{"id":20500,"date":"2019-11-17T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T12:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=20500"},"modified":"2026-01-27T19:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:02:40","slug":"cafe-landtmann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-landtmann\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9 Landtmann"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/landtmannsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Landtmann sign\" class=\"wp-image-20504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/landtmannsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/landtmannsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Think of the kind of elegant coffee house you might drop into before (or after) a  visit to the theatre and you have Caf\u00e9 Landtmann. Which, as it happens, sits opposite Vienna&#8217;s Burgtheater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prestigious location first opened in 1873<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combines tradition with a modern outlook and refined ambience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large outdoor section for summer days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More for an upmarket clientele<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Coffee\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert experience<\/a>* for your Vienna trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearby: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/theaters\/burgtheater\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85\">Burgtheater<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/rathaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"79\">Rathausplatz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/beethoven-pasqualatihaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4500\">Pasqualatihaus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/coffee-houses\/\">Vienna coffee houses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-local-review\">A local review<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cafelandtmann1.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Landtmann\" class=\"wp-image-49369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cafelandtmann1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cafelandtmann1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A little more freestanding than your average city centre coffee house)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Modern tradition&#8221; is the best description I can give for Caf\u00e9 Landtmann, as it successfully treads the delicate line between coffee house dignity and modernity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, it&#8217;s an establishment that makes no attempt to capture a moment in time or history, but continues to move forward while not forgetting those traditional elements that define a Viennese coffee house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you have, for example, an outdoor terrace and a glass-dominated &#8220;winter garden&#8221;, but also black &amp; white-clad waiters and spotless upholstered sofa niches.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/landtmann1890.jpg\" alt=\"View of Caf\u00e9 Landtmann from around 1890\" class=\"wp-image-67518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/landtmann1890.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/landtmann1890-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Caf\u00e9 Landtmann around 1890 in a reproduction from c.1950 by the Michael Frankenstein &amp; Comp. photo studio; Wien Museum Inv.-Nr. 78079\/180\/1; excerpt reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC0 licence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caf\u00e9 first opened in 1873. Here&#8217;s my rough translation of the announcement (by Franz Landtmann himself) in the October 1st edition of the <em>Neues Wiener Blatt<\/em> newspaper. The text suggested the coffee house would be notable for its:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8230;pleasing, solid and surprisingly elegant decor, splendidly luxurious billiards, a comfortable games room, as well as the serving of excellent drinks with prompt service.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The coffee house now belongs to the Querfeld family of locations that includes the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-museum\/\">Caf\u00e9 Museum<\/a> near the State Opera House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caf\u00e9 Landtmann has its own noble setting, too. Depending where you sit, you might look out onto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/theaters\/burgtheater\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"85\">Burgtheater<\/a> or the Rathaus park with the imposing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/rathaus-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"267\">city hall<\/a> behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/landtmann2024.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee house at Christmas\" class=\"wp-image-79466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/landtmann2024.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/landtmann2024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A place of lights and lattes at Christmas)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That same park lights up in late November and December for Vienna&#8217;s main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/rathausplatz\/\">Christmas market<\/a>. And Landtmann traditionally features its own rather delightful Christmas tree (see the photo above, for example, taken during the 2024 festive season).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Vienna&#8217;s coffee houses share a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/coffee-house-experience\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1947\">common tradition<\/a>, each tends to have its own unique flavour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Landtmann version becomes apparent as soon as you step inside. Such touches as large white tablecloths that had me in terror of leaving a mark every time I waved my pen around seeking literary inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An upmarket aura pervades the place, a venue for the well-to-do, theatregoers, politicians, and business folk to meet beneath hardwood panelling with crafted inlay designs. Even on a cold and early November morning, the number of reserved signs on tables reflected Landtmann&#8217;s continuing popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/landtmann1918.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Altenberg outside Caf\u00e9 Landtmann in 1918\" class=\"wp-image-59900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/landtmann1918.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/landtmann1918-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Signed photo of poet and writer Peter Altenberg in Caf\u00e9 Landtmann in 1918; Wien Museum Inv.-Nr. 94776; excerpt reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC0 licence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoyed a &#8220;Viennese breakfast&#8221; a gorgeous slice of crusty organic dark bread, an organic roll, jam, butter scoring 9\/10 on the CSI (critical spreadability index), and a perfectly-boiled organic egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landtmann offers a good-sized restaurant selection, too, for larger appetites. Prices in general are, inevitably, on the expensive side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and let us not forget the cakes and pastries in all their variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caf\u00e9 draws its selection from an in-house patisserie. I took a &#8220;mini&#8221; Sachertorte: an irresistibly seductive concept allowing indulgence without the guilt that accompanies a full slice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure if they still have these mini versions, but let us hope so for the sake of all our diets.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cafelandtmann.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Landtmann sign\" class=\"wp-image-41723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cafelandtmann.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cafelandtmann-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Another classic caf\u00e9 font)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-to-cafe-landtmann\">How to get to Caf\u00e9 Landtmann<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The coffee house sits at one end of the section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/ring\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1546\">Ringstrassen boulevard<\/a> that enjoys particular popularity with visitors taking in the Viennese sights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You pass the location at the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour-city-centre\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50618\">Part 4<\/a> of my suggested self-guided walking route. But if using public transport:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subway: a short walk takes you from a trio of stations to the coffee house. The nearest is probably Schottentor on the U2 line, followed by Rathaus (U2) and Herrengasse (U3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tram\/bus: the Rathausplatz\/Burgtheater stop serves the two destinations in its title, so sits opposite Landtmann. Tram lines 1, D and 71 all stop here. Schottentor station has all of those lines, plus trams 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Universit\u00e4tsring 4, 1010 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.landtmann.at\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1qxMhuM31vUOcHvWtm9QzWRPeiURPKwCX\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think of the kind of elegant coffee house you might drop into before (or after) a visit to the theatre and you have Caf\u00e9 Landtmann. 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