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Café Central

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Ranked #9 for cafés in Vienna
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"Beautiful Art Nouveau building, live piano concerts and good coffee."(26 Tips)
"Everything was amazing, try "apfelstrudel" and get table inside."(19 Tips)
"Really traditional Viennese cafe with great sweets"(11 Tips)
"Good classic Viennese coffee.Nice decorations from the last century"(9 Tips)

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Cathrine JohansenNovember 2, 2015
One of the oldest cafe's in Vienna. If you like cake and coffe, this is the place for you. The cake selection is great and super delicious! Coffe is also really good! But prepare to wait for a table.
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Kyriakos G. 🍺 🍔May 5, 2016
Definitely the most authentic coffee place in Vienna. Must tries, the Einspänner coffee and this small delicious bomb of taste, the "Peanuts Karamell". In every to do list in Vienna, this place.
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CNNAugust 6, 2014
Café Central is a coffeehouse first, but serves traditional Austrian food for lunch. The grand interior displays its palace setting to perfection, with a classical pianist serenading diners. Read more
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Shaileshwori SharmaNovember 17, 2015
Waited in line for five minutes for a table on a Saturday evening but the experience more than made up for that. Attentive/accommodating waiters. Try the Altenberg tort for cake! ❤️ the live piano.
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Lulu DaviesSeptember 3, 2017
Classic atmosphere with a luxury touch. They have great variety of dessert and drink selections, and we also loved the soup and tore pancakes with plum sauce. Arrive before 5pm for live piano music!
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MohammedSeptember 23, 2019
Truly enjoyable experience in one of Vienna's authentic coffeehouses, allow some time for the expected long queues or just come a bit early in the morning for a wonderful classic Viennese breakfast.
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Katerina KuvMarch 31, 2015
Cafes, piano music, cakes, tasty, but it's place only for tasty sweets and good for small groups. Overcrowded, book a table in advance. No chance to eat for vegetarians
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Ayelet AJuly 21, 2017
A classic viennese café, a must-visit in Vienna. Super touristic, so try to reserve a table in advance and ask to be seated inside for the full experience. Desserts here are amazing!
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LinaDecember 9, 2016
The ambience and the service is good. Food is wonderful. Try the boiled beef and all the coffees. Do make a reservation before going as there's a queue for lunch even in winter. Pretty family friendly
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Bogdan D.December 1, 2018
The most beautiful historic cafe in Wien; beautiful vaulted arches; touristy place; good food; fair prices; usually you have to qeue at the entrance; kind service; no wi-fi, parking or smoking;
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Chris HainesSeptember 28, 2017
You definitely have to go here if you're visiting Vienna. It's a lovely experience and a great place for afternoon tea. Once you're at a table go up and pick your cake from the decadent selection!
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SamanthaOctober 23, 2015
Stunning interior, great service & fast to be seated despite the queue out the door! This was a perfect balance of flavour & sweetness in this little Peanut Brittle Caramel Creme Brûlée bomb! Yum 😋
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Seda KokaJanuary 1, 2016
Photo: minced deer patties with chestnuts and cabbage roll, chestnut soup with goose ravioli, wiener schnitzel, cream cake with cinnamon and plum, warm chocolate cake, puff pastry with vanilla cream
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Silvia SennheiserJanuary 19, 2016
Cute and chill atmosphere, often crowded (you'll have to stand in a line to get in), but the place is really worth it. Besides, prices are totally honest despite its wide fame.
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Iulia AndreeaApril 13, 2019
One of the best places to spend your time in Vienna. This cafe is amongst the oldest in this city, really keeping the vibe of the old times. Try the desserts and the Wiener melange.Definitely worth it
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Lewis TJuly 11, 2017
Beautiful environment, once you have a table (likely after a short wait) you can escape with coffee and food. The peanut Caramel was amazing. Pancakes also delicious.
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Ahmad Al-HussienAugust 18, 2016
The café has amazing interior design. The coffee is good and also the pies and croissant. I like the place a lot.
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⚓ευτυχία🦄December 7, 2017
I went on a Wednesday night so thankfully we weren’t waiting a long.It has various sweets which you can choose..The interior was great and also it has a live piano..
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Pelin RozanesNovember 26, 2023
The place is beautiful. It was the best breakfast I’ve ever had. There are a lot of desserts was delicious.The service was amazing. The food is delicious 😋 I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU TO COME HERE
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Ahmet CelikOctober 9, 2014
Delicious Rindgulash is highly recommended. Beautiful welcoming atmosphere with relaxing piano melody and well dressed, gentle waiters. Another piece of art at the heart of the city:)
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HeuJanuary 6, 2019
Sacher cake, apfelstrudel with viena coffee and house white wine. Clasical combination but everything was really delicious and the place has an amazing atmosphere.
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Cris PersMarch 26, 2016
Delicious food and desserts. Soups and steak tartare are amazing! Service is not included in the bill. Live classic music in the evenings. A must in Vienna!
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Amaury JJune 7, 2017
Amazing! Great vibe inside, beautiful decor, and live music on the piano. Just one thing; it's quite overpriced and the service could be better. Just get coffee instead of actual food.
