{"id":43560,"date":"2022-04-10T04:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T03:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=43560"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:04:35","slug":"cafe-diglas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-diglas\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9 Diglas Wollzeile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cafediglassmall.jpg\" alt=\"Caf\u00e9 Diglas sign\" class=\"wp-image-42292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cafediglassmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cafediglassmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A coffee house and restaurant like a metaphor for Vienna itself: history and tradition with a veneer of surprising flair and a side order of contemporary art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Location first opened in the 1920s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few surprises in the d\u00e9cor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out the cakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/food-tours-vienna-tickets-l205283\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Coffee\" rel=\"sponsored\">culinary experience<\/a>* in Vienna<\/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\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7689\">Vienna coffee houses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/coffee-house-experience\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1947\">Coffee house culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lampshades and Leh\u00e1r<\/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\/02\/cafediglas.jpg\" alt=\"Front entrance to Caf\u00e9 Diglas Wollzeile\" class=\"wp-image-42291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cafediglas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cafediglas-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\">(The front entrance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Diglas business dates back to the days of Strauss and Emperor Franz Joseph. You found them, for example in Casino Z\u00f6gernitz (now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/house-strauss-casino-zogernitz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"68512\">House of Strauss<\/a> multimedia exhibition and concert venue).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the family name graces several locations around Vienna. And the oldest sits on the Wollzeile road that leads away from the old town centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could have walked along the Wollzeile back in the 13th century, long before coffee was a thing in this part of the world. The Diglas here has existed since 1923; the composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/franz-lehar\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39818\">Franz Leh\u00e1r<\/a> was a regular, apparently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside is like the caf\u00e9 equivalent of an optical illusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, Diglas looks like what you might expect from your regular traditional coffee house: vaulted rooms with wood paneling, brass fittings, marble table tops, burgundy upholstery, a historical brass (?) till standing next to a regimented row of salt and pepper mills&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you take a closer look.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diglaswollzeile1898.jpg\" alt=\"View down the Wollzeile around 1898\" class=\"wp-image-64623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diglaswollzeile1898.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diglaswollzeile1898-300x202.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\">(View down Wollzeile around 1898, produced by Carl (Karl) Ledermann jun.; Wien Museum Inv.-Nr. 183270; excerpt reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC0 licence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The old clocks on the end walls turn out to be digital projections. The window lamps have ballerina skirt lampshades. Kitchen utensils hang from a glass chandelier. And the black and white photos reveal no 19th-century street views, but contemporary studio art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, you have a place of history and tradition with a layer of contemporary flair on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wollzeile Diglas offers a wider restaurant menu, but I stuck to the traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/breakfast-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82605\">Wiener breakfast<\/a> (coffee and rolls). The presentation also seemed to hark back to the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the more elegant coffee houses often include an element of modern packaging, but not here. Warm rolls in a basket with a cloth napkin. Butter in a glass dish (9\/10 on the spreadability index). Sugar lumps. Raspberry jam in a small unmarked jar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And a perfect boiled egg, albeit with a surprisingly small spoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allow me a little excursion into that cutlery decision. On the plus side: easy access to yolk and white. On the downside: low carrying capacity. The jury has yet to reach a verdict.<\/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\/2023\/10\/cafediglas2023.jpg\" alt=\"Caf\u00e9 Diglas viewed from Essiggasse\" class=\"wp-image-64747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cafediglas2023.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cafediglas2023-300x225.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\">(View of Caf\u00e9 Diglas from Essiggasse)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special mention goes to the cakes, which largely sit in baking trays and exude a distinctly handmade impression (Diglas has its own patisserie).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/vienna-cakes\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22533\">Torten and Schnitten<\/a> (try the banana version) but also crumb cakes, meringue toppings, chocolate mousse covered delights and similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All-in-all another fine addition to your options for a city centre encounter with the past and a fine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/coffee-glossary\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1863\">melange<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, two other Diglas-flavoured locations are also very central:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-diglas-schottenstift\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"54085\">Caf\u00e9 Diglas im Schottenstift<\/a> (Schottengasse 2) has premises within an abbey complex with vaulted rooms and a large garden area fully isolated from any city centre bustle. A good address during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/freyung\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"215\">Christmas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/eastermarkets\/freyung-ostermarkt\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2933\">Easter<\/a> markets on the nearby Freyung<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/diglas-fleischmarkt\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"55798\">Cottage Roasters coffee shop<\/a> (Fleischmarkt 16) occupies another historical building: go through right to the back for a more homely feel. And look out for the gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/jugendstil-centre\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34058\">Jugendstil buildings<\/a> on the road outside at houses 1, 3, 7, and 14.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Caf\u00e9 Diglas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The coffee house practically lies in the shadow of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stefansdom\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"294\">Stephansdom cathedral<\/a> and around the corner from Mozart&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozarthaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5858\">old residence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subway: take the U1 or U3 to Stephansplatz station. Wollzeile is a short walk past the cathedral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tram\/bus: the old town location means trams don&#8217;t come nearby, but the Stubentor stop (tram line 2) on the Ring boulevard is not far and an interesting walk up Wollzeile past remains of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/city-walls\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9943\">old city fortifications<\/a> and shops still largely in the hands of small business rather than giant chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Wollzeile 10, 1010 Vienna | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diglas.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>A coffee house and restaurant like a metaphor for Vienna itself: history and tradition with a veneer of surprising flair and a side order of contemporary art. Lampshades and Leh\u00e1r (The front entrance) The Diglas business dates back to the days of Strauss and Emperor Franz Joseph. 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