rustic.cafe

as you have made a list of viennese cafes that you plan to visit, while all the tourists flock to vienna, some of the cafes on your list is almost not to your avail or the line is too long.

while you fail to gain access (or rather refuse the long wait) at two of your first choice cafes, you resort to the next on the list and within the proximity of the other two.  and not only you made it here and they are a few tables awaiting you. obviously less tourist and rather dark and dimmed interior with very rustic setting, wooden ceiling and aged red velvet panned wall.

yet it's a delight to be here, the cafe has no menu, you either order it from the chalk board if you read german or alternatively ask the waiter what is on offer of the day. since you just visited cafe landtmann few hours ago, you're not in the mood for sweet cake, so you opt for a savory snack. a cup of tea and a vienna style frankfurter.

the cafe is really 'old' and you could almost smell the history as you breath in the air that confine to it. this is apparently a very popular literature cafe and a meeting places for artists and writers of that time.

this cafe despite it appearance as one of the must visit cafes while one visiting vienna, it has more local clienteles than tourists. perhaps the 'no menu' and not knowing the language is  intimidating to even enter this place. but it doesn't bother you, you're a seasoned traveler  after all!