Vienna like a local – ‘Where do you get the best cake? At your granny’s, right?’
In the Austrian capital’s lesser-known neighbourhoods, the past meets the present and family businesses reign supreme
The Ferris wheel in Prater Park, where a famous scene from The Third Man was filmed. Photograph: WienTourismus/Christian Stemper
Social etiquette insists that asking someone their age is inelegant.
However, as servers in a charming Viennese café festoon my table with traditional delicacies like pickled herrings and Schwarzbrot, my curiosity overwhelms me.
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