How to order coffee in Vienna
Dear guests, you cannot order just “a coffee” in Vienna. You leave the waiter in utter distress or at least helpless, in any case inquisitive. “Which???” Here’s your choice:
AUSTRIAN COFFEEHOUSE CLASSICS:
KLEINER SCHWARZER |
mocha in a small cup |
KLEINER BRAUNER |
mocha in a small cup served with cream |
GROSSER SCHWARZER |
a double portion of mocha in a large cup |
GROSSER BRAUNER |
a double portion of mocha in a large cup served with cream |
MELANGE |
mocha, slightly lengthened (more water added), offset with milk and foamed milk topping; served in a large cup |
FRANZISKANER |
a “Melange” with cream topping – instead of foamed milk |
KLEINE SCHALE GOLD |
mocha infused with hot milk and foamed milk topping, served in a small cup |
KAFFEE VERKEHRT |
mocha with lots of milk; a plae milk-coffee |
VERLÄNGERTER SCHWARZER |
mocha in a large cup infused with hot water |
VERLÄNGERTER BRAUNER |
mocha in a large cup infused with hot water and a shot of cream |
EINSPÄNNER |
mocha topped with whipped cream; in an “Einspänner” glass, with icing sugar served separately |
KAPUZINER |
a double portion of mocha with whipped cream |
OBERMAYER |
a double mocha, in which very cold, liquid cream is infused by pouring it into the coffee over the back of a coffee spoon |
ÜBERSTÜRZTER NEUMANN |
whipped cream is put in the empty coffee cup and a double mocha is poured over it – hence “upside-down” |
MARIA THERESIA |
double portion of mocha with a shot of orange liquor and a cream, served in a glass |
FIAKER |
mocha served with a small portion of rum |
COFFEE SERVED COLD:
WIENER EISKAFFEE |
cold coffee is poured over mouth-watering vanilla ice-cream and served with whipped cream |
GERÜHRTER EISKAFFEE |
delicious vanilla ice-cream with cold mocha and whipped cream stirred into a smooth consistency |
MAZAGRAN |
a double mocha cooled with ice-cubes and infused with maraschino (a liqueur originally made from the Dalmatian sour cherry), served in a glass |
FROM THE BIG, WIDE WORLD:
CAPPUCINO |
a lengthened mocha with hot milk and milk foam, sprinkled with cocoa powder |
CAFFÈ LATTE |
mocha with lots of milk and milk foam served in a tall glass with a long spoon |
IRISH COFFEE |
a double mocha with Irish whiskey, sugar and whipped cream served in a glass |