Rick Steves

"Make it a point to stop by Demel, the ultimate Viennese chocolate shop."

Michelle Scheuer

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.

Clara Nanut

"Renowned bakery of the center, a must to taste the sweets of the most authentic Austro-Hungarian school... ending with the heavenly delicious donuts."

The Culture Trip

"Their krapfen, attractively dusted with icing sugar and satisfyingly plump, are expertly crafted, soft and with a juicy, fruity filling."

Hanya Yanagihara

"Try the Milchrahmstrudel, a milk soufflé cake served hot with vanilla sauce."

Ann Mah

" 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."

Carol Pastor

"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)."

David Santori

"I thoroughly enjoyed Café Demel’s sachertorte which was hands down better than anything I tasted."

Rochelle Almeida

"The Crèmeschnitte that I ordered at Demel’s was worthy of the palates of royalty."

Sketchy Impressions

"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!"