Café Eskeles at the Jewish Museum Vienna is open not only to museum visitors but to everyone!
Our café offers a range of Mediterranean, Israeli, and Jewish dishes – without meat.
Various snacks are served in the mornings, rounded off by fresh drink creations: tropical smoothies, mango lassi, or mint lemon lemonade.
A lunch menu and Mediterranean and Israeli specialties are offered from around 12 noon, served, if you wish, with Israeli beer or kosher wine from Israel or Weingut Hafner.
Finest home-made desserts, cakes and confectioneries are also available at Café Eskeles. You can enjoy delightful kosher chocolates, petit fours, and cakes from Schneor Zivion. Fans of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream are also catered for.
Where does the name Eskeles derive from?
Bernhard (Berusch) Freiherr von Eskeles (1753–1839) was born in Vienna as the son of a rabbi. In 1773 he founded with his brother-in-law Nathan Arnstein the banking house Arnstein and Eskeles. He later became a consultant of Emperor Joseph II. and Francis II. For his generous funding, he was elevated to the knights and barons. In 1816 he co-founded the Austrian National Bank and was involved in the founding of Österreichische Spar-Casse.
Eskeles was married to Cecilia, born Itzig, the sister of Fanny von Arnstein. From 1823 - 1827 the palace at Dorotheergasse 11 was in possession of the banking house Arnstein and Eskeles. Bernard of Eskeles was buried at the Jewish Cemetery Währing.
Café Eskeles
Dorotheergasse 11
1010 Vienna
E-mail: cafe.eskeles@gmail.com
