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Cafe Goldegg on Argentinierstrasse in Wieden opened in 1910, the carved parlour and brass billiard tables a working-class antidote to inner-city cafes.
Signature drink: Verlaengerter
Tip: Billiard tables on the back wall are bookable by the hour; the daily Mittagsmenue is a Wieden insider's lunch.
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Cafe Tirolerhof on Fuehrichgasse in Vienna's first district has poured Melange since the Kunz brothers took over in 1918, the Art Deco interior restored.
Signature drink: Melange
Tip: Open daily from 07:00, weekends from 08:00; the house-made apple strudel is the long-standing order.
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Demel on Kohlmarkt has been a court confectioner since 1786, the Eduard-Sacher-Torte and Anna-Torte from the K. und K. Hofzuckerbaecker still served.
Signature drink: Hot chocolate
Tip: The first-floor dining room takes the queue; the ground-floor takeaway moves faster for a Sachertorte to-go.
Café€innere-stadtMon-Sun 07:00-23:00Wifi
Cafe Sacher inside Hotel Sacher on Philharmoniker Strasse in Vienna serves the Original Sachertorte under chandeliers across from the State Opera.
Signature drink: Sacher coffee
Tip: The slice with whipped cream sells out by 17:00 on busy days; arrive before the matinee crowd.
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Cafe Landtmann on Universitaetsring in Vienna has poured at the Burgtheater corner since 1873, Sigmund Freud's preferred coffeehouse with a long carte.
Signature drink: Grosser Brauner
Tip: Open daily 07:30 to midnight; the front-room bench seats face the Burgtheater across the Ring.
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Cafe Sperl on Gumpendorfer Strasse in Vienna's Mariahilf has poured since 1880, the bentwood Thonet chairs, parquet. At Gumpendorfer Strasse 11.
Signature drink: Melange
Tip: The carambole tables at the back are still in play; ask the kitchen for a Sperl Torte with your Melange.