My friend and I stopped at Cafe Mozart for one of our first stops in Vienna. We were there for an…read moreafternoon coffee and cake. I had their Strawberry Pistachio Cake (strawberry cream, pistachio cream, sponge cake, and strawberry glaze) with a Maria Theresia (double espresso with Cointreau, whipped cream, and orange zest). My friend had their classic Mozart Cake (pistachio cream, chocolate mousse, and chocolate sponge cake). Everything was delicious. (This is just a small slice of what they offer. They have tons of cakes and coffees, but they also serve full meals as well. So it's an option for strudel, schnitzel, plum dumplings, goulash, and more.)
The cafe has an interesting history: Oskar Hornik purchased the coffee house and named it after the Mozart monument at the Albertinaplatz in 1929 (it had existed in different iterations and locations for many years before that). After the Anschluss (the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938), Hornik was forced to sell the cafe at an extremely low price (Aryanization). After the war ended, the cafe struggled and changed owners and uses until 1993, when a family purchased the cafe and focused on restoring it to its earlier glory.
The interior of the restaurant is charming - you can see its nod to the past, but it feels quite modern at the same time. And the service was very good. We really enjoyed taking a little break from our day at Cafe Mozart.