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Vienna patisserie at Neuer Markt 16 in the Innere Stadt, opened 1974 as the flagship of the Oberlaa confectionery group in a Belle Epoque-style townhouse. Known for Sacher Torte and a Linzer Torte recipe (nuts, cinnamon, cloves, redcurrant jam) tracing to a cake first documented in 1653.
Kurkonditorei Oberlaa's Neuer Markt 16 shop opened in 1974 in Vienna's Innere Stadt, becoming a fixture of the Neuer Markt square. Its Linzer Torte, built with nuts, cinnamon, cloves and redcurrant jam, follows a recipe tradition for a cake first mentioned in 1653, reputed to be the oldest named cake still made today. The shop is also known locally for its Sacher Torte and other traditional Viennese pastries.