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Balthasar Coffee Bar

Cafe Coffee shop

👍👍 Great coffee & baristas are nice. The cafe opens early & closes late which is convenient. Coffee was great! Got the iced oat latte and americano. Pastries were nice too - really liked the pain au chocolat. People often mention coffee, good, nice, Vienna, great, Great, pastries, friendly, service, Kaffee,


Address

Praterstraße 38, 1020 Wien, Austria

Website

www.balthasar.at

Contact

+43 1 4374193

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (1.6K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Thursday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Friday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM

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  • 5/5 Ling H. 2 years ago on Google
    My favourite coffee joint in this area. Love the latte its always smooth and fragrant, well made by skilled baristas. Business always is good especially around lunch time or if its rainy perfect for enjoying a cup of coffee.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Betina 8 months ago on Google
    Great coffee & baristas are nice. The cafe opens early & closes late which is convenient. Coffee was great! Got the iced oat latte and americano. Pastries were nice too - really liked the pain au chocolat.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Robert J. 6 months ago on Google • 351 reviews
    ☕️ superb coffee with displayed information about the used beans. 👨🏻 a lot of staff for a small shop. everyone does their part, so an order goes quick and smooth! 🍰 Good assortment, but didnt try anything. 🏕️ calm neighborhood but still connected to a Main Street. 🔊 noisy and echoing, unfortunately. hard to relax in here if anyone is talking or bringing children. 🪑 sitting areas inside and out. all good for singles or larger groups. outlets are available for some seats. 📶 WiFi available. 🚾 2 toilets. 🔻 Noise level 🥇 Excellent coffee!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jana Al J. 3 months ago on Google • 18 reviews New
    cute, cozy cafe with good coffee. I only tried the almond croissant and didn’t like it very much but my flat white was really good. The service was also good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ioan Stelian M. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome coffe and atmosphere! The prices are ok for a specialty coffe shop.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fanny A. 1 year ago on Google
    High quality coffee place with a modern / essential vibe; great energy behind the bar! Prices are very fair compared to other places in Vienna and the small selection of pastries is simply amazing. Thank you guys, will be back soon :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Parampara Patil H. 1 year ago on Google
    This one's quite the cozy coffee bar at Nestroyplatz with great coffee, wide range of breads and bakes, coffee equipment up for sale. It's a nice place to hang out or work from. The coffee menu demands returning for! Highly recommended 👏🏻
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Xinyi W. 2 years ago on Google
    A lovely place with amazing coffee!! Cash Only😉
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laura W. 1 year ago on Google
    Great coffee, delicious cake and friend service. Good place to enjoy coffee and work. Good wifi, some sockets.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vlad C. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good coffee, and a really nice vibe. The poeple that work there are very friendly also .
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Guy Z. 2 years ago on Google
    Pretty good coffee. They only accept cash which sucks.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rafhaan S. 1 month ago on Google • 585 reviews New
    Lovely café, great coffee and pastries. The cold froth on the iced latte was fantastic, and the chocolate croissant was very chocolatey.

  • 5/5 Ani S. 6 months ago on Google • 222 reviews
    📍the coffee bar is about 10 min walk from the attraction park, very convenient to hop in on the way 🖼simple interior , cosy little place 🤵‍♂we understand all the pressure with so many customers but a little smile is part of the service, and makes it better. That's what we lacked ☕️🥐the coffee,pastries and sandwiches were great 💶affordable prices even for a budget, cheap for Vienna

  • 5/5 S. M. 6 months ago on Google • 151 reviews
    Very cozy coffee shop where you can have a nice breakfast round a good cup of capuchino☕️ and croissant 🥐 or some other breakfast dish 😋 Very cozy place and recommended

  • 5/5 Adrian M. 5 months ago on Google • 109 reviews
    Great cafe, excellent coffee with a good selection of beans. They offer batch brew, v60 and chemex as well as cold brew and cold drip. I wish they had a better selection of savoury foods.

