Ringstrasse, Schwarzenberg was built in the 1860s and is still serving cakes and coffees." Full review
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Don't miss the delightful traditional Viennese breakfast, served with a hard roll, a croissant, a jar of local jam, and a soft boiled egg; or the "Vital" breakfast, with fruitmüsli and yogurt as well as avocado spreads instead of butter.
Afar Magazine "Lovers of Vienna’s homegrown early-20th-century Wiener Werkstätte design style will want to visit the Café Schwarzenberg: It was the preferred haunt of Josef Hoffmann. The illustrious..." Full review
The Guardian "The next time I am in town I will head for Café Hawelka and Café Schwarzenberg (which is particularly good for breakfast)"
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Lonely Planet "You can't go wrong at art deco Prückel, marbled Schwarzenberg and the cosmopolitan classic Landtmann, all Ringstrasse originals"
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