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€14 - €35
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German, Austrian, Cafe, European, Central European
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Vegetarian Friendly
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Central Park
0.5 km from Central Park

MICHELIN Guide's Point of View

This Museum Mile kaffeehaus is so authentic it may as well be set along Vienna’s Ringstrasse. Instead, find it in a Beaux Arts mansion—home to the Neue...
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Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

The food was quite good and well managed at a dinner show for about 50 people. The staff was well poised and trained to make the changing of courses rather seamless and to handle the extras of drinks and coffees that were added. all this...was finely tuned for the 1 1/2 hour performance. . they were professional snd well organized from start yo the end.More

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

My main motivation for coming here was Ronald S. Lauder, Neue Galerie. However, the Museum only opens at 11:00 a.m. I then proceeded to the coffee shop. To my astonishment, I was able to locate a genuine "Wiener Kaffee" in the center of New York....accompanied with Wiener Sachertorte and Apfelstrudel! Thus, you may now enjoy this genuine style without having to travel to Vienna.More

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 21 January 2024 via mobile

A real Viennese experience. Played that fit the freezing cold weather. Goulash with shpezels- heavy and tasty, sausage with mustard, and schnitzel- all good and all heavy The deserts - linzer torte and apple strudel with whipped cream closed a good meal

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 7 January 2024 via mobile

Stopped by this gem for the first time after visiting the Met. We probably waited about 20-30 minutes in total, but the wait was worth it. The interior transports you to a charming old European café. The Viennese hot chocolate was to die for.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 8 December 2023

Wonderful Restaurant, it took me back to Germany, the Wiener Schnitzel was out of this world, I loved the coffee and the pastries, besides the place look like a Palace great to come for Brunch or dinner with your friends. Highly recommended.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 6 December 2023 via mobile

There’s a certain type of experience that one expects in an Austrian cafe, and having been in Vienna a few times it’s almost comical how abrupt the service team is for that genre in the Austrian capital. That said, the cultural experience is unique and...the coffee and pastries top-notch and yet somehow that idea has been successfully transported to the Upper East Side. Cafe Sabarsky is a unique place in the neighborhood and in my mind it has its place as a cafe for the morning, with the ideal breakfast including dessert after nibbling upon a small savory course and sipping an einspanner. If one comes early, it’s easy to grab one of the classic bent-wood chairs surrounding the iron-legged tables (or better yet a booth along the high-windowed perimeter), get excellent service and peruse the small menu and the visible offer of fresh cakes and pastries under glass domes. Sit and dwell with that coffee while reading your (virtual) newspaper and cracking into your soft-boiled egg with dark toast or a healthy portion of smoked salmon. Savor the slightly sweet chopped pancake called Kaiserschmarrn that was supposedly Austrian-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph’s favorite and then make the tough decision which cake you’ll sample this time. Not all are admittedly equal, and the pistachio torte holds special place in my heart even more than the classic sacher torte. You’ll find you are wrapped up and ready to go just as the queue is starting to form out the door.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 30 April 2023

Absolutely terrible. You have to wait for a long time to be seated. The anticipation, the wait. For what? To be offered a table in the coldest downstairs cafe with the same food that comes cold and totally low quality. The schnitzel came cold and...hard as a shoe sole. Anyway, overrated.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 25 April 2023 via mobile

Big disappointment. Poorly executed dishes, servers were automatons. I used to adore Café Sabarsky. We had a thoughtful server at first, who suddenly left on lunch break. The avocado crabmeat salad had a sour mustard dressing over the round of avocado, distracting from any subtlety...from the minut crabs in the salad. Our waiter gone, one server reluctantly took care of us. Apple strudel for dessert was pasty and cold, not crisp or lovely in any shape or form. All the servers were as cold as robots. Nein.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 23 January 2023 via mobile

A Schnitzel like this is not easy to be made. Tastful and thin crusty batter. To find something this nice in Europe you have to be lucky and they do it here in the lovely caffe. Also cakes and deserts are all great. This place...deserved 5 star and plus.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 15 January 2023 via mobile

Cafe Sabarsky Museum Mile (and it’s vicinity) has some pleasant restaurants, but Cafe Sabarsky is one of our favorites. Located within the jewel box, Galerie Neue, Cafe Sabarsky highlights the museums Austrian/ German artwork with very good Austrian/ German food. Absent museum membership, be prepared...to wait, and wait, and wait, in line, outside, for breakfast, lunch or coffee and pastries (reservations are, however, accepted for dinner). The menu is uniquely Austrian/ German with a focus on dessert and Viennese coffees. Salads, sausages, outrageously scrumptious dumplings, chicken, delicious pretzels, and soups are also offered. The Austrian cheese dumplings over cabbage are SO DELICIOUS and always devoured as are the crepes. The Viennese coffee is also enjoyed. The cake/ pastry display is very appetizing. The room is small, classically elegant, very European and utterly civilized. The service is so very pleasant, warm and professional (Beata is a sweet gem!). We adore Galerie Neue, and Cafe Sabarsky is such an extraordinarily lovely spot to relax and refuel during a day at the museum.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 7 January 2023

This is not worth the money. We were there yesterday and the wait staff was rude and unpleasant and the food mediocre. I cannot recommend and will not return. It used to be lovely but not any more.

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 30 December 2022

This little place is a great find and it was happenstance that we checked it out. The Gallerie is wonderful and we were there to see the artwork. The main cafe is on the ground floor (and people were waiting to get in). There is...a smaller cafe, same food, still cute, in the basement and we noticed that there wasn't a line so we hopped in and were seated quickly. Great menu, wines also available. We had two wurst platters and a torte for desert plus coffee. Everything was sublime. They also serve some sandwiches and salads. It took me back to lunch in a cafe in Austria or Germany. Great escape on a winter day.More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 19 December 2022

Old world charm & grandeur! The dining room is located inside a late 1800's mansion which is now the Neue Gallery. Gorgeous dark wood paneled walls, herringbone floors, high ceilings, & huge windows overlooking the Park and E86th Street. The service was top-notch and the...food was superb. The experience was all around perfection!More

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 29 October 2022 via mobile

We enjoyed our experience at this restaurant. The trout crepes were a 10/10! I’d go back just for those. We also thought the butter lettuce salad and butternut squash were wonderful. Nathan our server helped us feel welcomed and was generous in his explanations and...making the customer feel valued.More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 5 June 2022

The problem with Cafe Sabarsky is the unpleasant and hostile manager Gerhard Kaltseis. I have never been in a New York restaurant where the check can reach close to $100 per person where the manager, in this case Gerhard Kaltseis, is not to be seen...at all nor anyone ask if your are satisfied with the meal. The place has the gift of relying on tourists who will visit most likely just once so service and good manners from a maitre'd or manager like Gerhard Kaltseis are un-needed. The Austrians aren't famed for hospitality or warmth but this is a New York restaurant and badly needs to replace some staff. It would improve the atmosphere and make dining a more pleasant experience.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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We did not wait at all when we went downstairs. Food the same, but probably not as elegant.
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Response from twomartinilunch | Reviewed this property |
We were dressed for cold weather. Stylish casual. It was cold, but there was no snow. Most people dressed in NYC black!
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  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
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