My favorite days in Vienna were those that involved trips to coffee houses. Vienna has many, and they take their café very seriously. My Viennese friend recommended Café Prückel as a "great dame" of the coffee house scene, and he was right. The century-old café/restaurant had chandeliers, servers dressed in tuxedos, and hundreds of international newspapers for customers to choose from. (Apparently all of these findings are common in Viennese coffee houses...?!) It's the kind of place that you feel the slightest bit more luxurious just for eating there. So, naturally, my friend Emma and I indulged a little when it came to ordering:
^ We started with Viennese iced coffee, which turned out to be cold coffee with shaved vanilla-flavored ice, whipped cream (the good stuff, Bachelders) and a perfect slice of waffle cone. Yum.
^ Next came homemade gnocchi with sage, grana cheese, arugula and prosciutto. Emma had fusilli with crayfish marinara. Ohh, we were quite happy.
^ And then, because we were sitting right next to the dessert display and I convinced Emma that the meal wouldn't be complete without it, we ordered Topfenstrudel, this custardy-cheesecakey Austrian classic.
I have to say, eating good food makes travelling twice as enjoyable for me. So I have a new goal: find the best (affordable) restaurant in every new city I go to. And share it here, too!
♡ Maddie
Nice! Everything looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteAlso, did you try Sacher-Torte? http://www.sacher.com/en-original-sacher-tart.htm It's a huge deal in Vienna. It's a flourless chocolate torte. Somewhat bitter, because of the chocolate. I mean, it's not my favorite cake in the world -- I like something sweeter -- just that it's a big "Vienna thing."
ReplyDeleteaw dang i didn't. probably saw it around and just assumed it was regular chocolate cake. bummer!
ReplyDeleteSame-sex couples are not allowed to enter the café. It's an outrage.
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