Demel is a famous cafe and pastry shop in Vienna street Colmart. In addition to the cafes in Vienna, there are two café Demel in Salzburg and new York.

The cafe was opened in 1786 pastry chef Ludwig Den, who came to Vienna shortly before. In 1799 Den died of tuberculosis, and his widow remarried to a pastry chef Franz Wohlfahrt. After the death of her second husband, the widow handed over the management of the cafe to his son from his first marriage. However, the son has chosen for himself the career of a lawyer, and the cafe sold first assistant pastry chef Christophe Demelo in 1857. Cafe worked successfully, earning the love of the local audience.

After the death Demel café passed to his sons, who in 1874 began to receive orders from the Imperial Palace. The proximity to the Palace cafe has played a major role in the success of the café. For receptions Imperial house began to lease the cafe even the staff. Confectioners cafe had to meet the high requirements, so they are constantly learning new cooking technology in Paris.

In 1888 moved to the cafe on the Kohlmarkt, where the interiors were done in the neo-Rococo style with the presence of mahogany and mirrors. In "Demele" began to gather respectable people, famous actors and members of the Imperial court. The waitresses worked exclusively women who were disciples of the monasteries.

The most famous cafe Demel products is the sachertorte, which made a lot of noise and controversy. Originally, the recipe Sacher was invented by Franz Sacher. However, his son was trained at cafe Demel, where slightly changed the recipe by removing a layer of apricot jam. Two restaurants have long and persistently argued for the right to be considered the creators of this Sacher until their issue was not resolved in court. Now, the cake in the café Demel is called "Gomelsky Sacher".

The second most popular product in the coffee candied petals of violets, which were supplied to the Imperial table.