The corner cafe: Franz Blauensteiner

The corner cafe: Franz Blauensteiner

I passed this coffee house/cafe near my hotel at least twice a day. I was able to stop in once, after dinner and a full day of meetings. It
was a nice night out, so we sat down, just in time for the last call.

I had a nice little espresso and my colleague a glass of wine.

I meant to stop in again ... but it never happened.

Meal: Coffee
Date Visited: 26 May 2010
Rating: N/A
Address: Lenaugasse 1, 1080 Wien
Website: http://wwww.gastwirtschaft-blauensteiner.at

Café Bendl in Vienna

Café Bendl

I found a list of "classic" Viennese cafes and the one nearest my hotel happened to be Café Bendl. Looking for a lunch spot on my first day, I dropped in.

First off, whoops, forgot, smoking is common in restaurants outside of Arlington, VA. Not very crowded, it was a late lunch, there was only one other customer (and a dog) at the Café Bendl. I took a seat in a backroom (with all kinds of old movie posters on the walls) and ordered a beer and a baguette pepperoni pizza.

The beer was good, the pizza just ok.

Probably not a good time to visit Café Bendl, I had the feeling it was much better later a night, with more smoke, and more liquor!

Meal: Lunch
Date Visited: 26 May 2010
Rating: **
Address: Landesgerichtsstraße 6 1010, Vienna, 01 4083087
Website: http://cafe-bendl.at/