Cafe Landtmann

High-flying businesspeople, local aristocrats, influential politicians, and selfie-stick-carrying tourists share this upscale Viennese coffeehouse located across from the City Hall (Rathaus). The most striking feature of the inside is the wonderful wood paneling decorated with inlaid motifs, but I prefer the winterized terrace and its panoramic views onto architect Gottfried Semper's unbridled Burgtheater.

The Viennese classics are both delicious and rather pricey. Landtmann is a see-and-be-seen destination – there’s even coat service, so that we proles and plebs don’t hang our garbs on the chair. The current owner, the Querfeld family, is in charge of other historic cafes as well, such as the Café Museum and Café Mozart.