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Vienna Cafe Guide: Roasters, Counters and What to Order

By Elio VarennaNovember 7, 20267 min read
Vienna Cafe Guide: Roasters, Counters and What to Order

The useful detail is time on the door: Pelican Coffee Company on Pelikangasse opens Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 6pm. Start Vienna with Pelican, then go to Kaffeemodul at Josefstädter Strasse 35 for its own Nomi roasting, and Jonas Reindl on Währinger Straße or Westbahnstrasse for Philip Feyer's sourcing work in Nicaragua. Vienna's specialty coffee strength here is Pelican, Kaffeemodul, and Jonas Reindl.

This route favors working coffee bars over menu sprawl: named owners, clear addresses, house roasting where the trail is visible, and hours that matter to a traveler planning the morning cup.Valentin and Boris opened Kaffeemodul in 2012, Jonas Reindl's first coffee shop and roastery opened in 2014, Vedran Sormaz and Adam Kovacs teamed up and opened Pelican Coffee Company, and Coffee Pirates opened in 2012. Read the city by who controls the roast, who opens early, and which street makes sense for the next cup.

Pelikangasse, Währinger Straße and Westbahnstrasse: Pelican Coffee Company and Jonas Reindl

Pelican Coffee Company is located on Pelikangasse in Vienna, and the reason to start there is not complicated. Vedran Sormaz and Adam Kovacs teamed up and opened Pelican Coffee Company; the cafe opened in 2018. The counter has a worker's schedule: Pelican Coffee Company is open Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 6pm, Saturday and public holidays from 10am to 5pm, and closed on Sundays. Order the coffee straight, before adding distractions.

Jonas Reindl is the stronger roast-led stop in this cluster. Philip Feyer is the owner of Jonas Reindl, and Feyer traveled to Nicaragua to witness the conditions on the farm where he sources his beans. That sourcing detail matters because Jonas Reindl has been roasting since 2014. A house-roasted coffee is the clearest way to read the roast and sourcing choices.

Modern coffee shop interior with customers at counter, display case with pastries, menu boards, and concrete counter with vertical wood paneling; sour
Modern coffee shop interior with customers at counter, display case with pastries, menu boards.

The addresses make Jonas Reindl useful on more than one walk: Jonas Reindl is located at Währinger Straße 2 to 4, 1090, and Westbahnstrasse 13, 1070, in Vienna. The timing is simple, too: the Währinger Straße location is open daily from 9:30am to 5:30pm, and the Westbahnstrasse location is open daily from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Pelican is the earlier counter; Jonas Reindl is the place to check the roast.

Josefstädter Strasse 35 and Schlösselgasse: Kaffeemodul and POC People on Caffeine

Kaffeemodul earns the detour because the roast is in the house language. Valentin and Boris opened Kaffeemodul in 2012, Kaffeemodul is located at Josefstädter Strasse 35 in Vienna, and Kaffeemodul roasts its own coffee under the Nomi name. Kaffeemodul's own roast name ties the bar to the coffee.

The clock helps, especially if the morning plan starts early. Kaffeemodul is open Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm, Saturday from 10am to 2pm, and closed on Sundays. Roast provenance is the deciding factor for this cup.

POC People on Caffeine sits nearby in the working-week lane. POC People on Caffeine is located at Schlösselgasse in Vienna's 8th district. POC is open Monday from 9am to 5pm, Tuesday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, and closed Saturday and Sunday. Order coffee here as a weekday counter move.

Zollergasse 5, Neubaugasse 55 and Berggasse 37: Kaffemik, The Coffee and Coffee Break

Kaffemik is located at Zollergasse 5 in Vienna. Kaffemik is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, Saturday from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday from 12pm to 5pm. Order the simplest coffee the bar is brewing and let the counter set the pace. Kaffemik is the safety-net stop when the calendar closes other doors.

Modern cafe interior with white bar seating, large golden pendant lamps, pastry display case on right, and framed poster on left wall
Modern cafe interior with white bar seating, large golden pendant lamps, pastry display case on right.

The Coffee is located at Neubaugasse 55 and other locations in Vienna. Do not over-plan.Treat it as a direct cup stop, then compare it with Kaffemik or Jonas Reindl Westbahnstrasse on the same side of the city.Jonas Reindl is located at Westbahnstrasse 13, Währinger Strasse 2 to 4 and other locations in Vienna.

Coffee Break is the quieter entry in this stretch of the address book. Coffee Break is located at Berggasse 37 in Vienna. Use it as a second coffee stop rather than the defining roastery visit, because the strongest roast-specific case in this guide sits with Kaffeemodul and Jonas Reindl.

Praterstraße 38, Mariahilfer Straße 192 and Favoritenstraße 4 to 6: Balthasar, Gota Coffee and Kaffeefabrik

Balthasar is the useful Praterstraße anchor. Balthasar is located at Praterstraße 38, 1020 Vienna. Its schedule gives it range: Balthasar is open Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 7pm, and Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Order coffee here when the day needs a longer runway.

Modern coffee shop interior with wooden tables, black chairs, vertical wood slat wall panels, and tropical plants
Modern coffee shop interior with wooden tables, black chairs, vertical wood slat wall panels.
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Grand historic café interior with ornate vaulted ceilings, decorative columns.

Gota Coffee works in a similar way, with a strong address on the western side of the city's coffee map. Gota Coffee is located at Mariahilfer Straße 192, 1150 Vienna. It opens early and stays steady: Gota Coffee is open Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 18:00, and Saturday to Sunday from 08:00 to 18:00. The order is a morning coffee before the city gets crowded.

Kaffeefabrik sits close to the center and keeps the brief tight. Kaffeefabrik is located at Favoritenstraße 4 to 6, 1040 Vienna. Kaffeefabrik is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00, and Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00. Order coffee as a central reset, especially when the day has already moved past the early roaster counters.

Modern coffee shop interior with distinctive turquoise/teal design elements, professional espresso machine, menu board, and vaulted white ceiling with
Modern coffee shop interior with distinctive turquoise/teal design elements, professional espresso machine.

Servitengasse 4A and the university side of the 9th district: Caffè a Casa and Coffee Pirates

Caffè a Casa is located at Servitengasse 4A and other locations in Vienna. Use it as a neighborhood coffee stop rather than the main roastery detour. The more roast-specific moves remain Kaffeemodul for Nomi and Jonas Reindl for house roasting.

Modern cafe interior with white arched ceiling, wood paneling, central service counter, wooden communal table, and customers
Modern cafe interior with white arched ceiling, wood paneling, central service counter.

Coffee Pirates carries the better maker story in this pair. Evelyn Priesch and Werner Savernik opened Coffee Pirates, Coffee Pirates opened in 2012, and Coffee Pirates is located near the university in the 9th district of Vienna. Order coffee here when the university side of the city is already in the plan.

Vienna verdict: start with the roasters, then use the city by street

The best Vienna coffee plan is compact and roast-aware. Begin with Kaffeemodul and its Nomi roasting, add Jonas Reindl, which has been roasting since 2014, and use Pelican Coffee Company's weekday 7:30am opening when the morning needs a clean start. Kaffemik is the practical save for broader weekly coverage, while Gota Coffee and Balthasar help when timing matters more than provenance. This guide is for drinkers who care about who opened the shop, who controls the roast, and whether the address makes sense before lunch. Vienna rewards the walker who treats coffee as a sequence of counters, not a single trophy stop.