Vienna, told in roaster-cafés.
24 specialty roaster-cafés that roast their own beans — and open their doors. Profiled and reviewed by PremiumRoast, not ranked by a bot. Plan a one-day crawl, listen to the guide, or print the map.
★ Vienna's Kaffeehaus culture is UNESCO-listed Intangible Cultural Heritage (2011), and in 2026 Viennese roaster Gota Coffee Experts ranked #7 in the world — and #1 in Europe — on the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops. Time Out
About this guide: Hand-audited by PremiumRoast — we list only roasters that roast their own beans, collapse multi-location duplicates, and verify each is a genuine roaster. Human-reviewed, not bot-ranked.
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Open full crawl in Google Maps →The Vienna coffee scene
Vienna's coffee identity begins in the Kaffeehaus — the grand, marble-tabled institution that has served as living room, literary salon, and social leveler since the 19th century. Café Central, opened in 1876 inside the Palais Ferstel, hosted Trotsky, Herzl, and Stefan Zweig. Café Sperl (1880) was woven into the birth of the Vienna Secession; Café Hawelka became the postwar literary underground. As Zweig wrote, the Viennese café was 'a sort of democratic club, open to everyone for the price of a cheap cup of coffee.'
The third-wave scene has grown alongside this heritage without displacing it. Gota Coffee Experts, founded in 2017 on Mariahilfer Straße by a family with roots in Peruvian coffee farming, roasts 100% single-origin in-house and earned the city its best global ranking in years. Jonas Reindl sources directly from Nicaraguan farms in 10kg batches; POC (People on Caffeine) runs two La Marzocco machines — one for everyday drinkers, one for the technically curious — from a former funeral parlor; Kaffemik rotates European micro-roasters.
What makes Vienna unusual is that both layers genuinely coexist. The specialty shops share the city's reverence for ritual and unhurried time; the Kaffeehäuser have always taken their coffee seriously. You can order a precisely extracted single-origin pour-over at noon and spend the afternoon in a 140-year-old marble hall nursing a Melange — without either feeling like a concession.
A bit of history
Viennese coffee house culture was inscribed on Austria's UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory in October 2011, recognizing the Kaffeehaus as a distinct social institution. Café Central (1876) and Café Sperl (1880) remain operating originals of the tradition.
Sources: unesco.at·timeout.com·danielfooddiary.com
Listen — the Vienna coffee guide
A short spoken walk-through of the crawl, narrated from our profiles.
Suggested route
Start at Alles Bohne → vettore - the coffee lovers → GOTA Coffee experts → GOTA Plus → La Crèmerie…
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24 roaster-cafés · 0 hand-reviewed · no chains.
📍 Breitenfurter Straße, Vienna
★★★★★ “Die freundlichste und fachlichste Beratung von Liesing. Mit bestem Kaffee bei der Besprechung bewirtet kommt man schnell zum Entschluss das gewünschte Produkt zu erwerben. Wir…” — Medardus K., via Google
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📍 Landstraßer Hauptstraße, Vienna☎ +4317105429
★★★★★ “Great specialty coffee and matcha place, would highly recommend! Very nice service, cute place with a cozy atmosphere. Had the homemade carrot cake and Swedish knot pastry with…” — Francesca S., via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon ★★★★★ “How is this place not on the cafés you must visit in Vienna? The cafe has beautiful interior and great ambiance. The owner is extremely talented in art and created good design on…” — Priyanka, via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon★★★★★ “Excellent coffee! Very polite and friendly staff. Amazing sweets, fresh and tasteful! You must not miss this spot. I tried carrot cake, brownies with peanut butter, tunna bun,…” — Sorel, via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon★★★★★ “Good place to take a breakfast, they open around 7am its nearby the airport about 10 minutes taking the bus. They have plenty of bread choices, desserts, coffee and porky beef…” — MIGUEL D., via Google
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★★★★★ “Great place with good vibes. The atmosphere is very cozy. Visited this coffee shop because I had Neotaste and I redeemed it successfully. Though not a lot of available sitting…” — Anastasiya K., via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon ★★★★★ “Liebe es jetzt schon! Toller Kaffee, super Ambiente und immer was zu entdecken. Von Büchern über Vintage Artikel. Außerdem oder vor allem sind die Inhaber*innen und…” — Christina M., via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon📍 Landstraßer Hauptstraße, Vienna