  • 4/5 Kristina R. 5 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
    The rating is soley dedicated for their coffee. We’ve been searching for a non-touristy cafe with great coffee and this place was the perfect for that. I had cappuccino and my friend had iced americano and the coffee itself was very smooth. I really wanted to try the pastries but the fruit flies looking or maybe wasps were all over the pastries. We looked it up on forums, good and bad explanations. Nevertheless, they are still insects that roam around. I had Brie sourdough, it was actually good. Unfortunately, they don’t warm up sandwiches.

  • 5/5 G C. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is always crowded. I took both latte and cappuccino and the cappucino was really great.

  • 3/5 Dumitru V. 2 years ago on Google
    Great place, great atmosphere, nice location, friendly and fast-working staff. However, the coffee quality could be much better - the espresso was way overextracted for a great specialty coffee experience, might be the roast, might be the extraction temperature; also, the milk in the flat white wasn’t properly foamed, and I doubt that I just got unlucky with the only bad foaming of the day.

  • 1/5 Layla 1 year ago on Google
    Coffee is below average at its best. They struggles to uphold the standards presented in the menu and when you receive your coffee it lacks quality and good execution. The taste of the coffee is beyond describable, service wasn’t that great, honestly it’s a waste of money! Felt guilty by ordering it! I don’t recommend it! The place is crying for help.. one of my worst coffee experiences , don’t even get me started

  • 5/5 Marta G. 2 years ago on Google
    Best coffee in Vienna. (Except for the real Italians, but that's a different experience). Let me rephrase - best 3rd wave coffee in Vienna. The place is also beautiful with a very cool, individual vibe. I only wish they finally started taking card payments! But the coffee is still so good, that 5stars stay :)

  • 5/5 Lillian D. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best coffees I had in Vienna and lovely service.

  • 5/5 Paul B. 2 years ago on Google
    Really nice coffee place, selling pastries and bags of coffee. We stopped here a couple of times to take coffee away but the place itself looked nice to stay. I think one of the reviews suggested it didn't take card but it definitely did let you pay with your card.

  • 5/5 Lea-Sophie H. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good coffee and service, also had a Lebkuchen that was great. My friend is gluten-intolerant though , and sometimes I wish places just had one gluten free/ vegan dish, to cater to those with food allergies too.

  • 4/5 Maria S. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good coffee and pastry. Unfortunately only accept cash

  • 5/5 Leon A. 2 years ago on Google
    Really nicely designed and decorated, hot chocolate and coffee (Didn't drink it, but my friends who were with me told me) were really good. Also the Pain aux Chocolat were really tasty and good, can only recommend. (Same goes for the Brownies) :)

  • 4/5 Kate S. 2 years ago on Google
    Really wanted to visit this place for a long time. The coffee is good! Also tried an almond croissant, a big fan of them actually. Wasn’t quite impressed - it was fine, but I tried better ones. The taste was more like marzipan, which I kinda don’t like. But overall it was a nice experience. Would probably come back to try other pastries and surely for coffee.

  • 5/5 Matt R. 2 years ago on Google
    Some of the best coffee we’ve had here. Great pastries, too. Not the classic Vienna vibe though; much more modern. Good place to crack open the laptop or do some journaling.

  • 5/5 The Birds & The B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Best coffee in the 2nd district !! An institution (Original) Bester Kaffe im 2. Bezirk!! Eine Institution

  • 2/5 Andrei B. 1 year ago on Google
    Just a regular coffee shop, with modest coffee. Flat white is expensive and tastes like oat, strange taste... (I ordered regular milk). Nothing could have saved that coffee. The v60 is okayish, if it's really v60 because it was done and delivered in almost 3 minutes. They weren't really interested to detail about the beans, nor use another beans than the ones with Christmas flavors.

  • 5/5 Fredi C. 3 months ago on Google New
    Definitely the best latte I’ve had in the 5 days in Vienna, where I’ve sampled famous cafes and more modern speciality coffee spots. The latte was smooth and well-balanced - almost perfect.

