Munding – The oldest cafe in Innsbruck

Hello coffee readers. This week I will tell you about a very particular Cafe, the Cafe Munding, the oldest Cafe in Innsbruck. It is located at Kiebachgasse 16, in Mundingplatzl.

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The history of Munding goes back to the 19th Century, when Johann Nepomuk Munding, from Überlingen, walked all the way to Innsbruck, and started working at different places to pay his living. He started working for the city chef Kircher in a confectionary at the Gumpphaus. Munding later rented this business and then bought it completely to open the 'Damencafé Konditorei Munding' in the spring of 1803.

His bakery products became very popular in Tirol. Something very interesting is that Mr. Nepomuk was the one who brought the tradition of the christmas tree to this region by starting placing it on his bakery.

If you want to read the complete story of Mr. Nepomuk, take a look at this link:

http://www.munding.at/e/historie.html

Today they offer apart from the traditional coffee drinks (which its mentioned the coffee is roasted by themselves), a big sort of traditional cakes made of fresh fruits, chocolate and creams.

It is still an old style place, worth visiting.

Segafredo Sky moving to the Kaufhaus Tyrol

Hi dear readers.
This is just a quick information about the Segafredo Sky. The one at the MCI building.
Well, they close in mid July, as the MCI will expand their offices. However the Segafredo Cafe will reopen at the Kaufhaus Tyrol (the one that is now under construction at the Maria Theresien Str.) on March next year.

I'll keep you informed about the events and news of the cafes in Innsbruck.

Kröll for Strudel Lovers - Part II - Interview

Hi dear readers. Today, I am not writing about one of my cafe visits, today i will tell you about a very interesting interview I had with the owner of the cafe Kröll. As I promised in my first article, I wanted to know about the history of this very nice place.

Well here it goes…

The cafe Kröll started 33 years ago, but not as a Cafe, as a bakery. They selled all kind of bread and pastry products. This very traditional bakery transformed into the nice Cafe that is today only four years ago. The woman who built up the bakery and ran it through all these years decided to give the business to his daughter.

She, with a young and innovative mind, decided to step out of the common bakery places in Innsbruck, and transform Kröll into a place where people could sit down for a good coffee and the most special to have traditional austrian STRUDELS!

She renovated the place, conserving however its traditional style, as you can notice when you visit Kröll.

When I ask her about what the secret of their good coffee is, she mentioned 3 main reasons:

They only use italian Illy coffee, the coffee is grinded only at the moment it is prepared (very important to preserve its aroma and flavor) and they use good quality tirolean milk. Besides they use a very good coffee italian machine.

And when I ask her about her favourite strudel, she said she love to try always new flavours.

According to the season they are permanently introducing different sweet and salty strudels. Like spargel strudel, rhubarb strudel or the latest one, vegetables strudel.

In a few words she described Kröll as a small, tiny, cozy, place with very friendly environment.

So, readers when you visit Kröll let me know your opinion, your favourite drinks and strudels.

The place is open 7 days a week, from 6am to 9pm, and in summer until 12!

Segafredo Espresso Sky – A place to have a coffee while watching the sunset

Hi dear readers. If there is a sunny evening, there is an excellent place to drink a coffee and enjoy the sunset in Innsbruck’s city center. Today I’m writting about Segafredo Espresso Sky, on the Universitätsstraße 15-15a, Innsbruck on the last floor of the SOWI building.


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Segafredo Sky is a modern decorated place, with a big terrace with capacity for 140 people. It has wonderful views to the city and to the mountains.
This place has a big sort of coffee drinks, icecream and juices or smoothies.

Another interesting aspect of Segafredo Espresso sky is that it is open during the week until 1am and on the weekends until 2am. A good option for a summer evening.

If you have been at this place, let me know your opinion about it.

Cafe Katzung – A place to meet and relax

Hi again. This time I am writing about another interesting cafe in the city center: The Cafe Katzung. It is located in the Herzog Friederich Straße 16, Innsbruck, right on the main plaza.

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It has a warm and modern decoration, with a back wall with a contemporary painting changing every couple of weeks. I found it a great place to meet friends and have a coffee, to stay there and read some newspapers, or for those who like smoking, to have a cigarette with a nice cappuccino.

One of their highlights, is the Katzung Cake, or in german the Katzung Torte. It is a delicious cake made of chocolate and walnuts. Give it a try.

They also sell sandwiches, soups and other warm dishes.

Additionally, in the first floor they have a baroque style room that can be rented for special events.

Let me know if there are other dishes and drinks you like from Katzung. Looking forward to reading your comments.

Kröll - for strudel lovers

Kröll a very special cafe in the Hofgasse 6, Innsbruck. A very warm decoration, with no more than 8 tables inside and 4 outside for the sunny days.

I started this blog with this cafe, because so far it has the best coffee in town. It has also a great selection of teas, and italian style and white hot chocolates.

In sommer, I recommed the Eiscoffee, a tasty espresso with vanilla icecream and chocolate sauce, simply delicious.

But let's talk about their most greatful specialty: the strudel
Strudel, an austrian specialty, is a filled pastry roll. You can find the traditional apple strudel with a delicious vanilla sauce, or cherry, apricot, among many other sweet options. Also, Kröll offers salty strudel, like my favorite the mozarella and ham one.

A place to visit with very good service.

Now I am thinking it will be interesting to know the history of this cafe, I will do my research and will let you know.