The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The numbers which illustrate Austria's love of beer The latest report from the Austrian Brewer's Union shows that beer continues to be one of the most important beverages in Austrians' lives, sitting just behind coffee. https://www.thelocal.at/20141201/beer-holds-center-stage-in-austrias-life Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:16:00 +0100 beer-holds-center-stage-in-austrias-life Every fourth Vienna cafe 'forced to close' Vienna is famous for its coffee house culture, which has even been recognised by Unesco as part of Austria’s cultural heritage, but many of its cafes are struggling to survive. https://www.thelocal.at/20151214/vienna-coffee-house-tradition-in-danger Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:49:36 +0100 vienna-coffee-house-tradition-in-danger Austrian cafes to accept poetry for coffee How cool would it be if you could pay for something - a cup of coffee, for example - by writing a poem? Well, on Saturday March 21st coffee drinkers can do exactly this, with poetry becoming a new form of currency at cafes across the globe. https://www.thelocal.at/20150320/austrian-cafes-to-accept-poetry-for-coffee Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:07:18 +0100 austrian-cafes-to-accept-poetry-for-coffee Vienna cafes set to raise price of coffee Drinking a melange (a coffee with milk foam) in one of Vienna’s traditional cafes could soon become a pricey extravagance, as the strong dollar will make importing coffee more expensive. https://www.thelocal.at/20150303/prices-increase-on-austrias-favourite-beverage Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:20:00 +0100 prices-increase-on-austrias-favourite-beverage 92 percent of Austrians drink coffee While Brits are known for drinking tea, a new survey released Tuesday shows that Austrians just love their coffee. https://www.thelocal.at/20141118/92-percent-of-austrians-drink-coffee Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:23:00 +0100 92-percent-of-austrians-drink-coffee