Guidebook for Vienna
Essentials
Very big supermarket with good quality, medium prices, has also some bio-organic food. Great variety of vegetables, good wines. Open Mon - Fri 7:15 am - 7:30 pm; Sat 7:15 am - 6 pm
193 locals recommend
SPAR Gourmet
43 PorzellangasseVery big supermarket with good quality, medium prices, has also some bio-organic food. Great variety of vegetables, good wines. Open Mon - Fri 7:15 am - 7:30 pm; Sat 7:15 am - 6 pm
good supermarket with moderate prices; Open Mon - Fri 7:40 am - 8 pm; Sat 7:40 am - 6 pm
Ziegelofengasse 4
4 Ziegelofengassegood supermarket with moderate prices; Open Mon - Fri 7:40 am - 8 pm; Sat 7:40 am - 6 pm
big bio-organic supermarket, good but expensive; Open Mon - Thu 8 am - 7 pm; Fri 8 am - 7:30 pm; Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Wiedner Hauptstraße 71
71 Wiedner Hauptstraßebig bio-organic supermarket, good but expensive; Open Mon - Thu 8 am - 7 pm; Fri 8 am - 7:30 pm; Sat 8 am - 6 pm
small, good supermarket, moderate prices; Open Mon - Fri 7:40 am - 8 pm; Sat 7:40 am - 6 pm
Johann-Strauß-Gasse 24
small, good supermarket, moderate prices; Open Mon - Fri 7:40 am - 8 pm; Sat 7:40 am - 6 pm
Johann Strauss Pharmacy
32 Johann-Strauß-GassePharmacy, open Mon - Fri 8 - 12 am, 2 - 6 pm; Sat 8 - 12 am.
Apotheke St. Florian
60A Wiedner HauptstraßePharmacy, open Mon - Fri 8 am - 6 pm; Sat 8 - 12 am
Nikolsdorfer G. 7
7 Nikolsdorfer Gasserelatively cheap discount supermarket; Open Mon -Fri 8 am - 7 pm; Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Here Supermarkets are open on Sunday 9 am - 9 pm; the "Merkur Mini Market" even 5:30 am - 11 pm; supermarket in underground station Sun 7 am 12 pm!
358 locals recommend
Wien Westbahnhof station
2 EuropaplatzHere Supermarkets are open on Sunday 9 am - 9 pm; the "Merkur Mini Market" even 5:30 am - 11 pm; supermarket in underground station Sun 7 am 12 pm!
If you want to print tickets or other documents...
open Mon - Thu: 7 am - 5 pm; Fri: 7 am - 5 pm
Johann-Strauß-Gasse 26
If you want to print tickets or other documents...
open Mon - Thu: 7 am - 5 pm; Fri: 7 am - 5 pm
"Trafik" - is a small shop for cigarettes, stamps, public transport tickets and - most important: prepaid SIM cards for your mobile phone! Open Mon -Fri 6:30 am - 6 pm, Sat 7 - 12 am
Wiedner Hauptstraße 76
76 Wiedner Hauptstraße"Trafik" - is a small shop for cigarettes, stamps, public transport tickets and - most important: prepaid SIM cards for your mobile phone! Open Mon -Fri 6:30 am - 6 pm, Sat 7 - 12 am
Post Office, Bank Office:
Open Mon -Fri, 8 am - 6 pm;
Post Box, Cash Machine: open always.
Wiedner Hauptstraße 72-74
Post Office, Bank Office:
Open Mon -Fri, 8 am - 6 pm;
Post Box, Cash Machine: open always.
Supermarket open on Sunday, open Mon - Fri 7:45 am - 8:30 pm; Sat 10 am - 6 pm; Sun 10 am - 7 pm
Babenbergerstraße 9
9 BabenbergerstraßeSupermarket open on Sunday, open Mon - Fri 7:45 am - 8:30 pm; Sat 10 am - 6 pm; Sun 10 am - 7 pm
Call shop and mobile phone accessories, adapters, cables, prepaid SIM-cards, chargers etc., everything you need for communication. Open Mon-Fri 10:30 am - 8 pm, Sat 2 - 8 pm
Klagbaumgasse 3
3 KlagbaumgasseCall shop and mobile phone accessories, adapters, cables, prepaid SIM-cards, chargers etc., everything you need for communication. Open Mon-Fri 10:30 am - 8 pm, Sat 2 - 8 pm
Nearest Laundry Self Service, open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.. The entry door will be closed automatically at 10 p.m.