★★★★★ “A decent place to have a coffee. I especially recommend sitting outside and enjoy the view on Mariahilfer Straße. The coffee was tasty and the staff friendly. You can also buy…” — Boris V., via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon📍 Währinger Straße, Vienna☎ +436642674064
★★★★★ “The cofee was more then delicious and the barista helped me out very well!! thx” — Aaron M., via Google
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★★★★★ “Bustling with locals enjoying their afternoons. This cafe offered a great variety of cakes and baked goods for your indulgent afternoon time. On the way to the toilets at the…” — Ed, via Google
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Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon★★★★★ “A wonderful experience at this small, cozy spot. The excellent service was matched only by the amazing food; the Eggs Benedict were the highlight of our meal. Note: Reservations…” — Santiago B., via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon📍 Singerstraße, Vienna☎ +4315122401
★★★★★ “Sympathisches und freundliches Personal mit großem Fachwissen! Jeder der mit Kaffee zu tun hat egal ob für zuhause ist oder im Job als Barista, hier wird jeder fündig. Ich habe…” — Sandra, via Google
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★★★★★ “Even though most of their coffees are for espresso machines, the staff was still very helpful and friendly. He recommended a few types of coffees that would work for our drip…” — Scarlet H., via Google
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★★★★★ “A decent place to have a coffee. I especially recommend sitting outside and enjoy the view on Mariahilfer Straße. The coffee was tasty and the staff friendly. You can also buy…” — Boris V., via Google
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📍 Margaretenstraße, Vienna☎ +43 1 2364170
★★★★★ “The best Coffeeshop with best friendliest and most helpful team I know. You can get a lot of different italian coffee beans here; Italien coffee to go; Greatly selected Italian…” — Thomas K., via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon ★★★★★ “Very polite were the two owners of the shop when I entered. They had stocked the item I was looking for (goat horn thermos) and even gave me a complimentary espresso! Will return…” — quigleyfox, via Google
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★★★★★ “Honestly unbelievable how good this coffee place is, while not unbelievable completely as there is often a line up. Coffee must be one of the best I've had, desserts and avocado…” — Driving r., via Google
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★★★★★ “the iconic Ferris Wheel from end of the 19th century. it was the tallest from 1920 till 1985 with around 65m high. the experience is safe, family friendly and the view from every…” — david a., via Google
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon 📍 Straße des Ersten Mai, Vienna
Photo Coming SoonPhoto Coming Soon★★★★★ “Fantastic new place by Wildkaffee Austria. Congrats to Martin Wölfl and team. I had a delicious filter coffee today. Will be back for more. Great coffee meets stylish interior.…” — Robert M., via Google
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Best time to visit
A glass of cold water arrives with every coffee, refilled unasked — a spoon resting on the glass signals you'd like a fresh pour. Sitting for hours over a single cup is expected, not rushed; historically some regulars even had their mail delivered to their Stammcafé rather than home.
What to order
Order a Melange (espresso with steamed milk and a foam crown) for the classic experience, or an Einspänner — strong black coffee under a thick cap of whipped cream, served in a glass, historically designed to keep a coachman's coffee warm on cobblestones. At specialty shops, filter and single-origin espresso are the focus.
Frequently asked about Vienna coffee
- How many specialty roaster-cafés are there in Vienna?
- PremiumRoast has profiled 24 specialty roaster-cafés in Vienna — roasters that roast their own beans and open their doors to the public. Every listing is hand-reviewed; no chains.
- Which Vienna roaster-café has the best customer reviews?
- Based on real Google reviews, Alles Bohne is among the top-rated specialty roaster-cafés in Vienna, averaging 5 stars from verified visitors.
- What are the newest specialty coffee roasters in Vienna?
- Among the newer entries shaping the Vienna specialty coffee scene: Alles Bohne, Aura Coffee&More, Baristas United.
- Is there a printable coffee day-trip guide or map for Vienna?
- Yes — PremiumRoast offers a free 2-page printable PDF guide, an audio walk-through, and an overview map for the Vienna coffee crawl. Download at premiumroast.coffee/coffee-trip/vienna-austria.