4.9(256)out of 5 on Google€€€€
Open · until 21:00
☕ Coffee house
Cafe Zeit
Cafe Zeit is a café in the 8th district, in the Josefstadt area. Google places it at the inexpensive end of its price scale. The address is Lederergasse 22, 1080 Wien. It holds 4.7 out of 5 from 370 Google reviews — a modest number of reviews.
Across the whole city, that score puts it in the top 25% of the cafés we list. It opens every day of the week and runs until the early hours at weekends. Across the week it opens as early as 09:00 and closes as late as 02:00.
A short walk away: Restaurant 8o8 Eight o' Eight (1 min), Tunnel Vienna Live (2 min) and Basilica Mary Faithfull (4 min). Reckon on about 15 minutes on foot from MuseumsQuartier Wien. If it is full or shut, the closest alternatives of the same kind are Kleines Wiener Café // Toluka Specialty Coffee Roasters (1 min) and Café Délice Vienna (2 min). See also Josefstadt or the other coffee houses.
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Frequently asked
What are the opening hours at Cafe Zeit?
The hours published on Google are: Monday: 09:00–01:00; Tuesday: 09:00–01:00; Wednesday: 09:00–01:00; Thursday: 09:00–01:00; Friday: 09:00–02:00; Saturday: 09:00–02:00; Sunday: 09:00–01:00. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.
Where is Cafe Zeit?
The address is Lederergasse 22, 1080 Wien, in Josefstadt (Vienna's 8th district).
What should I order at Cafe Zeit, 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 Zeit worth visiting?
It holds 4.7 out of 5 from 370 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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