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A mixture between a furniture gallery, café and restaurant where you can test out the comfort of the furniture while having a drink or a meal. The design of the interior changes every three months.

The tearoom is part of a shop with more than 300 specialist teas. There are fine fruit, black and green teas as well as little snacks, such as scones, cakes and sandwiches.

A former laundry is one of the hotspots in the area. Delicious brunch at weekends but book ahead.

If you enjoy a comfortable atmosphere and international cuisine, then this small but fine bistro is the place for you. It is particularly favoured for lunch or early dinner, but many people come just to read the newspapers and enjoy a coffee. In winter oysters are a speciality (see p95).

This very stylish restaurant offers a selection of the best dishes from around the world, ranging from classic Viennese cuisine to sushi and Thai food. Overlooks Stephansdom.

Do An prepares a varied cuisine – the smoked tofu with sautéed courgettes, carrots and spring onions is delicious.

This music publishing house, which has been in business for 125 years, has every music sheet a musician can dream of. Be it classical or contemporary music, Doblinger has it.

Named after its inventor, the Hungarian confectioner Lajos Dobos, this delight requires dedication and experience to prepare. Eight separate layers of light sponge cake are joined together with chocolate cream, while the top layer, glazed with caramel and cut into segments, forms the decoration.

When a large canal, known as the New Danube, was constructed in 1975 to further prevent flooding, the city fathers created a huge recreational island, and in summer the Viennese flock here to make use of cycle paths, and barbeque and swimming areas. The Copa Cagrana, around the U-Bahn stop, offers an abundance of cafés and restaurants.

The centrepiece of the Neuer Markt is Georg Raphael Donner’s fountain (1737–9) with an allegory of Providentia, the divine providence, accompanied by four cherubs towering over a pool. They are surrounded by four figures representing the Austrian rivers Traun, Enns, March and Ybbs. During Maria Theresa’s reign the naked statues were removed as they were regarded as improper, but they were replaced in the 19th century (see p53).