Café Guide: The top Cafés in Upper Austria
Everyone knows what an espresso macchiato is, at least since Tommy Cash's song. Guests at the Kaffeewerkstatt have of course known for much longer why the espresso with a dollop of milk foam tastes so delicious. Just like the other specialities, by the way.
The Waldviertel region delights the people of the steel town. Or rather the chic branch of the Joseph bakery is in a prime location on Linz's main square. The quality is, of course, exceptionally high. Crispy sourdough bread and rolls. Top-notch.
Live like God in Gmunden, is the motto when you enter the chic café. Or is it a patisserie, a boulangerie, a bistro? It is what it is, says the love of craftsmanship, which is a blend of French art and regional quality. Magnifique.
If you want to describe Café Orchidee, Mario Benetseder and the barista team, you have to use the superlative. It is the best thing that can happen to coffee lovers (and olive oil gourmets). Small coffee shop. A must on site: "Espresso Fruttolio" with bergamot.
A cosy meeting place for artists, authors and bon vivants has been lovingly created. According to several baristas, the coffee is among the best in the steel city and the homemade cakes couldn't be bettered by grandma. A feel-good place for everyone.
A Tyrolean and a Mühlviertler, united in love. In their love for exceptional breakfasts with the best ingredients - vegetarian and vegan. That means delicious avocado bread or hummus bread, savoury shakshuka or porridge with fresh fruit.
A few monuments need to be built to the Viennese wine taster and confectioner Johann Zauner. It is thanks to him that Bad Ischl has been synonymous with sweet craftsmanship and excellent patisserie since 1832. What would the imperial city be without Ischl wafers and Zauner stollen?
The restaurant may be a little hidden away, but once you've found it, you'll keep coming back. This is mainly due to the quality, but also to dishes that you won't find anywhere else in Linz: Norwegian Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon and rösti, for example.
Smart and refined restaurant with a trendy concept. Breakfast breads taste as good as the piano piece "Für Elise" sounds, opening the menu and making you want to return. Also "Mei o Ei" for example for rye sourdough bread with egg custard and rocket.
Wiener Straße is a vibrant street where global life takes place. And right in the centre is the busy and popular café Die Bohne. Reservations are compulsory, good range of coffee specialities such as flat white. Breakfast with Brandl pastries.
For more than a decade, "Friedl" has been the meeting place for flâneurs with a penchant for exceptional coffee and tempting pastries. Because they taste so good, Elke offers cake workshops and lets people look over her shoulder.
Say yes, Sagmeister, say "all I avo wanted" for the crispy sourdough bread with avocado, nuts, and chili crisp, or aromatic shakshuka, both of which win the hearts of young people. For fans of the classic breakfast, there's egg, ham, cheese, and two rolls.
It's the one coffee that stays in your memory. It's the one place you never forget. It's The One Coffee, a declaration of love for coffee specialities, brunch, and freshly baked cakes. Just when the espresso is served. Unique!
What's the best way to start the day? Sweet or sour? It doesn't really matter, the main thing is to start the day at Two Rabbits. Alone, as a couple or in a cosy group. The café is beautifully located in the old town centre and offers a fine selection of sweet and savoury treats.
Short and hot roasting is out of the question for quality advocate Kurt Traxl. In contrast to industrial roasting methods, the Mühlviertel native gives the beans time and teases out the best flavours. Very good: the house roast "Kurt", subtle acidity, full-bodied.
Coffee is more than just a drink. It starts with production, continues with trade, roasting and special forms of preparation. Transparency, fairness and quality at every stage is the credo of the vivid day. Here it is lived. Model café.
Kurt Traxl is known to the people of Linz as the coffee roaster from the Südbahnhofmarkt. With the café near St Mary's Cathedral, he is sure to win a place in the hearts of coffee lovers. A beautiful extension to the largest church in Upper Austria, featuring many coffee specialities, high organic quality, and fair trade.
In recent years, this pretty café near the Musiktheater has become a favourite of young people and bon vivants alike. Very good coffee and casual breakfast options that take guests all over the world - from Italy to Mexico and France.
When you get talking to Roland Mayer about pastries and craftsmanship it can take a while. But every second is worth it. You would love to be his apprentice. Pure passion, exceptional cream slices. A business with heart.
Eating is a social act, and it's always more fun when done together. That's why Freistil also serves breakfast de luxe, the breakfast platter for groups of four or more with everything your heart desires. Very good coffee from the Freistädter Suchan roastery.