Vienna · COFFEE HOUSES & SACHERTORTE
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A Viennese coffee house is an institution: marble tables, a newspaper on a wooden stick, and cake taken very seriously. Below are the best coffee and Sachertorte tours: which stop at the grand old cafés, which teach you a Melange from a Franziskaner, and what each one costs before the second slice.
Hard Rock Cafe Vienna lunch or dinner with priority seating and set menus (2- or 3-course). Skip the line and browse the Rock Shop.
“HRC never let's you down! fantastic food and service as always”
Taste Vienna through family bakeries, Naschmarkt sweets, and old-town pastry alleys with a friendly local guide and lots of food.
“We learned so much about the city along with the delicious food! Highly recommend for a personal experience.”
6-hour Vienna food and coffee walk with strudel, Austrian lunch, markets, and classic sausage street food, capped at the State Opera.
“Marian was a blast - this tour was one of the best food tours I’ve taken part in while living in Europe. We tried a variety of new items with a good amount of walking and train traveling in between. Highly recommend - you’ll get some good traditional foods you’ve heard of but also some new things you haven’t!”
Taste Vienna like a local on a 4-hour food tour: Café Sperl coffee, Naschmarkt cheeses, leberkäse, wine, candy, chocolate.
“We loved the tour! We enjoyed hearing about the local cuisine and trying everything! Highly recommend to anyone who is in Vienna for the first time!”
Hard Rock Cafe Vienna priority seating with a 2- or 3-course set menu, rock memorabilia, and acoustic music for about 2 hours.
“The food was very good but there was no queue to "skip" it was actually rather empty :D”
Private Vienna food walk with coffee and markets: wine, pastries, strudel, street food, chocolate tastings, and local restaurant tips.
“We had a great time with Wolfgang/Wolfi! Starting with a Viennese breakfast from Cafe Korb, not too far from Stephansplatz; we went over to Reumannplatz, a working class neighborhood, tried fresh fruits at the neighborhood market; grabbed a brilliant Austrian lunch on the way from there; had ice cream knodels along the way at a cute place named Eissalon Tichy (filled with kindergarten kids); visited Brunnenmarkt to try some street food; and wrapped up at a chic coffee place before heading back to base! Wolfi’s experience on the ‘trail’ showed well, and we were greeted with warmth everywhere! It was a truly enjoyable experience. Thanks again Wolfi!”
A 3-hour guided Viennese coffeehouse tour with 3 tastings, strudel, latte art, and insider tips in classic cafés. Small group.
“Some very unusual coffee experiences. We loved the relaxed walk between cafe houses learning about the coffee culture in Vienna”
A 2.5-hour Vienna tour of coffeehouses and sweet shops near Naschmarkt, with tastings of classic coffee, cake, wafers, and Zotter chocolate.
“Tina was the loveliest tour guide for our coffee, cake and chocolate tour! What a wonderful guide! She was super personal and flexible. She took her time as we walked through the city and showed us parts of Vienna we would have never noticed. The coffee, cakes and chocolate were delicious and the stops just delightful! I can’t recommend Tina’s tour enough! My daughter and I had the best afternoon!”
A 2.5-3 hour Vienna private city walk linking Habsburg sights, churches, Roman ruins, and an optional Sacher cake stop.
“Aida was amazing. Very knowledgeable, easy to talk to, flexible, and fun. She provided the right kind of information.”
Taste Vienna by subway and café-hop on a small-group sweets tour with family bakeries, history, and plenty of cakes.
“Exceptional! Few very nice surprises and the energy was simply amazing. A must see tour when in Vienna!”
Explore the House of Strauss in Vienna with a guide app, a 15-minute LED concert show, then relax with coffee and Strauss cake.
“What a fabulous initiative for House Of Strauss. Introducing Strauss in a slide presentation wasn’t boring, the owners have really worked hard to make this tour interesting. Upstairs was super fun with lots of interactive activities to explore & play. Staff very helpful, l would totally recommend.”
Sweet Vienna Tour teaches coffeehouse etiquette, cake origins, and Sachertorte naming tips on a 2-hour exterior walk through Vienna’s best facades.
“When I booked the tour, it was not clear to me that we would NOT be going inside for tastings.i was expecting a historical tour but with stops INSIDE various cafes with small tastings of coffee and something small on the side. For that reason we skipped lunch. Instead we were told that the tour is only about history and we would be outside the whole time. The guide was accommodating and we did go inside and bought our coffee and a snack. Overall the tour is interesting but it's a HISTORY tour NOT cafe tour.”
