This isn’t an article about the touristic traditional coffee houses of Vienna. Here’s a practical review of some of them by someone else.
I’m in it for the quality coffee that is freshly roasted and prepared to bring out the best flavours. It is also an excuse for walking and exploring to interesting locations and talking to interesting people in the shops. We first knew about FürthKaffee and then I found, near the university, CoffeePirates. Then we went out to find more.
I will not say much about the individual cups of coffee we had at each place. You will get a good coffee at all these places (unless I otherwise mention it). As the beans are freshly roasted and come from small batches the flavours will be different nearly each time you go. They basically meet and / or exceed the advice of How to Spot a Quality Cafe on Coffee Geek.
Make sure before you go to any of these places that you check they are open. Some are closed on the weekends or particular weekdays.