Situated in the heart of Salzburg's Old Town on the Alter Markt and has been run for over 150 years by the Tomaselli family.In the year 1700, Frenchman Johann Fontaine opened Salzburg's first coffee bar, the Cafegewölb Fontaine, a a meeting-place for students and bohemians.in 1764, Anton Staiger took over the licence and established the café on the present site on the Alter Markt.. He and made it the most elegant and prestigious café in the town; Mozart was a frequent visitor.