  • 4/5 Ohan H. 7 months ago on Google
    Nice little coffee shop, narrow space, good coffee, a few tasty desserts. Nothing amazing, but all very good. There isn't too much space but if you manage to find an open seat it's a nice place to hang out or work out of.

  • 5/5 Jessica B. 6 months ago on Google
    My favorite cafe in the 2nd district! I treat myself to a coffee here once a week before work and it never disappoints! Everyone is super friendly. Don’t skip out on the iced latte, it’s one of a kind!

  • 5/5 joi g. 6 months ago on Google
    Highly recommended by a friend who lives in Vienna, luckily this place was an 8 min walk from my hotel. Heavenly cappuccinos. Stopped here multiple times while I stayed in hotel SO/Vienna. This was my morning wakeup.

  • 4/5 Zuzana P. 8 months ago on Google
    Nice space, good quality coffee. The staff carefully measured everything (caffé, water, ice, tonic) when ordering. We had a Cold Brew (3,9€) and an EspressoTonic (4,5€) and both were quite good. The price of a classic espresso was 2,5/3,5€. One of the few cafes in town with longer opening hours.

  • 5/5 Bozhidara I. 7 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    The best coffee and breakfast place in town! The coffee was so good that immediately after drinking it I was ready to go for another one! The food is absolutely delicious and the atmosphere is so cozy and peaceful! The staff is polite and very friendly! Absolutely recommended!

  • 5/5 Sapir Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Super cute place! Great coffee and pastries 😁 worth visiting!

  • 5/5 Karolina 1 year ago on Google
    Very tasty coffee, nice atmosphere, a place worth recommending

  • 5/5 Helen 1 year ago on Google
    Sip of latte with their almond croissant feels like world peace.

  • 5/5 Лера �. 1 year ago on Google
    Best coffee shop in Vienna. Every time that I come to Vienna I go here to drink a cup of perfect coffee ;) Love that working time is until 7pm, it’s a great benefit. Thank you guys!

  • 5/5 Giselle 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing coffee!!! The croissants were tasty. The coffee was by far the best I had when I was in town.

  • 4/5 Manh Tuong H. 1 year ago on Google
    The bar locates at a nice place. The baristas are really friendly. However, if you’re a big fan of coffee, you will find out the expresso here is quite normal, nothing special.

  • 5/5 Mats S. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent coffee, great sandwich and very helpful staff, will be back for sure

  • 5/5 Muhamed M. 1 year ago on Google
    Good coffee, lots of milky/vegan options. Cards accepted. They even had a limited edition coffee soap for sale!

  • 5/5 Pavel D. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything is good in Balthasar! Everything I'm in Vienna, I go. Over the years quality is consistent, which is a miracle.

  • 5/5 Hannes K. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent coffee and super service! Absolutely a breakfast place if you are in that area. Somehow it has also become a common meeting point like 'let's meet at Balthasar'.

  • 5/5 Brendan M. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good coffee, nice people and sometimes they have a delicious vegan carrot cake

  • 5/5 Blanca L. 3 years ago on Google
    Art latte masters! I love going there because they always treat the customer nicely and make different shapes in your coffee! Nice inside and outside. I won't stop going.

  • 5/5 Casper S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great coffee, the iced coffee in summer 2020 was also excellent. Service very nice, free tap water to take home. Covid measures were also taken seriously, there are still plexiglass walls hanging between the operator and the customer at the counter, good-smelling disinfectant. (Original) Super Kaffee, auch der Eiskaffee im Sommer 2020 war hervorragend. Bedienung sehr nett, Gratis Leitungswasser zum Selbstnehmen. Covid Maßnahmen wurden auch ernst gemeint, es hängen nach wie vor Plexiglaswände zwischen Bedienung und Kunde an der Theke, gut riechendes Desinfektionsmittel.

  • 5/5 J J. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good coffee spot in Vienna.

