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Shopping
Going shopping in Vienna is a
delight, not merely because all principal shopping-streets are so close
together, but also because many shops are luxuriously appointed. Most
business premises open from 9am to 7pm on weekdays, and till 5pm on
Saturdays, but there are exceptions.
The range of goods on offer is
considerable, especially with regard to local specialities. Nowehere
else in the world are there so many shops selling national attire for
men and above all for women. One also finds places selling handcrafted
objects and artifacts, most of them still made entirely by hand. Whether
it is handmade footwear, original furniture and accessories, jewellery
or sports equipment you are looking for, the choice is enormous, the
quality dependable. Culinary souvenirs from Austria are paricularly
popular: Burgenland cheeses, schnaps (gin) from Styria or wines from the
vineyards north of Vienna. The principal shopping streets lie in the
centre: Graben, Kärntner Strasse and Kohlmarkt. But Mariahilfer Strasse
too is a first-class place to go shopping, having lately been renovated
and embellished. Interesting little boutiques have sprung up in the
numerous alleyways. For well-heeled visitors, the Viennese department
stores are a must. In Kärntner Strasse, for instance, a wide range of
unconventional clothing is on offer. But perhaps you prefer small,
exclusive boutiques that take you back to those bygone times when the
customer was still the undisputed king.
Books,
Stationery
Huber & Lerner
I., Weihburggasse 4
Tel. 533 50 75
Monarchs, politicians and other notables have their visiting-cards
printed here and order their stationery and writing-material.
Confectionery
and Patisserie
Altmann & Kühne
I., Graben 30
533 09 27
The only place where Franz Joseph’s favourite bonbons are being sold,
made according to old recipes.
k.u.k. Hofzuckerbäckerei Demel
I., Kohlmarkt 14
Tel. 53 51 71 70
Seductive assortment of highest-quality sweets and cakes.
www.demel.at
Manner-Shop
I., Stephansplatz 7
www.manner.com
New, 80 m2 large shop next to the Stephansdom with all delicacies
like Naples waffles, invented by emperor Franz Joseph himself,
Mozartkugel and Idlefonso’s nougat. Manner is the only brand that is
allowed to present the ‘Steffl’ on its packages.
Sacher
I., Kärntner Strasse 38
Tel. 51 45 60
Fax 51 45 68 10
www.sacher.com
After a lengthy court battle between Sacher and Demel it has finally
been established that the original recipe of the Sachertorte was indeed
first used by Sacher. The calorie-packed cake is available in four sizes
and even gets dispatched all across the globe in small wooden crates.
Xocolat
I., Freyung 2, in Palais Ferstel
535 43 63,
www.xocolat.at
The best location in Austria for specialties regarding cacao beans. The
bean is necessary to make good chocolate. Other important ingredients
are cardamomum, pepper, chili pepper, nutmeg, and orange, rose and
lavender oil. Owner Ramona Wahr talks about ‘tasty explosions on the
tongue’, about caramel and nuts aroma’s, fruit aroma’s and about
enjoying ‘as if you are drinking fine wine’. The products are pricey,
but it is not a place you visit every day. Furthermore, chocolate
incites endorphines, otherwise only incited by sex. 120 Types of
chocolates, high piramids of pralines, special self-made creations.
Furniture and
Design
J&L Lobmeyr
I., Kärntner Strasse 26
Tel. 51 20 50 80
Tableware designed by Adolf Loos is still being manufactured. Various
glass objects. Chandeliers furnished by this establishment illuminate
European and Arabian palaces, the New York Metropolitan Opera and the
Kremlin.
Wiener Schneekugel
Manufaktur
XVII., Schumanngasse 87
486 43 41
www.schneekugel.at
The Schumanngasse, far from the center, in Hernals, is not a pretty
sight, but behind number 87 hides a magical world. In the oldest
manufacture of snow globes, founded in 1900 by Erwin Perzy I, it is
wintertime all year long and there’s snow everywhere. People from all
over the world go shopping here. Momentarily there are about 150 motifs.
The globes are even being shipped to Australia. Bill Clinton recently
ordered one, specially made for him.
