If you've tired of Vienna's classic coffeehouses, their uniformly dark-roasted coffee, their grumpy suit-and-tie-wearing waiters, take a breather at these new-wave specialty cafes. Here, your espresso will be flavorful and you won't need to feel bad about lingering with your laptop or asking for the wifi password.
A true hipster paradise, this oversized corner store in the heart of Vienna’s bougie District 7 is home to a specialty café, an eco-friendly designer clothing store, and a tailoring workshop. The polished inside features Alvar Aalto-inspired chairs, overhead spotlights, lots of space, concrete, wood, and greenery. The designer items are heavy on backpacks and men’s clothing, all of them with carefully labeled origin and sustainability tags. Depending on your view, this can feel comically exaggerated or adorably exemplary; I’m in the latter camp here. The coffee is excellent.