Demel

An imperial-era confectioner since 1786 — sachertorte, strudel, and cakes behind glass, Vienna's most elegant sweet stop. Order sachertorte and strudel from behind the glass, where the visual display is part of it; the imperial-era elegance is genuine, and the cakes are works of art. Come in the afternoon for the pastry experience, in the prime Graben location. It is Vienna's most elegant sweet stop — a confectioner dating to 1786 where the cakes are displayed like art and the imperial-era grandeur is the real thing. For the city's defining coffee-and-cake ritual, in a room that has served it since the 18th century, the visual spectacle and the history are inseparable from the pastry.