Traditional Viennese Pastry Shops

The deep red awnings and the brass nameplate distinguish Hotel Sacher from the other grand buildings along the Philharmoniker Strasse. Inside, the Café Sacher maintains the gold leaf and velvet aesthetic of the nineteenth century. Franz…

The Gerstner shop on Kärntner Straße catches the light with its polished gold lettering and tall, narrow display windows filled with intricate sugar work. Anton Gerstner opened this confectionery in eighteen forty-seven, and he earned the…

The Imperial and Royal coat of arms hangs above the entrance, signaling that this bakery once supplied the Habsburg court. Leopold Heiner opened the shop in eighteen forty, earning his reputation by crafting sugar-dusted chestnut hearts…

The Kurkonditorei Oberlaa in the city center has a glass display case packed with ornate pastries that are visible from the sidewalk. It began as a small shop in the southern suburbs of Vienna in nineteen seventy-four, founded by a master…

The red awning shielding the entrance at Rathausplatz thirteen marks the home of Café Sluka. Since eighteen ninety-one, this shop has operated as a royal and imperial purveyor to the court, a title granted by the Habsburgs for the quality…

The storefront of Altmann and Kühne on Graben features a narrow, elegant display window framed by dark, polished wood and gold lettering. Inside, the shop maintains the original nineteen thirties design by architect Oswald Haerdtl, who…

The black and gold facade of Demel distinguishes it from the surrounding storefronts on the Kohlmarkt. This establishment began in seventeen eighty-six as a confectioner’s shop for the imperial court. Apprentices once lived in the attic,…