The Café Bazar is a Salzburg institution. Since 1882, there has been a café in the late Gründerzeit-era, heritage-protected bazaar building in the old town on the Salzach river’s right-hand bank. History has been written here: Max Reinhardt, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Marlene Dietrich, Bertha Zuckerkandl, Karl Heinrich Waggerl, Stefan Zweig, Thomas Mann, and many more have enjoyed the unique coffee house atmosphere beneath the Lobmeyr chandeliers.

The crystal chandeliers, hung in 1956, have a simple geometric shape (Model No. 5976/12, Chandelier with Hoops and Chimney) are typical examples of Lobmeyr’s coffee house chandeliers made during the post-war era. Similar designs can be found in the Café Sacher in Vienna. Such chandeliers were always made somewhat more economically than those for living spaces, but still contribute significantly to the atmosphere of the cafés, creating a kind of public living room feel. The dignified yet unobtrusive furnishings of the café create its quintessential charm: elegant enough to have a bite before or after the theatre or concert, yet cosy enough to just sit and read the paper while sipping coffee.