Favoritenstraße 36
36 FavoritenstraßeNearest Laundry Self Service, open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.. The entry door will be closed automatically at 10 p.m.
Dr. Andrea Hofmann-Pantlitschko, doctor, general practitioner, open Mon 2-5 p.m.; Tue 4-7 p.m.; Wed 9-12 a.m.; Thu 4-7 p.m.; Fri 9-12 a.m.; phone: +43-1-5879174, speaks english, very friendly.
Mrs. MedR Dr. Gertrude Pantlitschko
4/1/3 WaaggasseDr. Andrea Hofmann-Pantlitschko, doctor, general practitioner, open Mon 2-5 p.m.; Tue 4-7 p.m.; Wed 9-12 a.m.; Thu 4-7 p.m.; Fri 9-12 a.m.; phone: +43-1-5879174, speaks english, very friendly.
Food Scene
small Pizzeria, cheap but delicious and very familiar atmosphere. Open Sun - Fri 11 am - 11 pm; Sat 4 - 11 pm. They offer also Pizza Service to your home - check the web for contact details!
Pizzeria Tanti Saluti
31 Rainergassesmall Pizzeria, cheap but delicious and very familiar atmosphere. Open Sun - Fri 11 am - 11 pm; Sat 4 - 11 pm. They offer also Pizza Service to your home - check the web for contact details!
excellent café, but also good bar + restaurant with typical Austrian food, good sweets + cakes
Good breakfast, too!
My fafourite there is "Blunzngröstl", (black pudding / blood sausage and potatoes baked in a pan) a very typical Austrian dish, very fat but delicious...
Free WiFi
open Mon -Fri 8 am - "late night"; Sat + Sun 9 am - "late night"
26 locals recommend
Café Wortner
55 Wiedner Hauptstraßeexcellent café, but also good bar + restaurant with typical Austrian food, good sweets + cakes
Good breakfast, too!
My fafourite there is "Blunzngröstl", (black pudding / blood sausage and potatoes baked in a pan) a very typical Austrian dish, very fat but delicious...
Free WiFi
open Mon -Fri 8 am - "late night"; Sat + Sun 9 am - "late night"
Wiedner Hauptstraße 66
good Sushi + modern Asian restaurant
free WiFi
open daily 11 am - 10 pm
Excellent ice cream!!!! Among the top 5 in Vienna!!! I really love it - you can sit outside and enjoy the original Italian stile gelateria specialities (the owner and all waiters are Italians), or take the delicious ice cream with you.
open during warm season Mon - Sun 9:30 am - 11 pm
Wiedner Hauptstraße 55
Excellent ice cream!!!! Among the top 5 in Vienna!!! I really love it - you can sit outside and enjoy the original Italian stile gelateria specialities (the owner and all waiters are Italians), or take the delicious ice cream with you.
open during warm season Mon - Sun 9:30 am - 11 pm
Excellent, cheap canteen for employees of WKO, open for external guests. Enter main building, near portier turn right, staircase up, after 20 m turn right, there you are. Open Mo-Fr, 11:30 am - 2 pm
Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
Excellent, cheap canteen for employees of WKO, open for external guests. Enter main building, near portier turn right, staircase up, after 20 m turn right, there you are. Open Mo-Fr, 11:30 am - 2 pm
Breakfast, Coffee, and delicious bread from own production (also for different diets, like gluten-free etc., non-industrial!). Centuries-long history dating back to their original, still existing bakery shop in the historic city centre since 1536! Open: Mon - Fri 6 am - 6:30 pm; Sat 6 - 12 am
Wiedner Hauptstraße 82
Breakfast, Coffee, and delicious bread from own production (also for different diets, like gluten-free etc., non-industrial!). Centuries-long history dating back to their original, still existing bakery shop in the historic city centre since 1536! Open: Mon - Fri 6 am - 6:30 pm; Sat 6 - 12 am
Wiedner Hauptstraße 78
breakfast, coffee; open: Mon - Fri 6 am - 6 pm, Sat 7 am - 6 pm
Breakfast, Coffee, Bakery, also on Sunday!!!!
Open
Mon -Fri: 6:30 am - 6:30 pm
Sat: 7:30 am - 1 pm
Sun: 7:30 am - 1 pm
Wiedner Hauptstraße 64
Breakfast, Coffee, Bakery, also on Sunday!!!!
