24 hours Salzburg

Since we’re not really morning people, we usually start our Saturday with a late breakfast or brunch. One of our go-to places is Café Fingerlos which offers a great variety of typical Austrian breakfast dishes. Located in Salzburg’s Andräviertel, it’s especially nice to sit outside in summer and watch people passing by. We really love the “Fingerlos Frühstück” and the “Vital Frühstück” there.

If we’re a bit hungover or feel like a proper brunch, we go to Paradoxon for their “Bloody Mary Brunch”. Definitely a one-of-a-kind experience and a must do in Salzburg. Our favourite dishes there are the Barber Bagel, Melon Salad, French Toast, Pancakes and Birchermüsli. And of course the fantastic Bloody Mary that comes with everything.

For all extreme coffee lovers the place to have breakfast is 220° Café. Small and cozy, they import and roast their own coffee blends.

After brunch we love walking up Mönchsberg mountain and get some fresh air. We start the tour on the north side of the mountain at Mülln and take the route up to the Schloss Mönchstein castle, which is open to the public and offers a scenic coffee spot. From there, we follow the path to M32 and the Museum of Contemporary Art where you can have a drink and enjoy the marvelous view over the city. If you’re a fan of cool stuff that no one really needs, make sure to stop by the museum shop afterwards.

The walk continues until you reach the fortress. Don’t worry too much about getting lost, no matter which path you choose, you’ll always end up with a nice view, so go explore!

Once we’ve walked down the mountain, we find ourselves back in the historic city centre, where we typically head straight towards Triangel for an afternoon snack. Our usual order there is carpaccio, “Heidelbeerdatschi”, and an Aperol Spritz.

Our favourite spot for an afternoon coffee is Café Bazar. At this traditional coffee house, Austrian coffee culture is celebrated like nowhere else. Located at the Salzach river it has a beautiful terrace but is also very nice inside. Our order would be something like this: “2x Portion Kaffee” and, of course, “a Mehlspeise” – we highly recommend the Apfelstrudel!

Next to the usual suspects like H&M, Zara, or high end fashion brands like Louis Vuitton, Prada, and co., Salzburg has some cool smaller shops. For décor and interior accessories, we love The Living Store and for clothes we like Eibl at Kajetanerplatz, where you can casually sit down with an espresso while shopping. Ennsmann in Getreidegasse is also great if you’re into fashion.

Our guilty pleasure: buying way too many sunglasses per season at Optik Gollhofer located on Linzergasse.

In the afternoon we love to get outside the busy city centre and visit Vis-à-Vis by Doll, a charming little coffee shop / concept store away from the main tourist attractions. When you’re there, and if you have a soft spot for flowers, make sure to drop in at Blumen Doll – the most prestigious florist in Salzburg.

The next stop on our list is Hellbrunn park – one of our dog’s favourite playgrounds. We love walking up to the Monatsschlössl and enjoying the picturesque views over the city. On a sunny day our tour takes us further to Gaisberg which is THE place to be if you want to watch the sunset (and take a gazillion pictures).

By then, it’s time for dinner and we’re heading to our favourite restaurant: Paradoxon. Not only the food is out of this world, but the atmosphere tempts you to drink one too many gin & tonics, which you can mix yourself at the bar, choosing from a selection of 100 different gins. Our usual order is pulpo, prawns, or the cut of the day, and basically everything that’s on the dessert menu.

If you still fancy a drink after that, we recommend Little Grain, a bar in the city centre, or Enoteca Settemila.

We spend our Sundays somewhere in the nature of Salzburg’s surroundings, visiting one of the many lakes like Fuschlsee or Wolfgangsee, hiking a mountain – Schober or Schafberg – or just taking our dog for a walk around the Leopoldskroner Weiher (insider tip: sneak in the garden of Schloss Leopoldskron and sit on the coolest swing on earth.).