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Plan Your Trip to Vienna: Best of Vienna Tourism

About Vienna
With its Baroque palaces and manicured gardens, Vienna is all elegance and charm. What’s more: They’ve got a huge opera scene—with three houses including the Vienna State Opera—and a deep connection to classical music (Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn all lived here). But it’s not all history at its (literal) finest. To see a modern side, check out MuseumsQuartier, a creative district packed with exhibits, shops, and restaurants. Coffee culture’s a real thing, and there are tons of cozy cafés where you can grab an espresso and a slice of sachertorte, and hang out for the day. Want to trade your coffee for something stronger? Head to a vineyard (there’s around 400 of them) or wine tavern for drinks and schnitzel. That’s just the start—we’ve got more recs, below.

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Essential Vienna

How to spend 3 days in Vienna

Cathedrals, cafes, and classical music galore
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Vienna’s coffeehouse culture

Coffeehouses are an integral part of life in Vienna. Throughout the city’s history, they have been political hotspots, literary centers of philosophical debate, and—for people in cramped apartments—extended living rooms where locals can linger over coffee and sweet treats. There is no rush to turn tables, and in fact, many travelers find the waiters gruff—but it’s all part of the charm.
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  • Cafe Sperl
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    Whatever you do, do not simply order “a coffee” in a Viennese coffeehouse. The Viennese melange is the ideal mix—an espresso shot topped with warm milk and a small amount of foam. Order yours at the richly decorated Cafe Sperl. Chandeliers twinkle overhead, red velvet settees invite you to stay awhile, and if you are lucky, a musician might just appear to perform on the grand piano.
  • Café Jelinek
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    The rustic Cafe Jelenik is home to students and couches that can comfortably swallow you whole. Leaning more toward the bohemian than the imperial side of Vienna, Jelenik reliably serves traditional Sacher Torte cakes, gulasch soups, and apfelstrudel alongside many coffee varieties. You won’t find waiters in bow ties here, but you will find a cozy spot to get lost in a book or newspaper for hours on end, without interruption.
  • Kleines Cafe
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    This picture-perfect cafe can be found on a cobblestoned courtyard in Vienna’s historic city center. With tiny wooden tables and mismatched chairs, it lives up to its name (“kleines” means “small”), though it feels larger than life, thanks to cleverly positioned mirrors.
  • Cafe Dommayer
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    Hidden away in a leafy green corner near Schonbrunn Palace, Cafe Dommayer has a coffee menu with endless pages (try the Maria Theresia kaffee with orange liqueur-infused espresso); waiters stand at the ready to bring you plates of pastries and cakes heaving with whipped cream. Grab a marble interior table lit by a chandelier and enjoy the real treat: watching the aristocratic locals, bedecked in furs and pearls, sip their coffee in companionable silence.
  • Balthasar Kaffee Bar
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    If all these traditional coffee houses overwhelm with their gruff waiters and opulence, allow me to introduce a more modern alternative, if you just want a really good flat white or filter coffee. Balthasar Kaffee Bar takes its beans and brewing seriously and will give you a caffeine jolt with a smile—ushering in the next generation of Viennese coffee traditions.

Explore Vienna by interest

Vienna on a dime

Eats and activities that won’t break the bank

If you’re feeling fancy-ish

Go-all-out experiences worth every euro

For the history buff

Must-see museums, royal palaces, and more

Vienna, after dark

There’s lots to do when the sun goes down

Get your caffeine fix

Coffee houses and can’t-miss cafés

The city’s a stage

World-class opera, live concerts, and more

On the Danube

Take a cruise or bike along the bank

Chill out in nature

Gorgeous green spaces to unplug and recharge

Where to waltz

See it live or learn a few moves

If you’ve got a sweet tooth

Snack on sachertorte, strudel, and more