Top Choice Homewares in The Hofburg & Around
J&L Lobmeyr Vienna
Reached by a beautifully ornate wrought-iron staircase, this is one of Vienna’s most lavish retail experiences. The collection of Biedermeier pieces, Loos-designed sets, fine/arty glassware and porcelain on display …
Top Choice Food in Stephansdom & the Historic Centre
Wald & Wiese
Some 5000 bee colonies and 600 bee-keepers harvest honey within Vienna's city limits, including on the rooftops of the Rathaus, Staatsoper, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Secession and several hotels. The fruits o…
Top Choice Market in Karlsplatz & Around Naschmarkt
Flohmarkt
One of the best flea markets in Europe, this Vienna institution adjoining the Naschmarkt's southwestern end brims with antiques and Altwaren (old wares). Stalls hawking books, clothes, records, ancient electrical go…
Top Choice Clothing in The Museum District & Neubau
Dirndlherz
Putting her own spin on alpine fashion, Austrian designer Gabriela Urabl creates one-of-a-kind, high-fashion Dirndls (women's traditional dress), from sassy purple-velvet bosom-lifters to 1950s-style gingham numbers…
Top Choice Food & Drinks in The Hofburg & Around
Meinl am Graben
Vienna’s most prestigious providore brims with quality European foodstuffs. Chocolate and confectionery dominate the ground floor, and impressive cheese and cold meats are tantalisingly displayed upstairs. The basem…
Top Choice Toys in The Hofburg & Around
Steiff
Founded in Germany in the late 19th century, Steiff is widely regarded as the original creator of the teddy bear, which it presented at the Leipzig Toy Fair in 1903: an American businessman bought 3000 and sold them…
Top Choice Drinks in Karlsplatz & Around Naschmarkt
Beer Lovers
Top Choice Food in Stephansdom & the Historic Centre
Wiener Rosenmanufaktur
Roses grown by Ingrid Maria Heldstab in her garden in Vienna's 23rd district are used in an incredible array of products, from jams (including spicy versions with ginger), jellies and liqueurs – which you can taste …
Top Choice Food & Drinks in Karlsplatz & Around Naschmarkt
Gegenbauer
Some of the world's most fêted chefs use the oils and vinegars from this cornerstone of the Naschmarkt. At his Vienna distillery, Erwin Gegenbauer makes over 70 different vinegars from fruits and vegetables such as …
Top Choice Design in The Museum District & Neubau
Die Werkbank
Furniture, lamps, rugs, vases, jewellery, watches, graphic art, bags, even bicycles are among the creations you might find on display at 'The Workbench', an all-white space that operates as a design collective, wher…