European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse A u s t r i a the charms of Vienna to eat drink s4s kathyp1att a waitress entices visitors to the deme the most elegant and expensive pastry shop in town. Customers enter cafe Central a Neo romanesque former Bank there is an embarrassment of riches in Vienna but it helps if you re Rich to enjoy it prices quoted Are the very approximate Cost of a meal plus wine per head. One gastronomic pleasure not to be missed particularly in summer is that of the heu Rigen restaurants with gardens full of Green tables that sell new White wine from their own vineyards. The suburbs of cringing and Heiligenstad Are full of them each proclaims its purpose with a Branch suspended Over the door. Drei Husarek Weisburg Gasse 4 Telephone 512 10920. Discreetly opulent decor Superb classic cuisine service to match. 880 schillings about $80. Do & co Stepha Platz 12 535-39-690. Looking out Over the Cathedral one of the Best eateries for austrian specialities As Well As thai and sushi. 900 schillings $82. Riechen Belisl Fleisc Markt 11 533-1977. Vienna s oldest restaurant the Oak panelled medievalist is genuine. Inventive use of garlic in peasant cuisine. 200 schillings $18. Ofenloch Kurrent Gasse 8 533-8844. This restaurant is equally historic with panelled alcoves and Good Plain food. 200 schillings $18. Wurstner Riemer Gasse 10 512-6357. Stuffed game All Over the Walls game on the table notably succulent Reindeer steaks. Hungarian and yugoslav specialities in heroic portions. 300 schillings $27. A cafe Central customer passes time in Vienna s traditional Way Reading the newspaper. Georgina s Bank Chasse 2 533-3175. Looks like a transport cafe actually it s anything but. Top politicians drop in Here at lunch time and three Days a week it becomes a philatelists bring and buy. Romanian italian cuisine. 100 schillings $9. Trzesniewski Doroth Fergasse 1 512-3291. A Sandwich bar for the gods of fashion seen propped against its stand up tables. Dem far Koh Markt 14 533-5516. The most elegant and expensive pastry shop in town flaunting its by Royal appointment mahogany brass and mirrors Allaround. the cafes. A qum essentially viennese Art form virtually a Way of life where newspapers Are More important than the Coffee itself which arrives with sacramental seriousness on a Silver tray with a Glass of cold water. The Best Haven t changed for decades Hawelka Doroty Fergasse 6 512-8230. The most venerable and charming the High Point of the Day comes at 9.45 a.m., when the cafe s Home made pastries Are brought steaming from the oven. Central Herre Gasse 14 53-337-6326. A Neo romanesque former Bank where Trotsky played chess and painters poets and composers congregated 80 years ago. Michael Church the Interior of cafe Central where Trotsky played chess and painters poets and composers congregated 80 years ago. December 29, 1994 stripes Magazine
