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

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.

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

Balthasar Kaffee Bar

Leopoldstadt · Vienna

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Pink CaffèCouture retail bean bags lined up on a marble counter inside Palais Ferstel

CaffèCouture

Innere Stadt, inside Palais Ferstel · Vienna

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Branded Coffee Pirates bean bags atop grinder hoppers labeled Pirates Blend and El Salvador, neon sign glowing below

Coffee Pirates

Alsergrund · Vienna

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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

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A branded Jonas Reindl reusable cup with latte art, stacked saucers in the background

Jonas Reindl Coffee Roasters

Neubau · Vienna

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

Kaffeemodul

Josefstadt · Vienna

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