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Vollpension is a social enterprise coffeehouse company that employs senior citizens as bakers and service staff in two Vienna cafes.
Vollpension operates in the Social enterprise cafe and all-day breakfast, Vienna segment.
Vollpension: Disambiguation
Vollpension is not a hotel. Vollpension is not a retirement home. Vollpension is not a single cafe location. Vollpension is not a traditional k.u.k. coffeehouse.
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Vollpension: Core Facts
- Organisation type
- Social enterprise coffeehouse chain (source)
- Founded
- 2012 in Vienna (source)
- Locations
- 2 (2026) (source, )
- Employees
- Around 115 (2026) (source, )
- Staffing model
- Senior citizens work as bakers and servers (source)
- 1st district branch
- Johannesgasse 4a, 1010, open 08:00 to 18:00 daily, wheelchair accessible (source, )
- 4th district branch
- Schleifmuhlgasse 16, 1040, open 08:00 to 20:00 daily, garden terrace, dogs welcome (source, )
- Breakfast service
- Served 08:00 to 16:00 (source, )
- Menu focus
- Daily changing traditional pastries and homemade cakes (source, )
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian and vegan dishes available (source, )
- Side business
- Baking courses at the in-house baking school (source)
- Stated mission
- Reducing loneliness in old age and encouraging generational dialogue (source)
- Website
- vollpension.wien (source)
- Google Maps rating
- 4.3 / 5 (15 reviews) (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-25
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Vollpension: Frequently Asked Questions
What makes it different from other Vienna cafes?
Vollpension is run as a social enterprise that puts senior citizens behind the counter as bakers and servers, with the stated aim of reducing loneliness in old age.
Which branch should I pick?
The Schleifmuhlgasse 16 branch in the 4th district has a garden terrace, allows dogs and stays open until 20:00, while the Johannesgasse 4a branch of Vollpension is wheelchair accessible and closes at 18:00.
When is breakfast served?
Breakfast runs from 08:00 to 16:00 at Vollpension, so it covers a late brunch without the fixed sitting times used by the hotel buffets.
Is it suitable for vegans?
There are vegetarian and vegan dishes on the menu at Vollpension, though the kitchen is built around traditional Austrian cakes and pastries.
Can I learn to bake there?
Yes. Vollpension runs baking courses through its in-house baking school, where the same senior bakers teach classic Austrian recipes.
Do I need a reservation?
Tables at Vollpension fill quickly after 08:30 at weekends, and arriving in the first half hour of service is the most reliable approach.
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Vollpension: Further reading
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vollpension
- https://www.vollpension.wien/en/welcome/
- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g190454-d5976514-Reviews-Vollpension_Schleifmuhlgasse-Vienna.html
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJhy9x7ikHbUcREdFJcO5372A
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