07/17/2025
Visited a place in Vienna that does more than just serve cake. Vollpension isn’t your average café; it’s a living room for the city, where generations come together over coffee and homemade sweets.
Here, the bakers aren’t just employees. They’re grandmas and grandpas, sharing slices of their life stories along with fresh-baked cakes made from time-tested family recipes. You walk in for breakfast or a slice of apple strudel, and without realizing it, you’re part of something bigger.
This café gives seniors a chance to supplement their pensions, stay connected, and be part of a team. It tackles real issues like old-age poverty and loneliness not with pity, but with purpose, and a whole lot of butter and sugar.
Every cup of coffee helps keep someone working. Every piece of cake does more than satisfy a craving. It lets someone feel needed again.
The cakes are excellent. The people, even better.
If you’re ever in Vienna, go find it. Vollpension is not just a great place to eat—it’s a place to care.
