Viennese Coffee Melange
Served with a glass of water and a rose
McCafé
Albert-Schweitzer-Gasse 6
Westautobahn exit "Wien-Auhof"
Vetrine filled with sweet Temptations
Lest you think there's only good coffee at McCafés in Austria!
I hear the macarons are brought in from France, and trust me,
they are delicious ;-)
Photographed with my Mobile Phone
Images and Text © by Merisi
-> McCafés in France
-> My readers learned of coffee and macarons at McCafé years ago:
Merisi's McCafé visits since 2010
The coffee does look GOOD!
ReplyDeleteAnd it tastes good, too! ;-)
DeleteIt's comforting when you are on the road and KNOW were to get a good cup of joe.
I am getting fatter only looking at these...
ReplyDeleteI only LOOKED while holding on to my coffee. ;-)
DeleteLove your TAKE on a cup of CAFE!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Contessa! :-)
DeleteDelicious coffee and a rose as well!!! Doesn't get any better!! Wish I were there this morning!! Great captures, Merisi, as always!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
ReplyDeleteProof that McDonald's understand the European coffee market! ;-)
DeleteUnfortunately, during my last road trips in the USA, the McCafes there were disappointing. All they offered were coffee-flavored sugar and fat drinks. I tried one, just coffee, and it did not taste like espresso at all (to say it nicely).
What a very "dangerous" place! :-))) Super shots.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. ;-) I managed to only snap pictures, miracolosamente.
DeleteThat was my phone camera, I edited the post to state that. Sorry!
Great color contrast! I feel like I'm there.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThe Formica table was a bit bland, so I put the coffee on one of the comfortable and colourful chairs. :-)
I think one of each of those temptations would suit me.
ReplyDeleteOne of each? Should I worry, William? ;-)
DeleteYou would post this just as I am in the middle of a diet restricting carbohydrates! I have lost 25 pounds and do not know how to stop. Thanks for visiting my blog and please see my response to your question about vaccinations in my "Finally Married to a Birder" tab.
ReplyDelete*smile* I empathize - I skipped the pastries, had only coffee. ;-)
DeleteThank you for answering my question about vaccinations, very helpful!
Merisi, I did a bit of a double take as I looked at these photographs. Yes, what you found at the McCafe is so very different from what I have seen (but not sipped) at the venu at my Broadway corner.
ReplyDeletexo
It is really amazing how different "the same" can be, isn't it?
DeleteI imagine most Americans would welcome espresso coffee on the road as good as the one McDonald's manages to offer in Austria!
Here's another little local NYC McD note for you, Merisi. My "local" was the site of a large demonstration yesterday, re raising the minimum wage...lots of TV coverage, from all the sound trucks and police cars I saw at my corner.
DeleteI promise to ask my old time McD counter buddy about the effect of all that publicity when next I order from her my usual double cheesburger to go.
Please don't be shocked. xo
It would be interesting to see a wage and cost of living comparison between New York City and Vienna. A living wage, I'd like to know.
DeleteAnother interesting fact: McD is very good at recycling here. They take your tray and sort the refuse immediately. I don't know how much to believe their advertising, but they insist on, for example, using only Austrian beef and potatoes. Something about being under the spotlight, I'd venture to say.
Looking forward to hear what your friend says! Btw, lunch counter evokes not only historic connotations, but also old-style New York delis.
Hugs,
M.
McCafe uses "real" cups and plates, even cutlery. Paper, no styrofoam, for to-go orders. ;-)
DeleteAll very interesting, Merisi. Vienna has had a good influence on McD traditions. I know that my take out double cheeseburgers are wrapped and packed in paper, so that's all recyclable.
DeletePerhaps I can pursue my interviewing reseach next week. xo
A little push from a small corner of the world, and even giants may move ... ;-)
DeleteI am looking forward to hear about your research, Frances!
Have a great start into the new week,
hugs,
Merisi