Cafe Schwarzenberg – Vienna’s best hot chocolates

Cafe Schwarzenberg is one of those famous Viennese coffeehouses that has never lost its charm. Even though it’s located in prime tourist territory, the waiters still know how to charm their guests, and the old classy ambience is still intact. They also make a mighty fine hot chocolate. They actually have a range of them – a plain one with whipped cream squirted on top, a ‘Alt-Wiener art’ one which is powdered with cinnamon and sweetened with vanilla, and a few others with orange liquor, or Ameretto thrown in. And we gleefully (with a big hot chocolate milk smile) recommend all of them. All of them pack the bitter punch and don’t cross that line between sickly sweet and sweet. And they are all elegantly served on a tray, with water, in a fancy cup – true coffeehouse style.