Balthasar Coffee Bar

Excellent coffee, excellent sandwiches and pastries. Quite pricey, but it cost its money. We like this café a lot. This place is very popular, so, be prepared that during rush hours you will wait to be seated. However, you can always get coffee to go.

Fantastic coffee here! Absolutely perfect! Nice atmosphere, lots of place to sit, and good service. We will be back!

The latte and cappuccino are excellent! With pleasant floral and chocolate notes, without bitterness. The pastries are super, the Choko Babka is very juicy. I am not a fan of pastries, but didn’t regret that I took it. Highly recommend this place 🖤

Excellent cafe and it matches the reputation! Safe are great and the bean selection was exactly what you want for drip coffee.

We had the almond croissant and the cappuccino with oat milk. Both were very good with reasonable prices. The guy at the counter and the girl making the coffee were both very nice and friendly.

Great coffee!! Well prepared. Great aro.a and taste . The use a nice blend. The croissant was very nice . Nice vibe .

One of the fastest coffees I've had served. Such an efficient model and quite incredible to see. The coffee photo speaks for itself on quality and presentation. Staff were friendly and plenty of baked goods on offer. Inside and outside tables were all taken by 9.30am with customers working on laptops and meeting others, clearly a popular spot. Looking forward to returning! ☕

Excellent place for coffee and conversation :) you should definitely visit! If you're hungry, there are plenty of food places around.. But you definitely can get a pastry witg your beverage

A true specialty coffee shop in Vienna! Top notch coffee quality and an obvious commitment to the coffee. The best house coffee I've had in a long time.

Excellent coffee and related drinks. At least during the summer they have 5+ iced drinks too including chai. The cold foam on my drink was very good. The workers were very skilled and fun to watch.

Cool little place. The staff is friendly and fast. The pastries were very good and the coffee tasted delicious was quick and beautiful.

A very nice, street side, coffee shop with plenty of seating outside and inside. I had superbly made flat white and complimented with a nice pasty. Was really impressed by the flat white so we went the following 2 days since we were staying close by.

Coffee: 4 Pastry: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Coffee: 4 Base espresso was fine--not superb, but definitely decent. Their lattes and mixed drinks are solid enough to cause me to round them up to a 4. Pastry: 4 My almond croissant was tasty and reasonably priced. Complemented my cortado quite well. Atmosphere: 5 Balthasar truly excels in this regard. The shop and everything in it are beautiful. Their choices in color and furniture are delightfully whimsical, and it surprises me that the whole place works so well (remarkably little clashing for such bizarre choices). The outdoor patio is also gorgeous.

Loved the atmosphere! Killer iced latte, and a lovely croissant! This was the perfect hang to catch up with an old friend, and would be great for studying as well! The staff was super friendly, too! I wish I lived here so I could be a regular!

TL;DR at the bottom... I decided I did not want the same old breakfast consisting of something repetitive and instant coffee. I opened the Yelp this morning, and this places game up first our of the recommended locations to have breakfast. It was nearby, was a good place to work, and of course, had excellent reviews. I ordered a cappuccino, a chocolate croissant, and a Melanzani Sandwich. Cappuccino was one of the best I had ever had. Complete with latte art, it was the right size (bug enough to not run out after one sip, but small enough to retain flavor) The thing was quite flavorful too, I could taste a mild, perfectly roasted, high-quality coffee being used. Rather than just have espresso diluted with steamed milk, there was serious flavor here. Does not immediately come with water on the side as is typically Viennese, but there are large decanters with water so you can pour yourself water as much as you want. The Chocolate Croissant was good, but I have to admit it was not super spectacular. It was light and airy, but could have used a slightly more flaky dough, and a little bit more chocolate filling. Even though I would have liked a little more chocolate, I DID really like the balance of chocolate to dough in this croissant. As for the sandwich, it was quite good, I liked the blending of the quality ingredients inside, one of which I know for a fact was eggplant, but I did not divert too much attention to the others. My only gripe with it is that the bread, while of high quality was a little too hard. While I understand the need to have a firm bread so that sandwich does not fall apart, this one needed more effort than usual to bite through. Now, were it not for my ordering of some tea at the end of my meal I would have given this place only 4 stars because of the croissant and sandwich. Tea was what led to the award of the coveted 5-star rating. Rather than charge a bunch of money for a mug of hot water and a tea bag that costs pennies, this place does something different. They brew your tea just for you out of loose leaf teas they have. They brew it into a small decanter (I think about 300 ml or so) and serve it to you with a glass on the side. This way, you can pour yourself several small glasses of tea, and can share your decanter with someone else. When I ordered black tea, they offered me what I believe was Darjeeling or Earl Grey. They also offered to let me smell the tea, and were perfectly okay with brewing a blend of the two for me. That said Service was excellent. Really nice, professional, and English speaking. I tried speaking German at first, but when I could not understand something, they helped my out by speaking English. (While it is true they had no real way of knowing, I think my accent and clothing way have strongly hinted at this fact) TL;DR: 1. Excellent Cappuccino 2. Excellent Tea 3. Good, well-balanced Chocolate Croissant 4. Great but slightly too firm Melanzani Sandwich 5. Superb Service

The coffee here has a nice roasted flavored the latte art is Insta-bait. There was a lovely spread of pastries to enjoy with coffee and the almond croissant was delicious, because it was not too sweet. This is a bigger specialty coffee place and it was bigger than most specialty cafes visited. The service is friendly and fast. The employees are pretty agile at clearing away abandoned dirty dishes so more people can have a seat as they come into the cafe.

