Café Demel, or simply Der Demel, is a famous chocolatier in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1786 on the Michaelerplatz. In 1857, August Dehne (the son of the founder Ludwig Dehne) gave the company to Christof Demel, who moved the bakery to the Kohlmarkt, where the Demel is still today. The house was headed by the Demels until 1972, when Udo Proksch bought the company. In 1989, the year Proksch was arrested, the Raiffeisen Bank became the owner of the famous company.

A curiosity is that the waitresses address their patrons in the 3rd person ("He/She wishes").

In 2002 Do&Co took over the Demel.

Location

The building is in front of the Hofburg Palace, and the interior was designed by Portois and Fix in a baroque style.

External links

• Demel