  • 5/5 Angelos C. 3 years ago on Google
    By far the best coffee served by the nicest baristas in town. I never write good reviews because I like to keep the good stuff hidden, but this deserves an exception. My favourite caffeine dealer in Vienna by long.

  • 5/5 Branislav B. 3 years ago on Google
    Great cofee for coffee geeks

  • 5/5 Well W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent coffee, infused by hand or made with the Aero-Press on request. The fact that you sit outside on the street disturbs the atmosphere surprisingly little. (Original) Ausgezeichneter Kaffee, auf Anfrage auch per Hand aufgegossen oder mit der Aero-Press gemacht. Dass man an der Straße draußen sitzt stört die Atmosphäre erstaunlich wenig.

  • 5/5 Glory S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good coffee, nice atmosphere, very nice barista! I always enjoy getting there ... and sometimes it's worth a detour! ;) Attention: cash payment only! (Original) Guter Kaffee, nette Atmosphäre, sehr nette Barista! Ich komme immer sehr gerne dorthin... und manchmal ist es einen Umweg wert! ;) Achtung: nur Barzahlung!

  • 5/5 Stof H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fix among the best coffees in Vienna ... so good that I sip it at home too. Pleasant shop, friendly team. (Original) Fix unter den besten Käffchen Wiens ... so gut, dass ich ihn auch daheim schlürfe. Angenehmer Laden, sympathisches Team.

  • 4/5 Sofia R. 3 years ago on Google
    It's a cute and cozy little coffee shop. Everyday they change the assortment of sweets/cakes, so that's a fun surprise. Also they have internet in case you need to work, but they don't have electrical outlets so that's not very friendly for workers with a laptop

  • 5/5 Alice B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Best coffee in Leopoldstadt! (Original) Bester Kaffee in Leopoldstadt!

  • 5/5 Lara P. 3 years ago on Google
    Great coffee, you can even buy the beans there and also get some great cake. Young and modern atmosphere. Highly recommended!

  • 5/5 Manuel S. 3 years ago on Google
    easily one of the best coffees in Vienna.

  • 4/5 Rudolf P. 3 years ago on Google
    Cooles Kaffee :-)

  • 5/5 John F. 4 years ago on Google
    Great coffee place. Best I've had in Vienna so far. If you brew espresso at home grab a bag to grind and brew at home

  • 5/5 Maximilian B. 4 years ago on Google
    Third wave coffee place. Quite hipster and awesome coffee! The service is kind and welcoming. You got a variety of the current coffee trends like cold brew, cold brew tonic, flat white etc. Also you can get a bunch of sweet and savory snacks. Outside seating is available, which however is on a quite busy street and therefore quite noisy. Still awesome place! Can totally recommend!

  • 5/5 David W. 4 years ago on Google
    Can’t fault it. Lovely coffee and pastries, and really good service. Just be aware they don’t take card, but the gentleman said we could just come back later to pay!

  • 5/5 Chris W. 4 years ago on Google
    Great coffee, great space, friendly staff. What more do you want from a coffee shop? What was that? Did you say fresh and delicious pastries? They got you covered. Also on the sandwich front. Definitely recommend.

  • 5/5 Julian R. 4 years ago on Google
    Great coffee and great ambient, the people always answer with a smile and it has a different vibe from other places. Varios selections of coffee, sandwiches and other breads. Really recommend to visit here enjoy the view.

  • 5/5 Leo B. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing. The only thing to be aware of is that they accept cash only. Besides that, the cheesecake and pie were among the best I've eaten, and the place is cozy. I went close to their closing hour, so there were less options, but I imagine they must have a wider variety during the day.

  • 5/5 Irene K. 3 years ago on Google
    Extra high quality coffee and very friendly baristas

  • 5/5 Alison B. 4 years ago on Google
    What a gem...not your typical Vienna coffee house, but phenomenal coffee. Possibly the best cappuccino I’ve had. Lovely environment, baristas & vibe. I sat here for an afternoon and read a book. I did have a brioche and it wasn’t the best—but a decent compliment to the coffee.

