Joseph are claiming it’s serving up the best bagels in the city. Frequented a lot by tourists but also the typical first district crowd, the location on Albertinaplatz draws in a lot of curious people – by bringing back the bagel, or rather, bringing it back to Vienna.
Coming in three different variations, there is plain sour-dough wheat, Waldstaudenroggen (rye), and Malzkorn (malt grain) bagels to choose form, each coming with, or without, black and white sesame on top. Once you’ve chosen your bagel, you can proceed to choosing your filling – salmon, ham, cream cheese, hummus or roast beef, plus whatever green stuff you want in it. If you prefer the warm and crunchy bites, you can have your bagel freshly toasted, as well. Take it to go, or stand at one of the small high tables, while observing the bakers at work around the clock. For anybody that’s experienced the New York bagel culture, this will be a long-awaited, welcome addition to Vienna’s bakery scene. Thank you, Joseph…thank you so damn much (wipe away a small tear).
