Bräunerhof is the kind of cafe where you feel you have finally arrived. The kind of place with original furnishings and fixtures from the 1920s, mirrored walls and modernist interior that make you feel at home. And it has the largest selection of international newspapers in the city.

But it can also make you feel unwelcome. It’s equipped with the legendary gruffness of Viennese coffeehouse waiters—though only a glimpse of their ironic humor may help you arrive to the conclusion that you actually kind of like it.