Hello and welcome! We’re Hilary and Markus, parents of three boys aged six, four and two, and we love good coffee. On Vienna Family Coffee we share where in Vienna you can enjoy a really good coffee with your kids – and how to make one at home.
Our story
When our eldest was five and a half months old, he was diagnosed with a severe form of epilepsy. Mama and he spent 42 days in hospital while the doctors treated the symptoms and searched for the underlying cause.
Amid all that, we found comfort in one thing we could control: a really good cup of coffee. Every day Papa brought coffee from our espresso machine at home to the hospital, and every afternoon we went for a walk together and drank it as a family. That ritual has stayed with us ever since.
For us, coffee is more than a drink – it’s a ritual and a small moment of calm in a busy family life.
Why Vienna Family Coffee exists
Imagine this: you’re meeting a friend at a café you’ve been looking forward to for ages. You get there – and it’s closed. Now you need somewhere else nearby, fast: with room for the pram, a changing table and a high chair. And it still has to be good, because this is your little break, with great coffee and something nice to go with it. So there you are, scanning Google Maps and half the internet at once.
We’ve all been there. That’s why Vienna Family Coffee exists: we look for the cafés in Vienna that serve really good coffee and are equipped for families, and we write down everything parents want to know before they go.
Our second topic is coffee at home. When we moved from the 9th district, with its many great coffee shops, to Hadersdorf on the outskirts in the 14th, good cafés nearby suddenly became scarce. So we invested in an Italian dual-boiler espresso machine – and have been sharing what we learn as home baristas ever since.
Our perspective
Our eldest has a rare disease. Among other things, it means he is autistic and nonverbal – he doesn’t speak. Waiting is hard for him; he’d rather keep moving. That’s why our reviews pay special attention to how long you wait, whether there’s room to move and whether there’s a quieter corner.
What you’ll find here
Out and about
Family-friendly cafés in Vienna
Every place we’ve visited – high chair, changing table, access and coffee quality at a glance.
At home
Home Barista
Our setup, honest long-term reviews and guides for café-quality espresso in your own kitchen.
As a family
Things to Do with Kids
Museums, playgrounds, rainy-day ideas and seasonal outings – only things we have done ourselves and would happily do again.
How we work
- We only write about places we have visited ourselves. How we rate them is explained in How we rate cafés.
- The site is partly funded by affiliate links. What that means is explained in How we fund this site.
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Lots of love,
Hilary & Markus