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This place didn't look like it was teeming with history in the outside. But on one rainy December evening, this has been a solace, comfort, and warm hugs all at the same time. Me & my cousin were suckers for history & culture and just sitting there, with servers in their dapper black costumes (I dont know how to say that from french to english, i'm sorry) going around, we seemed to have transformed to another place, where people come together to discuss, enjoy the moments and all over some good food, beer, and desserts. We ordered the frankfurters with the best baked bread I ever had in Vienna. I'm telling you, I ordered the same in different areas afterwards, but nothing beat the bread from Hawelka. And as 1st timers, I thought we need to eat with fork & knife so I asked the server. He told me that I should it the local way & explained it to me, without making me embarassed about it how we should eat. I don't mind eating with my hand, and I'm glad we had the solid recommendation from him to do just that! :) And yes, the Frische buchteln! Where should I start? It was a plate of goodness, warm hugs, and home. It was so soft, and I wanted to recreate it. All in all, it was a lovely experience. I wish to go back here again and have frankfurters and buchteln again
Crislyn BarnuevoCrislyn Barnuevo
00
Really sad that we weren’t able to their breakfast menu so we only had limited options from their snack menu. We tried both the regular and spicy sausages with their signature bread, mustard, and horseradish. At first we were surprised that it’s considered finger food, so it was pretty cool and new at the same time. The bread was tough and dry so we didn’t really enjoy that. However, the sausages were quite good! The rest of my family just had regular cappuccinos and found them okay. I tried the einspänner, the world famous coffee and a signature Viennese coffee. Enjoyable actually! It’s strong but the whipped cream mellowed things down although I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I had tried their version with the milk AND whipped cream since the coffee itself is strong. And you’ll get overwhelmed by the amount of coffee they offer! Amazing to witness their age old coffee culture first hand. Interiors are interesting!! So much history ingrained within the four corners. It has so much character and charm at the same time. Enjoyed looking at all the signages and vintage photographs and posters. Love that touch!
Kim MendozaKim Mendoza
00
Sadly really terrible. 😭 visited around 8 pm a few nights ago. The restaurant was near empty with only a few occupied tables. The atmosphere bordered between cozy and tired, with badly stained booths and the guy sitting behind me’s elbow hitting me multiple times straight in the back through the threadbare benches. We ordered the cheese strudel with vanilla cream, and the buchteln. The cheese strudel was soggy, and served lukewarm with already congealed, oily cream. It was disgusting and truly a let down. The buchteln were oily but really tasty! We never received a check back, and were never asked if we were enjoying our meal or wanted anything else (we would have ordered drinks but had already had to flag down the waiter just to order the desserts, after which he promptly walked away before we had finished speaking). Fine- we decided to pay and leave, despite the nasty cheese strudel being left uneaten and inedible. We were told that if we wanted to pay with card, we had to go to the bar. When we did, we were harassed for a gratuity- after declining, our server angrily demanded to know why not. Because of the above, I definitely wouldn’t recommend. I was really disappointed, particularly after reading all of the positive reviews before our visit- but noticed the tables around us leaving their uneaten dishes as well, so definitely something wrong with the cooking here!
Jess MJess M
40
The Cafe Hawelka is a true Vienna classic, only steps from the Stephansdom, on one of the lateral streets that cross the Graben. It has remained unchanged for decades, and it is like stepping into another dimension. The menu is limited, and substitutions are unthinkable. Good coffee, and depending on the time of the day, a place to stay for long lazy reading breaks, or to move along to give way to the eager tourists that heard about it from the tourist guides. Those are not my favourite days! The servers are polite, but do not expect any of the obsequious friendliness you may find in North America. This is dignified, efficient service. I do not particularly enjoy their food menu, so I would not give it five stars. For me, this is a place for a coffee and a chat. LOVE the little sofas, and today, I was lucky that they were available!
Hope Valletta, RP MScHope Valletta, RP MSc
10
One of the oldest cafe house in Vienna. My friends brought me here and stated that the buchteln is a must try thing in this cafe. The Buchteln is just served starting from 8 pm/20 pm. I have tried the home-made buchteln from my ex from Amstetten whom made the best buchteln with full of plum jam (powidl). The Buchteln in this cafe - the above layer is a bit crispy and spreaded with sugar powder and down is soft and full of butter and insides have plum jam. It goes well with Hot chocolate at night which is good for sleeping . The cafe house remains the old tradition which serves the Buchteln starting at 20 pm as the previous customers are mainly from the local workers whom off the work at 7-8 pm and come here for a nice drinks and snacks and chat. Euro 7.80/ 3 pieces of buchteln . Euro 5.10/ one hot chocolate.
Kim KKim K
20
Cosy cafe on a busy side street Excellent coffee Good value wine Friendly service that was slow due to crowd size, so be prepared to wait a little We will 100% be returning “Cafe Hawelka, in Vienna’s prestigious first district, is so well loved in Vienna that it has been featured in documentaries and in songs such as Jö Schau by the late Austrian singer Georg Danzer, and Trans Europa Express by German band Kraftwerk. Opened in 1939 by newlyweds Leopold and Josefine Hawelka, it was especially popular with Austrian poets, musicians and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s. The owners worked in the cafe well into their nineties, and it’s still family-run today.”
Shane DunneShane Dunne
10
Nearby Attractions Of Café Hawelka
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Vienna State Opera
Hofburg
Rathausplatz
Museum of Natural History Vienna
MuseumsQuartier Wien
Albertina
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Stadtpark
Stadtpark

St. Stephen's Cathedral
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Vienna State Opera
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Hofburg
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Rathausplatz
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Nearby Restaurants Of Café Hawelka
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Demel
Café Sacher Wien
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Figlmüller – Restaurant Bäckerstraße
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Café Landtmann
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Demel
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Café Sacher Wien
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Address
Dorotheergasse 6, 1010 Wien, Austria
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+43 1 5128230
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hawelka.at
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Old-time cafe opened in 1945 & run by 3 generations of the same family, famed for its sweet rolls.
attractions: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna State Opera, Hofburg, Rathausplatz, Museum of Natural History Vienna, MuseumsQuartier Wien, Albertina, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Stadtpark, Stadtpark, restaurants: Figlmüller – Restaurant Bäckerstraße, Café Landtmann, Demel, Café Sacher Wien, 1516 Brewing Company, Plachutta Wollzeile, Ribs of Vienna, Café & Restaurant Motto am Fluss, Lugeck, Reinthaler's Beisl

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