The coffee culture did not arrive alone to Vienna but within a suitcase full-filled of delicious pastries that rapidly became a local legend as the inseparable side order for a cup of coffee. The charming capital of Austria is well-known because of its royal flair and its typical pastries can not be less aesthetic. Characterized not only for their light and delicate taste but also for their jewel-like shapes, they are simply beautiful and tasty. Along the centuries, the sweet tradition has been baked by patisserie artisans that also add cakes and tortes to the national cooking book.

Nowadays the krapfen is one of the favourite pastries, a jelly doughnut created by the founder of the first coffee-house in Vienna. At that time, Kolschitzky commissioned the design of a delicacy to be served with the three types of Viennese coffees that were commonly ordered: mélange (coffee with milk), braun (a darker brew with just a hint of milk), or schwarzer (a strong black coffee).

The kipfel is other of the most popular pastries that you can find everywhere in Austria, in a take-away shop at the corner of your Innsbruck hotel as well as at the top hotels Vienna has to offer. The kipfel has an interesting story of political controversy. With a crescent moon-like form that made reference to the Turkish flag, it was born as a kind of trophy, a price piece of pastry that Viennese were glad to bite. These days, kipfel pastries are also generalized in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

The unbeatable hit in the top ranking of the Viennese sweets is the strudel and its characteristic flaky dough. It is said that they were the Turks with their philo dough who probably inspired this unique lightly pan. However, there were the Austrians who chose many particular fillings as fruit, sour cream, and pot cheese to create the most celebrated Alpine dessert.