Open
Mon -Fri: 6:30 am - 6:30 pm
Sat: 7:30 am - 1 pm
Sun: 7:30 am - 1 pm
One of my favourite typical traditional Viennese Coffee houses, in Vienna's biggest shopping street, free WiFi, best whipped cream of Vienna!
Open Mon - Sat 7:30 am - 10 pm; Sun 9 am - 9 pm
39 locals recommend
Café Ritter
73 Mariahilfer Str.One of my favourite typical traditional Viennese Coffee houses, in Vienna's biggest shopping street, free WiFi, best whipped cream of Vienna!
Open Mon - Sat 7:30 am - 10 pm; Sun 9 am - 9 pm
One of my favourite typical traditional Viennese Coffee houses, also restaurant, excellent cakes + sweets (try my favourite cake "Mürber Apfel-Mohn Kuchen"!!!), free WiFi. Open daily 8:30 am - 10 pm
Stubenring 24
24 StubenringOne of my favourite typical traditional Viennese Coffee houses, also restaurant, excellent cakes + sweets (try my favourite cake "Mürber Apfel-Mohn Kuchen"!!!), free WiFi. Open daily 8:30 am - 10 pm
Viennas oldest traditional Coffee house - an absolute "must" if you want to feel the Viennese "spirit"... Open Mon - Sat 8 am - 12 pm; Sun 10 am - 10 pm
8 locals recommend
Café Frauenhuber
6 HimmelpfortgasseViennas oldest traditional Coffee house - an absolute "must" if you want to feel the Viennese "spirit"... Open Mon - Sat 8 am - 12 pm; Sun 10 am - 10 pm
Home-brewed beer, traditional Austrian cuisine - with brewing tanks in the guestroom, unfiltered "Zwickelbier". Open daily 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.; except on Sat+Sun+holidays in July+Aug.: 4-12 p.m.
Waaggasse 5
5 WaaggasseHome-brewed beer, traditional Austrian cuisine - with brewing tanks in the guestroom, unfiltered "Zwickelbier". Open daily 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.; except on Sat+Sun+holidays in July+Aug.: 4-12 p.m.
Very nice co-working space with excellent service, delicious coffee, drinks, sweets & smoothies, breakfast all day, Open Mon-Fri: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sat: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sun closed. You find me here working most of the time.
Wiedner Hauptstraße 65
65 Wiedner HauptstraßeVery nice co-working space with excellent service, delicious coffee, drinks, sweets & smoothies, breakfast all day, Open Mon-Fri: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sat: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sun closed. You find me here working most of the time.
fascinating 700 year old restaurant: 18 m deep historical cellar, excellent traditional Austrian cuisine; open daily 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.; traditional Viennese live folklore music from 7 p.m (free entry)
Sonnenfelsgasse 3
3 Sonnenfelsgassefascinating 700 year old restaurant: 18 m deep historical cellar, excellent traditional Austrian cuisine; open daily 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.; traditional Viennese live folklore music from 7 p.m (free entry)
Getting Around
Terminal city bike rental - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Wiedner Hauptstraße 49
Terminal city bike rental - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Terminal city bike rental - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Wiedner Hauptstraße 92
Terminal city bike rental - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Terminal city bike rental - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Mittersteig 28
28 MittersteigTerminal city bike rental - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Terminal city bike rental if you only have a rucksack, you can go to my place by bike - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Wiedner Gürtel 1C
1C Wiedner GürtelTerminal city bike rental if you only have a rucksack, you can go to my place by bike - check the web for "city bike vienna" - this is the most easy and flexible way to discover Vienna!
Schönburgstraße 2
2 SchönburgstraßeTaxi Stand
Shopping
Famous big open market, groceries, shops, bars, restaurants, excellent breakfast! Oriental "basar"-flair! Fascinating architecture around, Flea-market Sat 6:30 am - 6 pm at east end.
929 locals recommend
Naschmarkt
Famous big open market, groceries, shops, bars, restaurants, excellent breakfast! Oriental "basar"-flair! Fascinating architecture around, Flea-market Sat 6:30 am - 6 pm at east end.
Biggest Shopping street of Vienna, various shops and shopping centers, normal prices, locals go shopping here, you can find almost everything.
Mariahilfer Str. 81
81 Mariahilfer StraßeBiggest Shopping street of Vienna, various shops and shopping centers, normal prices, locals go shopping here, you can find almost everything.
