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Date: 5 November 2025
In Vienna, coffee is more than a drink — it’s a way of life. The city’s coffeehouses have stood for centuries as havens of thought, art, and conversation. Here, poets wrote their verses on napkins, philosophers debated over espresso, and strangers found comfort in shared silence.
Austrian cafés, like Café Central or Demel, blend history and warmth. You don’t just sip coffee; you breathe in a legacy — marble tables, chandeliers, and stories of empires and artists. Visitors often say time pauses in these cafés. Perhaps it does — long enough to remind us that the best ideas often rise with the aroma of freshly brewed dreams.
– Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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