12 CONFECTIONERY: Café Demel (Taste of Vienna Tour)
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Care to sample the sweets at the emperor’s favorite candy shop? At the “imperial and royal” court confectioner, you’ll find a mouth-watering panoply of bon bons, truffles, tartes, cakes, and petit-fours (as well as a few savory items)…not to mention the edible window displays. Even the waitstaff—the “Demelinerinnen”—offer a unique reminder of the imperial past. A map of the entire route can be found at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/by9ta3z Find me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter—I love to hear from listeners! This content is free because of donations from users like you. If you’d like to donate, head to https://ko-fi.com/gretlguides or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GretlGuides. Thank you!
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