Viennese Bakeries with Tables

Locations throughout Vienna

HOURS: Usually Monday through Saturday, 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.; Sundays 9 A.M. to 7 P.M.

No need to give the addresses to the thirty-one locations, as you’ll hardly walk in any neighborhood without coming across an Aida. Stop in and be served by one of their pink-and-white-clad waitresses.

Kohlmarkt 14

533-35-16

HOURS: Daily, 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.

U-BAHN: Herrengasse

To me, and to any true dessert-lover, my first stop in Vienna is usually a relaxing visit to Demel. It is impossible to have a less-than-perfect dessert here, as their attention to detail is legendary. Making a selection from the array of desserts on the marble counter is a mix of frustration and hedonism. Go for one of their house specialties, such as Annatorte (a truffle torte wrapped in chocolate-hazelnut gianduja) or Burgtheatertorte (an unglazed chocolate torte with hints of orange). There are dining rooms for lunch and dinner, as well as the front café with its marble-topped tables. You’ll be served by a woman in a plain black aproned frock, a copy of a local convent uniform from back in the days when girls from the school were hired as waitresses.