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a double mocha cooled with ice-cubes and infused with maraschino (a liqueur originally made from the Dalmatian sour cherry), served in a glass |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 |