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Specialty coffee in Vienna

Roasters and filter bars on Pilgramgasse, Gumpendorfer Straße, Zollergasse and Spitalgasse.

Photo: Leonid Demidov, Pexels License

Vienna's specialty coffee grew up next to the Kaffeehaus rather than inside it. By Falter's account, Robert Gruber of POC – People on Caffeine was the first in the city to take up filter coffee, in 2011, in a café in an annex of the Alserkirche.1 Falter also credits Otto Bayer's Balthasar on Praterstraße, opened around 2014, as the city's first stylish coffee bar.1

Graz brought its own roaster to the 7th district: J. Hornig, the specialty roast house from Styria, opened a coffee bar there and roasts small batches on site while guests watch.5 The bar sells the company's drum-roasted single origins as espresso, filter or omni roasts.6

Local tip: Buy beans before the weekend: Kaffeefabrik on Favoritenstraße opens only at 11:00 on Saturdays, and Roast.ed on Gumpendorfer Straße is closed on Mondays.

Where these cafés are: Mariahilf (6.) (6), Margareten (5.) (6), Neubau (7.) (4), Alsergrund (9.) (4), Wieden (4.) (4), Leopoldstadt (2.) (2), Döbling (19.) (1), Innere Stadt (1.) (1).

At a glance

28Cafés listed
19With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
20:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Espresso Mobil, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–18:00 · Sat 07:00–18:00 · Sun 08:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Rauwolf Rosthaus Brewbar, until 20:00 (Mon–Wed 09:30–19:00 · Thu–Fri 09:30–20:00 · Sat 09:30–18:00).
  • Most common features: card payment (64%), takeaway (61%), indoor seating (57%).
Wieden (4.)

Knockbox

  • Treitlstraße 1
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:30–18:00
  • +4366410006632
  • Takeaway
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Pet-friendly
  • Specialty
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Pilgramgasse and Margareten

Margareten and Mariahilf have the most specialty cafés. Pilgramgasse, on the line between the two districts, is the busiest stretch. In April 2026 the German roaster Wildkaffee opened its first Vienna location at No. 6, run by Martin Wölfl, winner of the 2024 World Brewers Cup, with specialty coffee, cold brew and filter.3

Coffee Junkie is at No. 3 and opens at 07:30 on weekdays. Nearby, Karl at Margaretenplatz 6 opens at 08:00 every day, Coffee Sheep is at Schönbrunner Straße 75, and Loka, a yoga studio with a café, is at Spengergasse 42.

Cafés that roast their own

Coffee Pirates at Spitalgasse 17 is one of the few cafés that roast their own beans; its brew of the day is a single-origin coffee made in a Chemex.2 It was certified organic early and sells beans in the shop.1

Tobias Radinger's Kaffeefabrik on Favoritenstraße roasts its own coffee.5 It buys its beans directly from farmers in South America, Africa and India.2 kaffemik on Zollergasse, which pioneered rotating guest roasters, took over a small roastery in the Wienerwald a few years ago.1 Knockbox, near Karlsplatz, is a former Würstelstand (sausage stand) turned coffee stand, well known to students of the Technical University.2

Beyond the 4th to 7th districts

In Leopoldstadt, Vogel at Bruno-Marek-Allee 19A opens at 07:30 on weekdays. In Alsergrund, Goppion Caffè at Liechtensteinstraße 46a opens daily, from 09:00 at weekends, and in the 1st, Kaffeküche has a counter in the Schottentor-Passage.

Gota Coffee Experts, at Mariahilfer Straße 192 in the 15th district, uses 100% Arabica from eight countries, bought through direct trade.1 On the Neubau end of Mariahilfer Straße, Rauwolf Rosthaus Brewbar at Nos. 42–48 stays open until 20:00 on Thursdays and Fridays.

The Vienna Coffee Festival

The Vienna Coffee Festival is held at the Marx Halle, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, in the 3rd district. Its 11th edition ran from 12 to 14 September 2025, with roasters from across Europe; Wölfl served a fermentation coffee developed with partners in producing countries.4

The specialty bars keep daytime hours. Most close between 16:00 and 19:00, Brass Monkey on Gumpendorfer Straße stays open until 19:30 on weekdays, and Roast.ed at No. 36 on the same street closes on Mondays.

Sources

  1. Die besten Cafés für Specialty Coffee, Falter (Florian Holzer, July 6, 2026), accessed October 2026
  2. 18 cafés serving up the best specialty coffee in Vienna, Vienna Würstelstand (April 4, 2022), accessed October 2026
  3. Lokalneueröffnungen im April 2026, Falter (April 7, 2026), accessed October 2026
  4. Alle Highlights beim Vienna Coffee Festival 2025, vienna.at (September 2025), accessed October 2026
  5. Modern cafés, wien.info (Vienna Tourist Board), accessed October 2026
  6. Die J. Hornig Kaffeebar in Wien, J. Hornig, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Specialty coffee in Vienna: questions

Which specialty cafés in Vienna roast their own beans?

At Siebensterngasse 29, J. Hornig's coffee bar roasts in small batches while guests watch. Coffee Pirates at Spitalgasse 17 roasts its own beans and sells them in the shop, and kaffemik on Zollergasse took over a small roastery in the Wienerwald. Kaffeefabrik buys its beans directly from farmers in South America, Africa and India.

Where can you find specialty coffee on Pilgramgasse in Vienna?

Wildkaffee, the German roaster's first Vienna location, opened at Pilgramgasse 6 in April 2026, run by Martin Wölfl, winner of the 2024 World Brewers Cup; it serves specialty coffee, cold brew and filter. Coffee Junkie is at No. 3 and opens at 07:30 on weekdays. Karl at Margaretenplatz 6 is nearby and opens at 08:00 every day.

When and where is the Vienna Coffee Festival?

The Vienna Coffee Festival is held at the Marx Halle, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, in Vienna's 3rd district. Its 11th edition ran from 12 to 14 September 2025, with roasters from across Europe. Martin Wölfl of Wildkaffee served a fermentation coffee developed with partners in coffee-producing countries.

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