Situated in the pretty, pretty Ferstl Passage, the small bistrot/épicerie will have you feeling like you’re walking straight into the Passage des Panoramas à Paris. It is very tasty and fresh, but it’s a lot drier and less buttery than a French one.Īlso good to know… Café Telegraph serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a menu of an impressive selection of different dishes from all over the world.īeaulieu is probably the most Parisian-like place in all of Vienna. While they also have a croissant on offer, we have to mention here, that it is the Austrian kind of croissant (it comes from the Lower Austrian baker, Kasses). Meanwhile, we found our new French affair in the form of their assortment of cakes that are to die for. They make a daily fresh batch of French éclairs that come in the classic flavors: vanilla and chocolate. However, their secret French weapon comes in the form of their classic french eclairs. Now, the Frenchness of this place begins and ends with the mouth-watering selection of French pastries sitting all pretty-like in the cabinet. The coffee is the real deal and we’ll confidently stamp it with the ‘specialty’ label. However, we bid you please concentrate on the task at hand, as we’d hate for you to miss out. Telegraph is a charming corner café that boasts a vintage interior that will possibly distract you from the reason you’re actually there – to eat French cake. Plus: Best feature ever – you can watch the pâtissiers at work through the window! If you’re not into the super sweet sugary French stuff, you can switch to the cabinet on the right and choose from the selection of French pastries – brioche, pain au chocolat, croissant, Viennese choco … ou une feuille abricot, peut-être? We tried the tarte au citron – our lips pursed like a homophobic’s bum in a gay club from the citrus tang, and the pastry is deliciously buttery. The display case is filled with everything that a wet dream made in France would contain: Éclair, Pain au chocolat, Tarte au Citron, Mille-feuille, Brioche, Feuille abricot, Tarte aux pommes – all made by a professional pâtissier from France. The dainty, hand-crafted, and neatly presented chocolatey and sweet tarts, eclairs, and other pimped pastries will have your mouth watering, no matter if you’ve just eaten an entire cow on the way there (why you might have done that, we’re not sure). If you haven’t been to the French Pâtisserie, Tart’aTata, before we strongly advise you to prepare for your first visit by tucking a napkin into your shirt collar. Including the authentic handmade French baguette (and the mini one for 95 cents), and the selection of great breakfast pastries, like the brioche, pain au chocolat, pain au raisins, and La Mercerie’s bona fide croissant. And what makes the baked treats at La Mercerie even more special is that everything (except the éclairs that come from France), is made from scratch, on the premises. We say ‘if’ as you’ll find it hard to convince your attention to wander from what sits in the cabinet.Ī range of authentic, fresh French baked goods is presented as proud as the French in the cabinet. There’s an old wooden exterior encasing the place, and if you look down, you’ll find beautiful old tiles covering the floor. Once you find yourself sitting in the garden out front, or inside looking out the window, you’ll know you’ve achieved that state of being that the French live by – eat, love, laugh and live well, and often. La Mercerie is a true Parisian bistro located right in the midst of one of Vienna’s most charming areas, the Servietenviertel of the 9th district.
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