Top 10 · Food & drink

The 10 bestBreakfast venuesin Vienna.

From all-day breakfast to the big Sunday brunch. We have scored 27 breakfast and brunch venues using an open points system: guest reviews, food press and our own tests. No place can be bought.

24 venues checked 4 rating components Data as of 1 Nov 2026
Researched and evaluated by the
bestinvienna.at editorial team
Ranking at a glanceScore

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    How the ranking is made

    An open points system. The same for every venue.

    40Quality10Beliebtheit10Fachpresse25Our test
    How we calculate in detail+
    Qualityup to 40 points

    The basis is the average star rating of the publicly displayed Google reviews. So that a small number of reviews does not carry too much weight, we calculate a weighted average: the fewer reviews a venue has, the more strongly its value is pulled towards the mean of all venues checked.

    weighted average = (n ÷ (n + 500)) × stars + (500 ÷ (n + 500)) × 4,40
    points = (weighted average − 3.8) ÷ 0.8 × 40  (full 40 points from 4.6)

    Popularityup to 10 points

    The more guests have reviewed a venue, the more it has proven itself with a great many people. Up to 1,000 reviews the points rise steadily; above that there are fixed steps. The steps are adapted to the sector.

      Food press & guidesup to 10 points

      We count where a venue is recommended as a breakfast or brunch spot by independent editorial teams or in international rankings. Specialist media and international rankings count for more than travel guides. Posts with entries marked as advertisements are not counted. We do not adopt other publications' rankings or texts, only the fact of the recommendation.

        Our testup to 25 points

        The editorial team visits venues in person and awards up to 25 points. Venues not yet tested are not disadvantaged by this: their score is calculated without this component and scaled up from 60 to 100 points. We keep testing more venues.

        Included only if at least 4.0 starsat least 300 Google reviewsbreakfast or brunch as a fixed focuscafé, restaurant or bakery bistroopenLocation in Vienna

        Several locations of one brand count as one entry. The original location, i.e. the first one, is rated. If the original cannot be documented, the location with the most Google reviews counts. Food press recommendations for the brand count for the entry. “Tested by us” marks venues where the editorial team has eaten in person. The grade feeds into the score with up to 25 points. For untested venues, the score is calculated without the test and scaled up to 100.

          On our radar

          Very well rated, but still too few reviews.

          These venues do not yet meet the minimum of 300 Google reviews. As soon as they do, they will automatically enter the ranking.

          Just missed out

          Places 11 and 12.

          Open data

          All venues checked.

          Open table with all figures+
          RankVenueDistrictGoogleReviewsWeighted averageQuality (40)Beliebtheit (10)Presse (10)Test (25)Score
          Sources

          Where the data comes from.

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            Stars and number of reviews: publicly displayed Google business profiles, read on 1 November 2026. Reviews change constantly. We update the list at least twice a year and state the date. The descriptions are the editorial team's own wording based on the sources named. No guarantee.

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            You cannot buy places with us.

            The ranking is based solely on the points system. Businesses pay nothing to be included and have no influence on the score. Is a venue missing or is a detail wrong? Write to us, we check every tip.

            Transparency note: bestinvienna.at is a medium of Eura Media e.U. The advertising agency looks after Café Frida (Payergasse 12) as a client. The placement results solely from the points system, which applies equally to all venues.

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