The best coffee in Vienna! Coffee is soft and very tasty It's a very good place to meet with friends or to chill and read a book. Usually you would meet the owner there. They have self service. Barista is very friendly and smiling. It's a place you wanna come back!

Oat milk cappuccino was delicious! Thank you for carrying a dairy free alternative :) The nougat gingerbread pastry was yummy, too. Friendly staff, strong WiFi signal. I'm picky about my coffee shops but this one definitely makes the cut. Note- cash only!

Why did it take me 6 months to finally pay this coffee shop a visit? Went here last month and it was wonderful. Friendly workers, free wifi, lovely interior, and most importantly, superb coffee. Not too sure if I've spotted outlets/plugs for mornings in which I need to get work done on my MacBook. Nevertheless, I can definitely see myself coming here from time to time for my morning caffeine fix. Conveniently located a few steps away from U1 U-Bahn station Nestroyplatz and the best coffee shop in the district for sure.

My favorite coffee shop in Vienna! Great service and excellent coffee. The atmosphere is also nice, though it can be hard to find a seat, as it gets rather busy.

So, I got in on rainy Saturday morning to see what is all the fuzz. Slayer looks super cool and I have been sucker for the Mazzer as well. It is a typical hipster place including barista. He is craftsman no doubt. Beautiful silky foam on latte not only looks good. Coffee, is reason for one star less. They try to roast espresso beans bit longer then consensus among great Eau roasters. And I think this is wrong. Coffee should be first and I'm not convinced this is the case here. Are they best in Vienna; no, Coffee Pirates is. Are they worth visiting; yes, they are. It's very cool place.

Best coffee in Vienna, period! Or exclamation mark ;) Have been a regular customer for many a cup. (Now living abroad, coffee at Balthasar still is an essential part of every trip to Vienna.)

Love love love this place! I stumbled upon this gem by recommendation of a friend who lives in Vienna. I am currently sitting here, sipping the best latte I have had in a long time and eating their Mini Guglhupf, a tiny cake with chocolate glazing. They offer free wifi and the atmosphere is cosy and modern at the same time. The staff and the owner are super nice, bathrooms clean and clientele very pleasant. I will come back here in the next few days until my visit is over.

My friend recommended this shop when I came to visit and I wish we had something like this back at home. Fresh, amazing coffee with cute coffee art for amazing prices. Love it!

Fantastic coffee!! Another one of these new New Wave coffee places where you can taste the quality and passion in each sip of the tasty beverage. The ambiance is nice too. It is close to Webster University so you'll find a lot of students and a very international crowd. The happiness of the barista (grey-haired ponytail) who clearly loves his job, made us jealous when we left and ponder about life and how money is clearly not the key to being happy. His positive attitude was infectious! If you find yourself in the 2nd district on that side and crave a coffee, I recommend this as a must.

Super cute coffee cafe down the street from our hotel. Me and my friends were wandering up and down the street, looking for a place for coffee and people watching in 97 degree weather and came across this little gem. The barista was friendly and helpful, making us delicious drinks. I enjoyed watching her hand-shake the milk to top my iced latte. The drink was smooth and didn't need too much sugar (which is crazy cuz I always need lots of sugar in my coffee!). Loved the decor and artsy atmosphere. Will probably be back in our time here!

The place has a great atmosphere, loads of pastries (come early in the morning) and a great variety of coffee - unlike many other coffee houses in Vienna you'll have he chance to enjoy different coffee making techniques, like cold brew, drip, aeropress etc. IMHO, their claim to fame is iced coffee with cold milk foam (yes they make it happen).

Great coffee and nice and welcoming baristas. They have a great piece of machinery for wonderful espressos and perfect cappuccinos. And great pastries as well. Strongly recommended.

Nice speciality coffee spot. Cool vibe and nice people. Definitely recommend if you want a break from traditional cafe coffee. Cash only! There's an ATM across the street if you forget cash.

It is not to far from the main attractions and is a very hip little spot for a coffee. The menu is in English and the guys behind the bar spoke English as well. I found this place on Yelp and it was on our way to the underground so we stopped for a coffee. The inside is very nice, ample seating and it was very busy. We ordered two double espressos and they were very nice. A bit of citrus and a more earthy taste. The two guys, one I assume is the owner, really knew what they were doing, so I stopped by the next morning for another coffee. The service was excellent and the gentleman who runs it was exceptionally friendly and polite. They do offer pastries and some cakes as well as a few sandwiches I think. It is a nice spot for a coffee and a book if you have the time while in Vienna!

Favourite coffee shop in Vienna. Excellent beans and roast, and the best flat white you'll find in Austria.

Great coffee place! I thoroughly enjoyed the great cold brew, free WiFi, free water, great outdoor seating and tasteful decor. It's also helpful that the owner speaks great English. Will come back very soon!