Paper-thin strudel pastry wrapped around a sweet quark filling enriched with lemon, vanilla, sour cream and raisins. Baked golden, served warm with hot vanilla sauce; rivals Apfelstrudel on every Kaffeehaus tray.
Topfenstrudel arrived in Vienna from Hungary via the Habsburg court kitchens, taking hold in 19th-century Kaffeehaus baking. The version at Demel still uses hand-pulled dough and fresh Austrian Topfen. Café Landtmann and Vollpension both run the Mehlspeise as a daily offer; Kurkonditorei Oberlaa serves a notable cold version with apricot sauce in summer.
5 editor picks for Topfenstrudel in Vienna, ranked by editorial score. All Vienna signature dishes · Topfenstrudel across every city.
Vollpension ★ 4.6
wieden · Schleifmuehlgasse 16, 1040 Wien
Vollpension on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden hires Viennese grandmothers and grandfathers to bake the menu of Strudel, Torten and Mehlspeise.
Demel ★ 4.5
innere-stadt · Kohlmarkt 14, 1010 Wien
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.
Cafe Sperl ★ 4.5
mariahilf · Gumpendorfer Strasse 11, 1060 Wien
Cafe Sperl on Gumpendorfer Strasse in Vienna's Mariahilf has poured since 1880, the bentwood Thonet chairs, parquet. At Gumpendorfer Strasse 11.
Cafe Landtmann ★ 4.4
innere-stadt · Universitaetsring 4, 1010 Wien
Cafe Landtmann on Universitaetsring in Vienna has poured at the Burgtheater corner since 1873, Sigmund Freud's preferred coffeehouse with a long carte.
Kurkonditorei Oberlaa ★ 4.4
innere-stadt · Neuer Markt 16, 1010 Wien
Kurkonditorei Oberlaa on Neuer Markt in Vienna runs the Karl Schuhmacher Konditorei from 1974, the wide carte of Torten the modern alternative to the Demel.