{"id":82605,"date":"2025-04-22T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T08:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=82605"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:12:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:12:20","slug":"breakfast-in-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/breakfast-in-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast in Vienna"},"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\/2025\/04\/viennesebreakfastsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of a croissant\" class=\"wp-image-82608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viennesebreakfastsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viennesebreakfastsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Most restaurants offer a Wiener Schnitzel among their main courses. And anywhere serving breakfast likely has a <em>Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck<\/em>, too. But what is this &#8220;Viennese breakfast&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bread rolls, butter &amp; jam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And a soft-boiled egg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026with some variations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look for deals with a hot drink included<\/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\">classical concert experience<\/a>* for your trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/traditional-food-drink\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1654\">Traditional food and drink<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck<\/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\/2025\/04\/wienerfruehstueckbreakfast.jpg\" alt=\"Two rolls, an egg, butter and jam on a plate\" class=\"wp-image-82611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wienerfruehstueckbreakfast.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wienerfruehstueckbreakfast-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 core ingredients of a fine start to the day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open any breakfast menu in Vienna and you might encounter such delights as organic muesli, spiced oriental omelettes, and something whose name suggests immediate health and vitality on a plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what you almost invariably find is a Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck, which translates as a Viennese breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dish is the workhorse of morning gastronomy, particularly in Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/coffee-houses\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7689\">coffee houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world of social media and lifestyle branding, locations may insist on giving the Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck their own touch. So you&#8217;ll see different versions. But its robust basic form is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two bread rolls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A soft-boiled egg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butter &amp; jam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And that, fundamentally, is that. But let me explore some common variations and offer up useful tips for the city visitor.<\/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\/11\/oberlaaneuermarkt.jpg\" alt=\"Front entrance to Oberlaa Konditorei\" class=\"wp-image-53768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/oberlaaneuermarkt.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/oberlaaneuermarkt-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\">(One of my breakfast haunts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two common alternatives you might encounter are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A croissant replacing a bread roll. This is the case at one of my favourite locations: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/oberlaa-neuer-markt\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"53975\">Oberlaa on Neuer Markt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Added slices of ham and cheese. This mimics a common breakfast in households but mostly appears under another name: an upgrade on the basic dish. If they do call it a Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck, then a more basic (and cheaper) breakfast should also be available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, two crucial tips if you&#8217;re visiting Vienna\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, sometimes the Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck comes with coffee or tea. And sometimes it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With coffee increasingly expensive in the city centre, look for the combined version. This typically works out at a decent discount when compared with buying breakfast and coffee separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coffee with your breakfast is actually almost compulsory in Vienna. How else might you face another day in the maelstrom of the modern world if not fortified with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/coffee-glossary\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1863\">Melange or Einspanner<\/a>?<\/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\/cafecentralsignnew.jpg\" alt=\"Caf\u00e9 Central sign\" class=\"wp-image-67464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cafecentralsignnew.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cafecentralsignnew-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\">(Last time I checked, the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-central\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10683\">Caf\u00e9 Central<\/a> included a hot beverage with its Viennese breakfast)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, as a near ubiquitous breakfast offering, the unadulterated Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/wiener-schnitzel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"45\">the Schnitzel<\/a> as an excellent way of comparing prices across restaurants, caf\u00e9s, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most places tend to deliver your Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck in a default constellation, but you may be able to switch out some of the contents (ask, if waiting staff don&#8217;t offer a choice). For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose honey instead of jam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a specific flavour of jam from those available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swap out a standard white roll (Semmel) for some other kind of bread roll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I always go with the default choice to be honest, because life is full of difficult decisions, and I don&#8217;t need one more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And where best to get your Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I don&#8217;t really have that expertise. But any of my recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/coffee-houses\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7689\">coffee house<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/konditorei\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"23020\">caf\u00e9-Konditorei<\/a> locations likely have one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, breakfast in a coffee house is one of the comforts and joys of Viennese life and almost as popular as grumbling when you have to wait more than three minutes for the next tram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more thoughts and suggestions on traditional food and drink in the city, take a peek at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/traditional-food-drink\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1654\">my articles on the topic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anywhere serving breakfast likely offers a Wiener Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck. 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