Experts' Choice Award Cafe Sperl
What the experts agree on
Vienna's quintessential kaffeehaus where intellectuals and artists have lingered for over a century. L-shaped rooms with billiards, faded elegance, and exceptional coffee—the kind of place designed for unhurried afternoons.
“This iconic kaffeehaus has welcomed philosophers and movie stars for more than a century.”
– Travel + Leisure
Rough Guide Star
"One of the classics of the Kaffeehaus scene, just off Mariahilferstrasse: L-shaped, with billiard tables and a hint of elegant, bohemian shabbiness. Free wi-fi."
Fodor's "Coffee in Vienna is designed to be savored and enjoyed and one of the most splendid places in Vienna to do just that is at the Sperl." Full review
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Get a table by the window to ensure a captivating street view, and be sure to enjoy the piano music Sunday afternoon.
Afar Magazine "How’s your billiard game? With three antique tables, Café Sperl is old-world Vienna at its best; the year 1880 appears in their logo, after all. Sperl’s sumptuous art nouveau..." Full review
National Geographic
