Vienna Shopping

Bignet telecommunication service provides public internet access throughout Austria (e.g., internet cafes, internet kiosks and internet PCs).

What to buy: The only thing you are buying here is internet access. The one we visited near Karlsplatz (1st District) had 34 workstations, scanner/web cam capabilities, adobe tryout workstation, fax, 4 discount phone boxes and served snacks as well as drinks (beer included).

What to pay: It was kind of expensive...about $6.70 euro (approximately $8.00 (USD) per hour), but the access to the internet was fantastic.

Since we were staying in a furnished apartment, we decided to do our shopping at the local food store. This was a great idea because eating in restaurants for breakfast. lunch and dinner could get quite expensive.

What to buy: Since we already had cookies, M & M's, cheese, butter, sandwich meat, jam/jelly, laundry detergent and mineral water in the apartment, we shopped for the following items:

Vollmilch ($0.95 euro)
Coca Cola ($1.19 euro)
Zwettler Beer ($0.79 euro)
Stiegl Beer ($.082 euro)
Weizenbier ($0.94 euro)
Toilet Paper ($2.19 euro)
Fleischknödel ($1.39 euro)
Mushrooms ($0.69 euro)
Bread ($1.69 & $2.29 euro)
Morartkugeln ($4.69 euro)
Ritter Sport Chocolate Candy ($0.79 euro)
Ice Wine ($11.99 euro)

What to pay: It depends on what you purchase...we paid anywhere from $0.69 euro for mushrooms to $11.99 euro for wine.

OK, I know its rare that a guy remembers a clothing store, but this one was worthy of it! I bought the best fitting jeans I have ever owned. And the don't shrink, which might be their best quality!!

That begs a question from me. Why the heck do some cotton shirts shrink to a size that would fit my 8 year-old step sister, and other that I buy too large, thinking they will shrink, stay too big!! What is that??? Am I jinxed??

Anyway, this shop sells every kind of jeans / pants you could want, from every major comapny like Diesel, Levis, etc. But, I bought their namebrand, and they are the best of the lot!

What to buy: Blaumax Jeans

What to pay: 60 Euro

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The Hotel Sacher has also a shop to sell the famous Sachertorte and other delicatessen.
It is possible also to buy online.

What to buy: Those who have enjoyed the Sachertorte in the cafes of Vienna can bring home one, or more.
It is available in four sizes, from Piccolo to Size III (the number of portions is respectively 4, 6, 9 or 12). The Torte is sold in a nice wooden box that will keep it safe during the journey. It can last for up to 21 days.

What to pay: The prices range from EUR 19.50 for a Piccolo to 39.50 for a Size III.

Welcome to Cats world! Everything in this little shop is around the cat. Antiques, jewelry, Original objects, postcards, paintings are available...

What to buy: I bought for my mum (who is crazy about cats) a blanket, a mask and a table mat.

So much places where you can get postcards with the views of Vienna. The prices are not so big of them. The most popular postcard is with Cathedral, I think :) As for me (postcard collector) it was nice to get some really great views with popular destinations of Vienna.

What to pay: One postcard ~ 0,3 - 0,5 euro

There are lots of shops, selling souvenirs and one of them is in the square of Stephan Cathedral. Mostly all the main souvenirs are there: Mozart sweets, Vienna coffee, alcohol...

Of course, the prices there are bigger than outside centre, but, I should say, overall location is good.

What to buy: Alcohol drinks, sweets, coffee and more.

What to pay: Lot of euros, depends what you want.

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For Vienna residents, the most important shopping street is Mariahilferstrasse. Along this street, there are numerous stores with all different types of merchandise. If you need to shop for anything while in Vienna, Mariahilferstrasse would be a good place to go.