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Food Altstadt, Salzburg

Café Tomaselli

A place to eat in Altstadt, Salzburg, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 45 minutes. Best time to go: Afternoon.

Café Tomaselli in Altstadt, Salzburg
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · license

Why go

Coffee house on the Alter Markt since the early 1700s; waitresses bring cakes round the room on trays.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Salzburg, alongside 3 sights, 1 activity and 1 place for a drink. 5 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Getreidegasse and Salzburger Christkindlmarkt. At about 45 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Altstadt
Price
$$
Time needed
45 min
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Salzburg, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Getreidegasse

    Narrow shopping street of wrought-iron guild signs, home to Mozart's birthplace at number 9.

    Shopping · 0.1 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Salzburger Christkindlmarkt

    The market fills the Domplatz and Residenzplatz, with stalls of carved ornaments, Lebkuchen and hot punch.

    Sight · 0.1 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Salzburg Cathedral

    Early baroque cathedral where Mozart was baptized; its facade forms the backdrop of the market.

    Sight · 0.2 km straight-line
  4. 4
    St. Peter Stiftskulinarium

    Restaurant in the rock walls of St. Peter's Abbey, in business for more than a thousand years; hosts Mozart dinner concerts.

    Food · 0.3 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Hohensalzburg Fortress

    One of Europe's largest medieval castles, on the Festungsberg above the old town, reached by funicular.

    Activity · 0.5 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Augustiner Bräu Mülln

    Monastery brewery with vaulted beer halls; fill a stone mug from the barrel and buy food at the stalls in the hall.

    Drinks · 1.1 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Café Tomaselli is a stop on our Hallstatt, Salzburg & Vienna route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Salzburg

Café Tomaselli is our only food pick in Salzburg; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Salzburg guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Salzburg run from 3°C in January to 24°C in July; June is usually the wettest month. For Café Tomaselli itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for Salzburg from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Salzburg weather by month.

Getting there

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Café Tomaselli: quick answers

How much time do you need at Café Tomaselli?

Plan on about 45 minutes at Café Tomaselli. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Café Tomaselli?

Our pick: Afternoon.

Which TripsCircle routes include Café Tomaselli?

Café Tomaselli appears on Hallstatt, Salzburg & Vienna, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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