☕ Coffee house
Cafe Friends
Cafe Friends is a café, and it belongs to Ottakring — the 16th district. Google places it at the inexpensive end of its price scale. The address is Thaliastraße 134, 1160 Wien. It is 3.0 km north of Schönbrunn Palace — a transport journey rather than a walk.
It has no closing day and stays open past midnight. Across the week it opens as early as 06:00 and closes as late as 01:00. It holds 4.4 out of 5 from 340 Google reviews — a modest number of reviews.
A short walk away: Terminal Wien (1 min), Pepis Heurigenschenke (1 min) and Schwarzer Rabe (1 min). If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are Schuhmeier (6 min) and Café Ritter Ottakring (6 min). See also Ottakring or the other coffee houses.
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Frequently asked
What are the opening hours at Cafe Friends?
The hours published on Google are: Monday: 06:00–00:00; Tuesday: 06:00–00:00; Wednesday: 06:00–00:00; Thursday: 06:00–00:00; Friday: 06:00–01:00; Saturday: 07:00–01:00; Sunday: 07:00–00:00. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.
Where is Cafe Friends?
The address is Thaliastraße 134, 1160 Wien, in Ottakring (Vienna's 16th district).
What should I order at Cafe Friends, and how long can I stay?
The classic order is a Melange — espresso with steamed milk and foam, Vienna's cousin of the cappuccino — which arrives with a glass of water, often refilled without asking. In a traditional Viennese coffee house nobody hurries you: one coffee buys you hours and the house newspapers. When you want the bill, say "Zahlen, bitte" and pay at the table.
Is Cafe Friends worth visiting?
It holds 4.4 out of 5 from 340 Google reviews — a strong score for a coffee house in Vienna. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.
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