Publisher's Synopsis
In this book, the seventh of my series on "Introducing Vienna's Café Culture", I elaborate on historic Viennese coffeehouses - ones built just preceding the transformative Ringstrasse epoch (1857-1914). Remarkably, most of these coffeehouses are still in operation today- shining in modern, contemporary times. In Book 6, I addressed Café Demel (1786) and Café Dommayer (1823) [1783] as two landmark Viennese coffeehouses. Here, I emphasise Café Frauenhuber (1824), and Café Vienne (1829), both established before the Ring's development. Thereafter, I focus on core 1840s period coffeehouses: Café Eiles (1840) and Café Griensteidl (1847), with Eiles still serving coffee and cake today.
In relation to these above coffeehouses, I highlight principal thematic insights, framing my Book Series: Café Frauenhuber (1824 [1746]), The city's oldest traditional coffeehouse; Café Vienne (1829), Balkan connections, Café-Restaurant namesake, and European Historic Cafés Association; Café Eiles (1840) Political Pissazz, Viennese coffee roastery, and Intangible Cultural Heritage; and, conclude with: Café Griensteidl (1847), Legacy of Coffeehouse/ Literati amidst Café Society.