How to order your coffee in Vienna

The majority of the 4.000 coffee houses in Austria can be found in Vienna, as it is the place where coffee was originally introduced by the Turks. (In 1983 the institution “coffee house” celebrated its 300th anniversery.)

Compared with coffee houses in other European cities you will experience this cultivation of an institution especially in Vienna.

Some vocabulary to make sure you order the right coffee here are some of the classics:

Grosser/Kleiner Schwarzer ...double/single black coffee
Grosser/Kleiner Brauner...double/single white coffe (with milk)
Verlängerter Schwarzer ...lighter coffee without milk
Verlängerter Brauner ...lighter coffee with milk
Einspänner “Schwarzer”, served in a glass with whipped cream
Melange ...hot milk froth on top, sprinkled with chocolate powder

And last but not least to call the waiter the right adress is "Herr Ober!" (Waiter!) or "Fraeulein! (Waitress!) and he or she will serve with typical Viennese charm.