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Colin LeeMarch 27, 2016
Great ambiance especially with live piano music. Disliked the apple strudel; it had aftertastes of rum in it. Looking back, we should have tried the other pastries
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Kate MillerJune 23, 2019
Worth the wait! (There is always a line but it’s well worth it.) Delightful treats and breakfasts 🍳
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Alexey ChernovolodAugust 25, 2015
Sachertorte is amazing. Cool interior for a romantic date. But so many people. They have a few "food" items in the menu, but main point is different cakes and coffee.
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SelinkoApril 23, 2018
Schnitzel and apfelstrudel is recommended but the other desserts on display (real work of art) also stand a chance. You will definitely want to add them to the list in this marvellous ambiance..
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Анастасия ГеррAugust 4, 2015
Delightfully! Atmosphere, cakes are chic and luxurious. Attentive waiters. Mousses are great and gluten-free, that is really good. Hot chocolate is cooking from real cocoa. Best cafe in my life :)
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Anthi PJanuary 6, 2018
One of #mustsees. Cappuccino tasted more like filter coffee to me.many tourists. You have to wait in line to get in when it’s crowded. Very busy waiters so you might need to wait to pay.
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Ksusha KJanuary 7, 2017
Authentic ambience and cozy historic interior. Warm chocolate cake was amazing, coffee was a huge disappointment though, tasted absolutely horrible. Come before 11am to avoid long queues.
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BogdanDecember 16, 2014
A classic Viennese establishment. You wait in line for a while but once you get in: gorgeous interior, perfect desserts and proper service. Kaiserschmarrn is awesome and big enough for two
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Mariana BernasconiNovember 1, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Amazing coffee and the best Mohr im Hemd in the city. The food is to die for should you decide to splurge and eat a meal there. The live piano player starts at 18:00 already. Vienna must do. Must!
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Ahad IbrahimJuly 4, 2023
Great place with good food. We tried the schnitzel, the fried chicken, potato soup, and beef dumplings. They all tasted good. Make a reservation to avoid the long queue.
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Liam WardMarch 28, 2023
The queue can look long, but it does move fast and it is well worth the wait. Cakes, pastries and coffee are just divine!
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Bianca N.October 4, 2022
Very nice and touristy experience. Try to book your reservation online before going instead of staying in a long waiting line outside.
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RayAugust 4, 2019
Unfortunately all the deserts on the menu (except the pancakes) has alcohol/pork gelatin ..so I ordered the lemon tart and it was amazing💛
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Defne OnerJune 18, 2023
We ate apfelstrudel and chocolate cake and we drank snaps with plum and raspberry. The chocolate cake is a must but don’t go for these drinks
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A MunteanJune 23, 2019
The personnel was professional and paid attention to our questions. The veal liver and the schnitzel were excellent. So was the almond and orange cake. Highly recommendable.
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Omar AlSultanJuly 8, 2016
Try the zitronen-tarte for dessert with Viennase coffee ( melange ) - nice atmosphere ( relax and enjoy the oldest Vienna cafe )
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Irina CueniMarch 19, 2018
another amazing venue for great desserts! service was a bit slow and seemed to be uncoordinated but the food and drinks didn't disappoint! Definitely a must stop on your to do list.
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Megan JenningsOctober 20, 2016
Stunning cakes and desserts, and the pumpkin soup was delicious. Worth queuing to get in, even if only for the beautiful interior.
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Dr.Reham GaryFebruary 2, 2019
The oldest cafe in town with the best schnitzel and cakes , loved everything there , I give it 9/10
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Petra RosanicsMay 8, 2023
A truly stylish place, to have a coffee here is a real experience in itself. Of course therefore it is expensive and the coffee is not as good as at many other new vawe places in the city.
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OJ BratApril 17, 2016
Let your mind travel back in time in this beautiful traditional Viennese cafe. Exquisite pastries and incredible atmosphere.
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Anna OzolaJanuary 31, 2020
Nice atmosphere, ptofessional staff good cakes, but coffee wasnt strong enough. Maybe thats austrian type of coffee. Worth to visit only because of design.
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Anna ZhdanovaJune 14, 2019
Good choice of deserts, be ready to queue. The service is the best. Go to see the atmosphere, but to not set high expectations on the process)
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Léo-Paul ChavezOctober 2, 2016
Really crowded but still a relaxing atmosphere. Don't be scared if you see a long line outside. Waiting time is short and once seated you will appreciate that you waited!
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Giorgos ThApril 26, 2018
The apple strudel was not that surprisingly good, but the atmosphere was all above the place. Another one con, is that you have to wait for the staff to find you a table.
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AnaSeptember 27, 2015
Authentic atmosphere, amazing desserts and good coffee. Would definetely recommend the Kaiserschmarrn. Come here to experience Vienna.
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Fiachra MaguireAugust 20, 2014
A true classic coffee house and Viennese feel when you can avoid the tourists. Cakes are reasonably priced, coffee is worth it (oddly enough).
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