"Make it a point to stop by Demel, the ultimate Viennese chocolate shop."
on Sacher-Torte
The dough was spongey and fresh, and on the inside was a light layer of sweet filling. Despite the high cost, my husband and I couldn’t get enough of this one. To us, it was excellent.
on Krapfen
"Renowned bakery of the center, a must to taste the sweets of the most authentic Austro-Hungarian school... ending with the heavenly delicious donuts."
on Krapfen
"Their krapfen, attractively dusted with icing sugar and satisfyingly plump, are expertly crafted, soft and with a juicy, fruity filling."
on Krapfen
"Try the Milchrahmstrudel, a milk soufflé cake served hot with vanilla sauce."
" I tucked into strudel (2.80€), the pastry light and tender, the apples gently sweetened, the whole sprinkled with a crumbly nut-cinnamon-sugar mixture. It was a perfect, old-fashioned treat in one of the Old World’s greatest capitals."
on Apfelstrudel
"Large chandeliers suspended over heavy marble counters and tall guilded mirrors lining the walls reveal a veritable cornucopia of exquisite pastries like 'Topfenstrudel' (a sweet curd cheese variation on applestrudel)."
"I thoroughly enjoyed Café Demel’s sachertorte which was hands down better than anything I tasted."
on Sacher-Torte
"The Crèmeschnitte that I ordered at Demel’s was worthy of the palates of royalty."
"In Search for the Best ‘Vanilla Slice’ Ever: Demel Pastry Shop, Vienna – Once the purveyor of cakes to the Imperial and Royal court of Austria-Hungary, their ‘Crème Schnitte’ still remains fit for a king despite their preference for a dusting of icing sugar rather than sticky icing!"
User comments
"Fluffy, spongy with an excellent rum flavour"
"Pretty good. The Torte tastes a bit more fruity than the Sacher Torte at Café Sacher."
"Very crowded with shoppers buying the packaged confections, but the smell of the kaiserschmarn being made right inside at the front window will draw in crowds"
"A historic cafe with legendary Austrian desserts"