Fodor's Expert Review Café Frauenhuber

$ District 3/Landstraße Café

You can retreat to Café Frauenhuber, billed as Vienna's oldest café, to find some peace and quiet away from the busy shoppers on Kärntnerstrasse. Breakfast is a go-for-broke affair, and might include a pot of tea (or coffee), a glass of prosecco, fresh-squeezed orange juice, toast, and fresh salmon with a dash of horseradish. The original turn-of-the-20th-century interior is a visual treat, with the obligatory red-velvet seating and somewhat tired upholstery (if you don't suffer from back problems you'll be fine). Despite the history, you'll generally find fewer tourists here than in other typical cafés, and more of a local feel, which it's had since it opened its doors in 1824.

Café Breakfast Lunch $ Dessert

Quick Facts

Himmelpfortgasse 6
Vienna, Vienna  A-1010, Austria

01-512–5323

www.cafe-frauenhuber.at

Known For:
  • Extravagant breakfast buffet
  • Local hangout with few tourists
  • Traditional velvet-seat decor

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