Where to find great pastry in Vienna & Salzburg, Austria?

[TdeV]

This summer my friend is fulfilling her promise to take her granddaughter (who will graduate high school) on a trip to Austria. The girl is very interested in dessert making, in fact, she makes something different almost every weekend. And she works part time at a local bakery.

 

They will have about a week. What places would you suggest they visit?

[AlaMoi]

on any street corner.  Konditorei aka coffee and pastry shops abound.  anything off the tourist path will have bazillions of stuff - way more than you can eat - and better pricing.

 

a search "austrian pasty shops" will produce a lot of results.  just be sure to have a drool bib handy.

 

let us know her reaction - because European pastries are not as sweet as they look, nor as sweet as American tastes desire.

but sure is good stuff.

[cinghiale]

Prior going to Vienna last year, I used the "My Maps" feature in Google Maps to creative an interactive map: Vienna Cafes and Cake Shops. In addition to pinning the locations on the map, I included address information, as well as text and images that I culled from local travel sites/blogs, which can be viewed (in IE/Edge, at least) by clicking on the name of the café/cake shop in the menu on the left. Have fun!

[heidih]

Agreed - pretty much all good. Do encourage her to explore an old coffe house like Cafe Central - like a cathedral -gorgeous and historical.   https://www.cafecentral.wien/en/