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CAFE CULTURE
Who says only the Viennese have great coffee houses? You can make yourself pretty
gemütlich
(comfy) over
coffee and people-watching in Salzburg's grand cafes. Expect to pay around €4 for a slice of cake and €8 for a
daily special (more in fancy places). Here are five favourites:
Sun) Going strong since 1705, this marble and wood-panelled cafe is a former Mozart haunt. It's famous for
having Salzburg's flakiest strudels, best
Einspänner
(coffee with whipped cream) and grumpiest waiters.
chocolate richer, the apricot jam tangier and the cream lighter than at the home of the legendary
Sacher Torte
.
The cafe is pure old-world grandeur, with its picture-lined walls and ruby-red banquettes. Sit on the terrace by
the Salzach for fortress views.
the dainty petits fours, flaky pastries and creamy tortes served at this high-ceilinged cafe. Join a well-dressed
crowd for breakfast or a lazy afternoon of coffee and newspapers.
9am-6pm Sun) It's all chandeliers and polished wood here. Locals enjoy the same river views today over break-
fast, cake and intelligent conversation as Marlene Dietrich did in 1936.
Pferdeschwemme fountain, this gloriously old-world cafe and cake shop has a small courtyard where you can
dig into nut-poppy-seed tart and strudel that crumbles just so.
Drinking
A stein-swinging beer hall, a sundowner on the Salzach, an intimate wine bar for appreci-
ating the subtle nuances of Grüner Veltiner wines - all possible ideas for a good night out
in Salzburg. Nobody's pretending this is rave city, but the days of lights out by 11pm are
long gone. You'll find the biggest concentration of bars along both banks of the Salzach
and some of the most upbeat around Gstättengasse. Rudolfskai can be on the rough side
of rowdy at weekends.
Augustiner Bräustübl
(
www.augustinerbier.at
;
Augustinergasse 4-6; 3-11pm Mon-Fri, 2.30-11pm Sat & Sun)
Who says monks
can't enjoy themselves? This cheery monastery-run brewery has been serving potent
homebrews in traditional ceramic
Stein
mugs since 1621. Fill yours from the pump in the
foyer, visit the snack stands and take a pew in the vaulted hall or beneath the chestnut
trees in the 1000-seat beer garden.
BREWERY
