A while ago, I stopped in Vienna to visit some friends who lived there. In between my time at the many museums (Belvedere had some amazing Klimts and Schieles) and opera (at the world-famous Vienna State Opera), I spent the remainder hunting down good eats. Vienna's cakes and cafe culture are hands down, its highlights. I wish I had a better experience with the dinners and appetizers.
Wiener Schnitzel at Figlmueller. Compare Size relative to my legs. But guess what, I finished it all! People at my table were so amazed considering that they were over 6 ft tall, twice my size had 1/2 of what I had. Well, I'll be honest here and admit that I ordered wrongly :P
Wiener Schnitzel at Figlmueller. Compare Size relative to my legs. But guess what, I finished it all! People at my table were so amazed considering that they were over 6 ft tall, twice my size had 1/2 of what I had. Well, I'll be honest here and admit that I ordered wrongly :P
Figlmueller, Vienna's most famous schnitzel. Took me an hour to get a spot for 1 person.
Pencil-thin but juicy and delicious. Could use with more lemons.
Demel's k.u.k., my favorite cafe by far. *Guess what, I just found out that they have A NYC BRANCH!!!!!!! But no sign of my favorite esterhazytorte.
Demels has such an old-world feel. Love it!
Trying to navigate and plan my time wisely. I ordered 2 cakes and hot chocolate and more tea....
chocolate torte
esterhazytorte-This delectable pastry and I were meant to be. Hazelnut!!!
At the next cafe, Gerstner's, K.u.K. which I felt was so-so
More maccies.
Empress Cici's (sp) and crystallized violets. I bought some. They were ok.
Hotel Sacher.
The renowned Sacher torte. (But it was dry and I thought that competitor, Demel's tasted way better, sorry.) Later, I heard from my friends that the whipped cream was typically eaten together because of the dryness, which made me wonder...Why make a dry cake in the first place?
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