Outdoor Dining Area Cafés in Salzburg
The family business with a big heart (and expertise!) for coffee has three locations in the city of Mozart. At the Rupertinum, you can enjoy authentic coffee specialties in an elegant, atmospheric setting. Also top: the breakfast, cakes, loaves and tarts.
Legendary and unique: the traditional café on the quay has been a living room for generations. Hostess Evelyn Brandstätter and her team serve coffee on the sun terrace or indoors in the classic coffee house ambience. A must in summer: the apricot dumplings.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Max Reinhardt are said to have enjoyed their coffee here. Today, locals and guests alike enjoy sitting in the charming traditional house on Alter Markt. Famous: strawberry bowls and croissants with walnut filling.
Aurélie Ducluzeau celebrates the diversity of French cuisine in this eponymous concept bistro in Nonntal - from petit déjeuner with croissant and pain au chocolat to sweet temptations à la gateaux, tartes or eclairs - also to go.
The finest patisserie from master craftsmen, an inviting, warm atmosphere - and when you look into the display case, your mouth waters: Romy Höneckl has created a haven for epicureans with her café. Popular in summer: the tables in the alley.
Just a stone's throw from Getreidegasse, Afro Café has become a coffee house favourite. Here, they celebrate the colourful flavours of Africa. The beans come from Ethiopia and are certified organic and fair trade. The tea rarities are also popular.
A wonderfully relaxed concept. In addition to fine organic natural coffee, there are also exotic coffee specialities such as the southern Chinese Dalgona Coffee, as well as Dirty Chai Latte, Moccaccino or Matcha Latte - all with oat milk or "on ice" if desired.
This cosy coffee bar with window seats across from Mozartsteg is dedicated to sustainable coffee - and the knowledge of how to prepare it properly. Single origins or blends? The friendly team can help. And there's no shortage of sweets either!
The favourite places in the charming main room are right by the window. In the beautiful vaulted room, chef and barista Julia Hoff ensures the best quality coffee, accompanied by Austrian pastries such as nut buns or succulent curd cheese golaches.
In his small patisserie café in the Andräviertel, Martin Studeny sells sweet treats. The finalist of the World Chocolate Masters 2018 creates éclairs, macarons, tartlets and pralines by hand, which tell of quality and passion. Wow!
Above the roofs of the city and with a view of the fortress, you can sit under the open sky or inside under deer antlers. The small, fine breakfast selection is convincing, and for coffee in the afternoon there are strudels, tarts or cakes. Tip: Salzburg dumplings.
The showcase of the family business of Maria and Josef Fingerlos has been attracting gourmets from all over the world for decades. Pastry chef Josef creates beautiful cakes, tarts (iced passion fruit!), petits fours, confections, Rehrücken (chocolate-almond cakes) and more.
In 2020, Didi Maier gave the cult coffeehouse, which has existed since 1952, a gentle makeover, but the 1950s charm with the long counter has remained. In addition to coffee, there's also hot chocolate, Ayurvedic teas and original breakfast options.
This charming café – which captivates with extravagance, cosiness and a view of the Salzach – is located in the heart of the main store of the traditional house at the Alter Markt. Whether tartlets or cakes made to grandma's recipe, the quality is perfect. Tip: the lemon cake.
The main building on the Alter Markt exudes the charm of bygone times, and during the festival season the guest garden of the “Mozartkugel inventors” is always well attended. This is also due to the local pastries, cakes, cream slices and strudel. Tip: homemade chocolates.
Expertise and passion for coffee roasting make a visit to the Salzburg branch of Simon and Daniela Sattler's Chiemgau roastery an experience. Since May 2022, organic coffee has been celebrated here, accompanied by sweet treats like lemon cake.
Between Neutor and Moosstraße is a paradise for lovers of sweet treats - master confectioner Wolfgang Schröckmayr takes care of it. If you don't want to wait, you can enjoy pastries, cakes, tarts and chocolates right away in the adjoining small café.
The cute mini-coffee bar at Mozartsteg has been around since 2012 and now enjoys cult status. The deck chairs right next to the pier and the bench are usually occupied, but the good (organic) coffee, nut croissants or tarts are usually taken "to go" anyway.
The garden with a view of the Mozart statue and the Neue Residenz is famous, and the interior of the historic building, which was renovated in 1975 in the Viennese coffee-house style, is also charming. For those with a sweet tooth, there are classics such as Malakofftorte (almond torte), Gugelhupf (leavened Bundt cake) or Esterházy-Schnitte (hazelnut and meringue torte).
"To each his piece of happiness" is the motto of the Wagenleitner family. Indeed, the cakes and tarts are known beyond the limits of the city, such as the apricot streusel cake. In the cosy, modern café, you can also order petits fours or meringue pastries.