Cafe
Traditional Konditorei and café on Linzer Gasse, on the right bank. Coffee and cake for residents rather than tourists.
Café Konditorei Habakuk sits on Linzer Gasse, the right-bank street that Salzburg residents use for their daily errands while visitors concentrate on the Altstadt across the river. It is a proper Konditorei: pastries made with care, coffee served correctly, and an atmosphere that moves at a neighbourhood pace rather than a tourist one. There is no grand heritage décor and no Salzburg-branded cake box on the counter. What it offers is the straightforward version of something Salzburg actually does well, in a setting where the customers are mostly locals. Worth the short detour when exploring the right bank, particularly if combining with a walk up Kapuzinerberg or a longer look at the Linzer Gasse neighbourhood.
What to order
What Café Konditorei Habakuk is a reliable address for.
THE Austrian coffee. Espresso + steamed milk + milk foam in a wide porcelain cup. Like a cappuccino but lighter, less foamy, lower temperature. Sipped slowly while reading a newspaper. Ordering a Melange marks you as someone who knows where they are.
