If you have a sweet tooth and especially enjoy your cakes and desserts then you must know that some of the best cakes and desserts along with superlative coffee can be had in the Austrian capital city of Vienna. Vienna’s mouth watering contributions to the world of desserts include delectable offerings like Apfelstrudel(apple strudel), Palatschinken(sweet pancakes), fruit filled dumplings called Knödel and of course Sachertorte which is a delicious chocolate cake that features apricot jam which was in fact was invented at the city’s world famous Sacher Hotel.
Most of these Viennese delights are served at the city’s numerous coffee houses ('Kaffeehaus') which have long served as a gathering place for the city’s erstwhile intellectuals but today these coffee houses which are adorned with ‘Thonet’ chairs and marble topped tables offer visitors and locals a chance to relax and unwind over a coffee and cake.
The coffee houses of Vienna claim to have invented the process of filtering coffee and offer a repertoire of coffees that include beverages like Melange which is a coffee served with frothy milk, Kleiner Brauner, a single espresso with cream, Einspänner which is a mocha coffee that is served in a glass topped with a shot of whipped cream, Fiaker which is a mocha coffee which features Austrian rum, a Mazagran which is a cold version of a Fiaker and many more. It is believed that coffee and café culture has existed in Vienna ever since the second Turkish siege of Vienna in the 17th century.
If you relish a good cup of coffee then a visit to this gorgeous Austrian capital city should definitely be considered as a European vacation option. If however you are planning flying out to Vienna from a US city then your voyage across the Atlantic is bound to include a long haul journey for which you might want to consider business air travel. However if the reputed prohibitive cost of such travel is causing you to pause and rethink your journey, you need not fear for you can still afford to fly in the premier cabin of an air craft by tracking down a cheap business class flights to Vienna.
Various American and European carriers offer direct and indirect connections from US cities to the capital of Austria and often it is these airlines themselves that announce discount business class airfares to Vienna which they popularize through dedicated newsletters to their frequent flyers and various social media sites.
If for some reason you cannot track down these cheap business class deals to Vienna, you could alternatively seek out a reputable travel agent who can then help you locate a cheap business class ticket to Vienna by making use of the exclusive relationship he/she has with various airlines. It also helps to bear in mind that if this travel agent is a high selling agent then he/she is likely to have access to cheap business class airfares to various destinations around the globe for airlines often count on high selling agents for regular, repeat business.
The discount business class airfares to Vienna often represent savings of nearly 70% over the normal business class fares. Moreover they are not lacking in any way for they afford you all the privileges of regular business class like priority check-in, excess baggage allowance, fast track security and immigration, airline lounge access and of course all the myriad onboard facilities like convertible full flat beds, limitless gourmet food and drink and personalized service.
All the luxuries and conveniences that are provided by your discount business flight to Vienna will go a long way in making your journey an extremely comfortable one so that once you arrive in Vienna you are less likely to lose precious vacation time due to fatigue arising from jet lag. Moreover once you have finished touring the Austrian capital’s many wondrous sights you can stop to recharge your batteries at one of the city’s many great coffee houses, some of which are listed below:-
Café Sacher
Philharmonikerstrasse 4
1010 Vienna, Austria
Café Sacher is located within the iconic Sacher Hotel which is as much a symbol of Vienna as the Giant Wheel or the Schönbrunn Palace. The Sacher Café is famous the world over its calorie laden, delicious chocolate cake, the Sacher Torte which was invented at the hotel by celebrated chef Franz Sacher. The café serves this delectable treat along with many other delicious Austrian pastries and coffees The Sacher Café has the ambience of a typical Austrian coffee house and it affords gorgeous views of the State Opera House from its conservatory which in the summer is transformed into an open air terrace.
Café Mozart
Albertinaplatz 2
1010 Vienna, Austria
This old world café which is named after one of Vienna’s most famous residents offers an ambience which screams old Vienna adorned as it is with classic Thonet chairs, mirrors behind the bar, private booths and glittering chandeliers. The café’s menu offers many mouth-watering treats (some of which commemorate the famous composer) that form a perfect accompaniment to the café’s repertoire of 15 different coffees.
Café Hawelka
Dorotheergasse 6
1010 Vienna, Austria
Yet another historic coffee house of Vienna that dates back to the 1930’s and is famous for its ‘Buchteln’ which are Viennese dumplings that are stuffed with jam and topped with powdered sugar which go especially well with the cafes many coffees.
Café Central
Herrengasse 14,
1010 Vienna
This coffee house is a veritable institution in Vienna as it has attracted the likes of Sigmund Freud, Trotsky and many others. Do make it a point to visit Café Central for its delicious Viennese coffees and cakes and it fantastic sense of history.
