Hotel Sacher & Original Sachertorte
Hotel Sacher
A century-old hotel behind the State Opera House. Its café serves the original Sachertorte, chocolate cake, making it Vienna's most famous dessert pilgrimage site.
The Sachertorte was created in 1832 by 16-year-old apprentice Franz Sacher for Prince Metternich. His son opened the Hotel Sacher in 1876. The café's red velvet décor is elegant. An original Sachertorte with unsweetened whipped cream costs about 9 to 10 euros. You can also buy a whole cake in a wooden box as a souvenir, which keeps for about 18 days. The hotel and Demel fought a long legal battle over the right to the name "original". There is often a queue at the door, but you can take the cake away from the Sacher shop opposite.
Opening hours
08:00–22:00
Nearby sights
- Vienna State Opera
- Albertina
- Imperial Crypt (Kapuzinergruft)
- Austrian National Library State Hall
- Haus der Musik
- Musikverein
- Graben & Kohlmarkt
- Spanish Riding School