Jonas Reindl on Waehringer Strasse in Vienna's Alsergrund is one of the city's most consistent specialty roasters, the Schottentor branch tied to the roastery on Westbahnstrasse in Neubau.
Tip: The Westbahnstrasse roastery does roastery tours by appointment; book through the website.
Address: Waehringer Strasse 2-4, 1090 Wien, Vienna
Christian Schroedl's Alt Wien Kaffee on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna has roasted since 1987, the front-shop in the 4th district one of the earliest specialty operations in Austria.
Tip: The Slayer espresso machine at the counter pulls the same beans the wholesale list supplies to 250 cafes.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Balthasar Kaffee Bar on Praterstrasse in Vienna's Leopoldstadt pours award-winning specialty espresso from a marble counter, a tight kitchen for sandwiches and the small Kuchen list to one side.
Tip: The cortado is the room's signature pour; the kitchen does a serious avocado toast for breakfast.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter
Suessmund on Schoenlaterngasse in Vienna's first district roasts on a small drum and pours specialty filter under a vaulted ceiling, the 1010 alternative to Kaffemik across the Ring.
Tip: The single-origin filter changes daily; ask for the recommendation rather than the bean list.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Kafec on Burggasse in Vienna's Neubau is Hannes Salzgeber's small-batch roastery, the front-window cafe one of the city's most consistent specialty pours.
Tip: The pour-over carte is the room's most-ordered; bring a notebook and stay.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Kaffemik on Zollergasse in Vienna's Neubau is the city's longest-running third-wave roastery and cafe, the tiny room off Mariahilfer Strasse the institution for award-winning baristas.
Tip: The bean lineup rotates weekly; ask for whichever Ethiopian washed lot is on the espresso grinder that day.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
