Vienna - Cafe Central

The Cafe Central was reopened in 1986 in the Palais Ferstel. On entering the cafe from Herrengasse the visitor will find himself greeted by the writer Peter Altenberg - not, of course, in person but as a life-size model. Altenberg was a regular patron and often gave as his address "Vienna 1, Cafe Central". Other "regulars" who brought "renown" to the cafe and turned it into a Viennese institution were Egon Friedell, Franz Werfel, Stefan Zweig, Karl Kraus, Leo Trotzky and Alfred Polgar, who even wrote a theory on the Cafe Central. Today the cafe displays its wonderful vaulted ceiling and beautifully restored marble columns to visitors who may find it a pleasant place to stop and relax from the rigors of sightseeing.