Apfelstrudel appears as a signature dish in 1 Austria cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Apfelstrudel · Vienna
Paper-thin strudel pastry stretched until you can read newsprint through it, wrapped around grated apples, raisins, cinnamon, sugar, and toasted breadcrumbs. Baked golden and served warm with vanilla sauce or whipped cream.
Strudel pastry travelled across the Habsburg empire from the Ottoman baklava tradition, taking hold in Vienna and Budapest in the 17th and 18th centuries. The paper-thin dough is the test of every Konditorei. Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse bakes by grandmothers from a recipe family tradition; Demel and Cafe Landtmann both serve the classical version on a silver tray.
Where to eat in Vienna:
- Demel
- Cafe Landtmann
- Vollpension
- Cafe Sperl
- Cafe Korb