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Cafés in Leopoldstadt (2.)

The island district: Karmelitermarkt breakfasts, Praterstraße coffee bars and cafés by the Prater.

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Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district, is the southern part of the island between the Danube Canal and the Danube, and it is named after Emperor Leopold I.12 A Jewish community was established here in 1625 and expelled in 1670. By 1923 Jews made up 38.5 percent of residents, and the district was nicknamed Mazzesinsel (matzo island).1

The Karmeliterviertel around the Karmelitermarkt is again a center of Jewish life, with kosher shops, bakeries and butchers, and café-bars and breakfast places line the edges of the market.3 Farther east, the Prater, an imperial hunting ground closed to the public until 1766, has cafés near the Riesenrad (giant Ferris wheel), which opened in 1897.1

Local tip: Go to the Karmelitermarkt on a Saturday morning, when the farmers' market is on; stands open from 06:00, and Café Einfahrt on Haidgasse serves breakfast late.43

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108Cafés listed
42With opening hours
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01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Cesza's - Frühstück am Volkertmarkt, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–11:00 · Sat 08:00–11:00).
  • Closes latest: Kate's Cafe Bar, until 01:00 (Daily 08:00–01:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (38%), indoor seating (31%), open late (14%).

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  • Hillerstraße 2
  • Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–16:00
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  • Kleine Pfarrgasse 28
  • Tue–Fri 07:30–17:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–16:00
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Getting to the 2nd district

Praterstern is the hub: the U1 and U2 meet there, and the S7 runs to it directly from the airport.2 The U1 also stops at Nestroyplatz and Vorgartenstraße, and the U2, opened in May 2008, links the district with the edge of the old town.1

Tram 2 runs along Taborstraße, tram 5 serves the northern streets, and tram 1 ends at Prater Hauptallee. The southern end of the district is thinly served by public transport.2

Around the Karmelitermarkt

Emperor Leopold I granted a weekly market here in 1671, and it moved to its present site in 1910.4 Stands may open from 06:00, and on Fridays and Saturdays one of Vienna's largest farmers' markets sets up, with 60 pitches for regional meat, sausage and seasonal produce.4

Café Einfahrt, at Haidgasse 3 on the market's edge, is known for late Saturday breakfasts and for concerts and readings in the evening.3 Katscheli, a café-bar, is at Karmelitergasse 7.3 Kaffeeamt is a few streets south at Schiffamtsgasse 8, and Lhotzkys Literaturbuffet on Rotensterngasse opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00.

Praterstraße and the Volkertviertel

Praterstraße, where Johann Strauss II once lived, runs from the canal to Praterstern.1 Balthasar, at Praterstraße 38, was opened by the Tyrolean restaurateur Otto Bayer and pulls its espresso on a La Marzocco machine.5 Goldener Papagei at No. 17 opens daily 08:00–19:00, and Der schöne Ernst at Nos. 44-46 serves breakfast from 08:00, Wednesday to Sunday.

North of Praterstern, Cesza's on Volkertplatz serves breakfast only, from 06:00 on weekdays until 11:00. Kopi Kadé on Walcherstraße opens at 06:45, Kafana Coffee & Roastery is at Heinestraße 35, and The Good Coffee Society has two cafés, on Ilgplatz and Hillerstraße.

The Prater and the Augarten

The Prater began as a carriage-riding ground for the nobility and is now free and open around the clock.2 Zum Riesenrad, beside the wheel, opens daily 09:00–23:45. At the far end of the Hauptallee, the Lusthaus was built in 1784 as a lodge for imperial hunting parties and has been a restaurant since the end of the monarchy.2

The Augarten is Vienna's oldest baroque garden, with two Second World War flak towers, the Augarten porcelain manufactory and the Vienna Boys' Choir.3 Café WG on Obere Augartenstraße opens in the afternoon and stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Sources

  1. Leopoldstadt, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Vienna/Inner East, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
  3. Karmeliterviertel, wien.info (Vienna Tourist Board), accessed October 2026
  4. Karmelitermarkt, Stadt Wien (wien.gv.at), accessed October 2026
  5. Modern cafés, wien.info (Vienna Tourist Board), accessed October 2026
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Leopoldstadt (2.) cafés: questions

When is the farmers' market at the Karmelitermarkt in Vienna's Leopoldstadt?

The farmers' market at the Karmelitermarkt runs on Fridays and Saturdays and is one of the largest in Vienna, with 60 pitches for regional meat, sausage and seasonal produce. Stands may open from 06:00. The market dates from a 1671 privilege granted by Emperor Leopold I and has been on its present site since 1910.

How do you get to Leopoldstadt in Vienna from the airport?

The S7 runs directly from Vienna airport to Praterstern, the hub of Leopoldstadt, where the U1 and U2 meet. From there the U1 continues to Nestroyplatz and Vorgartenstraße, tram 2 runs along Taborstraße, and tram 1 goes to Prater Hauptallee. The southern part of the district is thinly served by public transport.

Where can you get an early breakfast in Leopoldstadt, Vienna?

Cesza's on Volkertplatz serves breakfast only, from 06:00 on weekdays and 08:00 on Saturdays, until 11:00. Kopi Kadé on Walcherstraße opens at 06:45 on weekdays. At the Karmelitermarkt, Café Einfahrt on Haidgasse is known for late Saturday breakfasts, and Der schöne Ernst on Praterstraße serves breakfast from 08:00, Wednesday to Sunday.

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