Cafés · Our pick in Vienna
Café Central
Palais Ferstel
About Café Central
Café Central is in the Palais Ferstel, at the corner of Herrengasse and Strauchgasse, near the Freyung.
Why it's on our list
- Vaulted hall
- Go early
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Café Central before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Café Central are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- HerrengasseU3100 m1 min walk
- StephansplatzU1U3550 m7 min walk
- SchottentorU2550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Hofburg250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral600 mWalk 8 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- State Opera850 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Musikverein1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Naschmarkt1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Riesenrad2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Belvedere2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Vienna Airport20 kmCar or taxi 59 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Wien Praterstern2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Westbahnhof2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Meidling4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min