Στέκια in Vienna

K.u.K. Hofzuckerbäcker since 1786, the imperial court's pastry confectioner.

The Innere Stadt kaffeehaus since 1876, vaulted ceilings, Trotsky's chess table.

Mariahilf kaffeehaus since 1880, UNESCO-listed interior, billiard tables intact.

Innere Stadt institution since 1618, Beethoven's grocer, now the Bognergasse brunch.

Innere Stadt post-war intellectual kaffeehaus, Dorotheergasse, the night-Buchteln.

Ringstraße kaffeehaus since 1873, the Burgtheater room, Freud's regular table.

Sachertorte's owner of record since 1832, inside Hotel Sacher, opposite the Staatsoper.

The schnitzel that overhangs the plate since 1905, Wollzeile, the original house.

Steirereck's casual sister downstairs, the 120-cheese cellar and the Frühstück.

Haya Molcho's Israeli-Mediterranean original since 2009, Naschmarkt corner table.

The Tafelspitz address since 1993, Ewald Plachutta's defining boiled-beef room.

Israeli-Levantine kitchen on the Naschmarkt's eastern row, the Saturday-lunch standby.

Stubenring kaffeehaus since 1903, the 1950s interior intact, the live piano three nights.