  • 5/5 Stephanie J. 3 years ago on Google
    Very cosy and great atmosphere. Some of the best coffee in Vienna, and also incredible pastries! Hope to go back many times. :)

  • 5/5 Markus K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great cafe (Original) Tolles Cafe

  • 5/5 Peter S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Exceptionally good coffee, very fine selection of fresh pastries, cool ambience in a reduced chic (Original) Ausgesprochen guter Kaffee, sehr feine Auswahl an frischem Gebäck, cooles Ambiente im reduzierten Chic

  • 5/5 Barista A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good. (Original) Super gut.

  • 5/5 N. P. 4 years ago on Google
    Great coffee, minimalistic ambiance and also limited pastry offered

  • 4/5 II I. 4 years ago on Google
    Good coffee and nice interior. Sadly it was very crowded.

  • 4/5 setare a. 4 years ago on Google
    Cute and open space and friendly staff, with really nice drinks and some cake options. One of the best cafe’s in the area without a doubt.

  • 5/5 Jan G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The perfect coffee house - Unfortunately, the seats are a bit small but great coffee and good pastries! (Original) Das perfekte Kaffeehaus - Leider was die Sitzplätze betrifft etwas klein aber super Kaffee und auch gutes Gebäck!

  • 5/5 Thomas R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cozy, delicious coffee, nice people;) (Original) Gemütlich, leckerer Kaffee, nette Leute ;)

  • 5/5 Flederbär 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome

  • 5/5 Johannes D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Top coffee in Vienna (Original) Top Kaffee in Wien

  • 3/5 Juliana B. 4 years ago on Google
    Expensive. But good.

  • 5/5 Vlad P. 4 years ago on Google
    It is one of the best specialty coffee shops in Vienna. We arrived in a Monday morning and it was very busy. Design is very catchy with beautiful colors gamma and a very functional use of space.The menu is simple focused on specialty coffee and complementary products. We tried both origins for espresso and they were both very good. We ordered a Ethiopia first. It was flavorful light roast, a bit herbal citric. Second espresso was a Brazil, a bit on the dark side but still much better than other Brazil we tried in Vienna. It seems there is a good slice of customers that prefer dark classic roasts even in the specialty coffee shops. We also tried their batch brew and it was very pleasant. They also serve other brew methods but is was a bit too much for us to try it all in a single morning. The food - mostly deserts but they had sandwiches options as well, was very good. A nice selection of pastry and tarts complementary to coffee. Beside these products they serve teas, refreshments, wines and a nice little selection of spirits.The staff was very polite and they move very fast. It is always a very nice surprise for travelers to run into staff that speaks perfect English.

  • 5/5 Amnon N. 3 years ago on Google
    ?☕ Delicious coffee, fresh roast, friendly baristas and good vibes! definitely a gem for coffee lovers in the 2nd district! Cash only, no credit cards accepted at the moment of writing. ??

  • 5/5 Manuela F. 3 years ago on Google
    Best coffee place, love everything about it!

  • 5/5 Florian N. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing coffee, nice ambiente and friendly service.

  • 5/5 Emre Sihan K. 3 years ago on Google
    Might sound cliche but - the best coffee in Vienna. Cakes and other bites are also very good.

  • 5/5 Katja L. 3 years ago on Google
    TOP !

  • 5/5 Maria A. 3 years ago on Google
    Really nice coffee and environment to study

  • 5/5 Emelie Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Absolute favorite cafe! (Original) Absolutes Lieblingscafe!

  • 5/5 Erfried K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) High quality coffee always full, chash is paid (Original) Hohe Qualität des Kaffees immer voll, bezahlt wird chash

  • 5/5 Michael P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Sensationally good coffee! (Original) Sensationell guter Kaffee!

  • 5/5 Marc G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super delicious cafe which is new every 3 weeks. So always a change and the whole fair trade. Great. (Original) Super leckerer Cafe der alle 3 Wochen ca neu ist. Also immer wieder Abwechslung und das ganze Fair Trade. Super.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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