In this neighbourhood you find a lot of stylish design shops with really cool products, young urban lifestyle design, various product groups - the best alternative to boring souvenir shops...
Lindengasse 20
20 LindengasseIn this neighbourhood you find a lot of stylish design shops with really cool products, young urban lifestyle design, various product groups - the best alternative to boring souvenir shops...
Supermarket open Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat: 8.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.;
also: Shopping Centre, bakerys, restaurants, shops, car rental etc.
Sonnwendgasse 1
1 SonnwendgasseSupermarket open Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat: 8.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.;
also: Shopping Centre, bakerys, restaurants, shops, car rental etc.
Drinks & Nightlife
a nice neighbourhood with lots of nice bars, cafés, restaurants, pubs etc., many young people, ideal for spending a nice evening!
18 locals recommend
Schleifmühlgasse
Schleifmühlgassea nice neighbourhood with lots of nice bars, cafés, restaurants, pubs etc., many young people, ideal for spending a nice evening!
Sightseeing
This is the ideal starting point for your sightseeing tour through historical Vienna - regardless which direction you chose, you will find fascinating sites! Nearest: St. Charles Church, probably the most beautiful baroque church of the world.
Karlsplatz
This is the ideal starting point for your sightseeing tour through historical Vienna - regardless which direction you chose, you will find fascinating sites! Nearest: St. Charles Church, probably the most beautiful baroque church of the world.
Marvellous park and castle, arts exhibitions, many original Klimt-paintings, nice view over the city centre. From the balcony of this castle the Austrian 2nd Republic was proclaimed in 1955 following the peace treaty with the Allies after WW II, with the famous historic words "Austria is free!". Open daily 10 am - 6 pm
590 locals recommend
Belvedere Palace
27 Prinz Eugen-StraßeMarvellous park and castle, arts exhibitions, many original Klimt-paintings, nice view over the city centre. From the balcony of this castle the Austrian 2nd Republic was proclaimed in 1955 following the peace treaty with the Allies after WW II, with the famous historic words "Austria is free!". Open daily 10 am - 6 pm
Very nice historical quarter with small houses, design shops, coffee houses + restaurants - Vienna's "redlight district" of the 18th and 19th century, today a very romantic ensemble of small "Biedermeier"-style houses, a place for arts, crafts and alternative lifestyle, lots of really nice bars and restaurants.
96 locals recommend
Spittelberg
Very nice historical quarter with small houses, design shops, coffee houses + restaurants - Vienna's "redlight district" of the 18th and 19th century, today a very romantic ensemble of small "Biedermeier"-style houses, a place for arts, crafts and alternative lifestyle, lots of really nice bars and restaurants.
Visit the heart of Austria's historical identity right here, our biggest gothic church dating back to the year 1147! Lots of really interesting details. Free access to most parts of the fascinating main hall, open daily 7 am - 10 pm; Climb tower, daily 9 am - 5:30 pm!
450 locals recommend
St. Stephen's Cathedral
3 StephansplatzVisit the heart of Austria's historical identity right here, our biggest gothic church dating back to the year 1147! Lots of really interesting details. Free access to most parts of the fascinating main hall, open daily 7 am - 10 pm; Climb tower, daily 9 am - 5:30 pm!
Arts & Culture
I could spend days there - even the building itself is fascinating, with original Klimt paintings on the ceiling of the main hall.
open June - Aug daily 10 am - 6 pm, Thu -9 pm; Sep - May: Mon closed.
640 locals recommend
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
Maria-Theresien-PlatzI could spend days there - even the building itself is fascinating, with original Klimt paintings on the ceiling of the main hall.
open June - Aug daily 10 am - 6 pm, Thu -9 pm; Sep - May: Mon closed.
Lots of modern art, design, performance, bars, restaurants inside a historical building complex - that's young European urban lifestyle culture at it's best!
1009 locals recommend
Museumsquartier U station
Lots of modern art, design, performance, bars, restaurants inside a historical building complex - that's young European urban lifestyle culture at it's best!
2000 years of Vienna! A fascinating exhibition with multimedia presentations from the ancient border between the so called "civilized" and "barbarian" worlds... Open Tue - Sun, 9 am - 6 pm
Römische Ruinen unter dem Hohen Markt
3 Hoher Markt2000 years of Vienna! A fascinating exhibition with multimedia presentations from the ancient border between the so called "civilized" and "barbarian" worlds... Open Tue - Sun, 9 am - 6 pm