DEMEL SHOP VIENNA

Already Empress Sissi liked to indulge in the sweets that were made at the K.u.K. (Imperial and Royal) Court Confectionary Bakery; needless to say, the young empress did not buy anything herself in the shop at the Kohlmarkt; rather, she got Mr. Demel himself to personally deliver the candied violets that she so loved, amongst other things, to the royal court at the Hofburg.

The not-so-privileged visitor to the Demel shop, which is set in the historic salons on the ground floor, has a choice of many varied and quite different products that have been poured, filled and formed by hand for over 200 years. Classics such as cat tongues, candied violets, tea scones and cakes as well as numerous
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