About this place
Café Central is not just a place for cake; it is the birthplace of 20th-century intellectualism. While Sigmund Freud preferred the quiet dignity of Café Landtmann, Central was the boisterous, cigar-smoke-filled arena for writers, revolutionaries, and psychoanalysts. Most notably, it became the headquarters for Alfred Adler, Freud’s brilliant former disciple. After a bitter falling out over Freud's strict theories on sexuality, Adler broke away to found Individual Psychology, holding his own intense debates right here beneath the vaulted ceilings.
Key facts
- 1876 year — Café Central was opened in the Palais Ferstel
- 1911 year — Alfred Adler officially broke away from Freud's psychoanalytic circle
- 250 newspapers — Were available daily in the café during its intellectual golden age
📍 Strauchgasse, 1010, Wien