Fashion and
Accessories
Atil Kutoglu
VIII., Lange Gasse 39
409 17 01
Where do Sonja Kirchberger and even Demi Moore go when they want
something very special? To the Turkish designer Atil Kutoglu, who was
raised in Vienna. His creations are not cheap and if you want to take a
look at them, you have to call him beforehand to make an appointment.
Boudoir
IX., Berggasse 14
Tel. 319 10 79
Bedding and nightwear with erotic motifs by designer Renate Christian,
pupil of Vivienne Westwood.
-
Hemden Herzog Gino
Venturini
I., Spiegelgasse 9
512 88 45
The best location in Vienna for sized shirts. It takes 20 mins to
measure them and two weeks to fabricate them. They are being shipped
as well.
- A.Frimmel
I., Freisingergasse 1
Tel. 533 32 19
Button store. Has been selling shiny buttons bearing the Habsburg Double
Eagle since 1844.
R.Horn’s
I., Bräunerstrasse 7
Tel. 513 82 94
Classical leather goods: travelling- and handbags, attaché cases,
briefcases, satchels and nostalgic travel-accessories.
Knize & Co.
I., Graben 13
Tel. 512 11 90
This men’s tailors, designed by Adolf Loos, sells both made-to-measure
and classical off-the-peg suits, as well as men’s perfumes.
Park
VII., Mondscheingasse 20
526 44 140
www.park.co.at
Here, fashion purists and trendsetters buy their international design,
clothes as well as unusual furniture. If you don’t have the necessary
small change on you, at the gigantic warehouse you can also find
affordable books, accessories for the house, etc.
Stores
at the Museum Quarter
www.mqw.at
At the MQW, one of the largest culture complexes in the world, the store
of the Lomographical Society and several other funny shops have found
their place here. In the summertime the inner courtyard changes into an
enormous hip meeting place, in the wintertime you’ll find punch booths
in igloo style there.
Zur Schwäbischen
Jungfrau
I., Graben 26
535 53 56
www.schwaebische-jungfrau.at
The oldest linen and household equipment store of Vienna – since 1720 –
spoils its customers with table cloths, bedding, and bath towels.
Steffl
I., Kärntner Str. 19
Shopping on 7 floors. Here you can find everything. Dozens of stores
compete for customers.
Galeries:
Galerie
Ernst Hilger
I., Dorotheergasse 5
512 53 15
www.hilger.at
Through the window you can watch the expositions day and night. This way
the young generation of customers is tempted to flirt with the Eastern
European art of young radicals and classic modernists (Attersee,
Hrdlicka, Staudacher).
Lukas Feichtner
I., Seilerstätte 19
512 09 10
www.feichtnergallery.com
Classic modern and eastern art.
Vinegar, Wines and Teas
Essig
X., Waldgasse 3
604 10 88
Naschmarkt, Stand 11-114
Truly unique. The firm Gegenbauer, that once started off as manufacturer
for sauerkraut, produces some of the best vinegars in the world.
Confirmed by experts. For Erwin Gegenbauer vinegar is not a dross wine,
not a time-consuming balsamic either, but special aromatic essences in
the most divergent implementations. Vinegar is a universal product for
seasoning food and it can be used as a replacement for salt and pepper,
to refine sauces, fruit en desserts but also to finish roasted meat.
Gegenbauer sells its vinegars with recipes. Especially the wine, balm
and raspberry vinegars, ripened in barrels for three years, are
outstanding.
Joh. Schönbichler
I., Wollzeile 4
Tel. 512 18 68
Stylishly restored Delicatessen with more than a hundred kinds of tea
and other noble beverages.
Vinothek St.Stephan
I., Stephansplatz 6
Tel. 512 68 58
Large assortment of international wines. Efficient sales staff.
Vinothek St.Urban-Kellerei
I., Am Hof 11
Tel. 532 28 35/6
Specialises in expensive high-class wines.
Vinothek Vinissimo
VI., Windmülhgasse 20
Tel. 586 48 88
Specialised in around 400 different Austrian wines.
Wein & Wäsche
I., Lobkowitzplatz 3
512 90 34
Mon-Fri. 12.30pm -7pm Sat. 10.30am -5pm
Underwear and wine of excellent quality. ‘If you feel like having one
thing, you’ll want the other as well’.
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