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CaféInnere StadtWork-friendlyWifi
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.
DrinkMelange
TipOpen 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.
DrinkHot chocolate
TipThe first-floor dining room takes the queue; the ground-floor takeaway moves faster for a Sachertorte to-go.
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Cafe Sacher inside Hotel Sacher on Philharmoniker Strasse in Vienna serves the Original Sachertorte under chandeliers across from the State Opera.
DrinkSacher coffee
TipThe 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.
DrinkGrosser Brauner
TipOpen daily 07:30 to midnight; the front-room bench seats face the Burgtheater across the Ring.
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CaféMariahilfWork-friendlyWifi
Cafe Sperl on Gumpendorfer Strasse in Vienna's Mariahilf has poured since 1880, the bentwood Thonet chairs, parquet. At Gumpendorfer Strasse 11.
DrinkMelange
TipThe carambole tables at the back are still in play; ask the kitchen for a Sperl Torte with your Melange.
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CaféInnere Stadt
Cafe Hawelka on Dorotheergasse in Vienna has run since 1939 under three generations of the Hawelka family, the late-evening Buchteln the post-war haunt.
DrinkBuchteln
TipBuchteln are served from 20:00 nightly, baked to Josefine Hawelka's family recipe; do not arrive earlier expecting them.