Plekken in Vienna

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.

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

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

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.