The mosaic-tiled counter at Balthasar Kaffee Bar, retail shelves and espresso machine against a weathered plaster wall

Austria

Vienna

48.2082° N, 16.3738° E

Imperial coffeehouse tradition runs deep here, and a newer wave of roasters is building a genuinely competitive specialty scene on top of it.

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The mosaic-tiled counter at Balthasar Kaffee Bar, retail shelves and espresso machine against a weathered plaster wall

Balthasar Kaffee Bar

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

cozyBeans to go

Baristas United

Landstraße · Vienna

roastery and workshopsBeans to go
The blue textured bar and espresso machine inside BEANDEPENDENT, a white vaulted room with a barista working behind the counter

BEANDEPENDENT

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

micro roasteryBeans to go
Black CAFÉ COMET lettering on a white wall above the green chalkboard menu inside the café

Café Comet

Neubau · Vienna

roastery home barBeans to go
The Café & Bar counter set into an original teller window of Otto Wagner's Postsparkasse cash hall, with the espresso machine and pastry case behind the dark wood counter

Café Exchange

Innere Stadt · Vienna

Otto Wagner cash hallDog friendly

Café Fokus

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

small two storey caféBeans to go
The Caffè a Casa shop window on Servitengasse with the name in large letters, reflecting the ornate building across the street

Caffè a Casa Servitengasse

Alsergrund · Vienna

early new wave caféBeans to go
Pink CaffèCouture retail bean bags lined up on a marble counter inside Palais Ferstel

CaffèCouture

Innere Stadt, inside Palais Ferstel · Vienna

showroomBeans to go
Baristas laughing with a customer at the wood shelved counter of Carl Ludwig Cafe, with coffee tins on the shelves above

Carl Ludwig Cafe

Wieden · Vienna

portafilter and filtertraceable beans

Coffee Club 1130

Hietzing · Vienna

minimalist meeting pointspecialty and matcha

Coffee Junkie Kirchengasse

Neubau · Vienna

new wave coffee barhand brewed filter

Coffee Junkie Pilgramgasse

Margareten · Vienna

third wave espresso barbrew bar filter
Branded Coffee Pirates bean bags atop grinder hoppers labeled Pirates Blend and El Salvador, neon sign glowing below

Coffee Pirates

Alsergrund · Vienna

third wave labBeans to go
The fluted wood counter, espresso machine and pastry case inside COFFEEWERK with tall windows onto Mariahilfer Straße

COFFEEWERK Specialty Coffee

Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus · Vienna

bright street corner caféBeans to go
The curved wood counter and espresso machines inside Die Cafetière, with a plant, a mosaic wall and chrome chairs

Die Cafetière

Innere Stadt · Vienna

mid century espresso barorganic single origins
The red fronted Don Joaco shopfront on Schwarzhorngasse, with the window counter, stools and a Colombian coffee sack visible inside

Don Joaco Coffee

Margareten · Vienna

Colombian family farmtiled corner shop
The warm neon Goldener Papagei sign glowing in the window with the Biedermeier facades of Praterstraße reflected in the glass

Goldener Papagei

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

Belgrade inspiredDog friendly
A wooden table with a single rose in a vase at GOTA Coffee Experts, bagged coffee on the retail shelf behind

GOTA Coffee Experts

Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus · Vienna

third wave labBeans to go
The storefront of Jonas Reindl Coffee Roasters, full signage above large windows, flowering oleander plants and roastery shelves visible inside

Jonas Reindl Coffee Roasters

Neubau · Vienna

third wave labDog friendly
The slim vertical Josua Coffee sign on the cream coloured facade, between two arched windows

Josua Coffee

Mariahilf · Vienna

barista run caféAustrian guest roasters
The black and white Kafana Coffee Roastery sign above a striped awning and an arched window on Heinestraße

Kafana Coffee & Roastery

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

owner roasted caféBellwether in house
The kaffee fabrik sign above the Otto-Bauer-Gasse storefront in Mariahilf, framed by bamboo leaves and a warm string light

Kaffeefabrik Mariahilf

Mariahilf · Vienna

organic roasteryBeans to go
Retail coffee bags clipped to the wall beside a hand-chalked drinks menu at Kaffeemodul, grinders below

Kaffeemodul

Josefstadt · Vienna

cozyBeans to go

KAFFEIN Homebase

Innere Stadt · Vienna

third wave courtyard shoprotating organic origins
The black kaffemik sign in white lettering over the glass shopfront, with a k'mik hanging sign, framed brewing prints and a hours poster in the window

kaffemik

Neubau · Vienna

filter coffee focusBeans to go
The yellow Sanremo espresso machine and fluted wood counter inside Koun Coffee, with a colourful painting and menu board on the wall

Koun Coffee

Wieden · Vienna

roastery coffee shopBeans to go
The glowing orange neon MANANA wave sign on a patterned wall inside the café, with a dark monstera leaf in the foreground

MANANA cafẽ

Währing · Vienna

neighborhood living roomBeans to go
A white OAK BREW sign with black lettering hanging from a pale facade

Oak Brew Coffee

Wieden · Vienna

roastery and barista schoolBeans to go

POC People on Caffeine

Josefstadt · Vienna

coffee laboratorychurch annex room

small batch

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

micro roastery caféBeans to go

Süssmund Kaffee

Innere Stadt · Vienna

roastery shop and barBeans to go

The Good Coffee Society 1020

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

Leopoldstadt neighbourhood caféBeans to go
The green fronted counter, orange espresso machine and menu board inside The Good Coffee Society Lab, with round tables in the foreground

The Good Coffee Society Lab

Alsergrund · Vienna

bright branch caféBeans to go

The Good Coffee Society Mariahilf

Mariahilf · Vienna

easy going neighbourhood caféBeans to go
The wooden terrace railing and closed parasols outside The Pelican Coffee Company on Pelikangasse, with guests seated behind

The Pelican Coffee Company

Alsergrund · Vienna

specialty and pastriesBeans to go
The brick fronted Vogel Kaffee corner on Bruno-Marek-Allee with its hanging sign, open door and an A frame board on the pavement

Vogel Kaffee

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

Nordbahnviertel cornerBeans to go
The green Wildkaffee espresso machine and grinders on a dark green marble counter, with a wall of coffee bags behind

Wildkaffee Wien

Margareten · Vienna

roaster's Vienna bargreen espresso machine
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