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Shops and Boutiques a fifth generation of the same Jungfrau, founded in 1720, purchased at Heck. Old prints name is Knize. Designed
family – has produced beautiful where fine linens can be made and maps are available at the by Adolf Loos, in imperial
Service in Vienna’s shops is more courteous and informed glassware and crystal to order as well as purchased specialist INLIBRIS Gilhofer. times this was a famous
than in some other countries, and English is invariably chandeliers since the early 19th ready-made. tailoring establishment, but
understood. Ease and efficiency of public transport and VAT- century, often commissioning Newspapers and the shop now stocks ready-
free prices attract astute shoppers looking for art, antiques famous artists. One range of Food and Wine Periodicals to-wear clothes for men and
glasses still in production today
women. It also sells its own
and Austrian speciality products such as loden waterproof was designed by Josef One of Vienna’s most renowned Most newspaper kiosks scent. Kettner – almost
garments. Austrian glassware is justly famous, and cut-glass Hoffmann (see pp56–9) in and almost revered food and located within the Ringstrasse hidden down a nearby side
items are of a high quality. A few shops, such as Knize (in the Jugendstil style. Its famous wine shops, Zum Schwarzen stock foreign newspapers – street – stocks outdoor
Graben), designed by Adolf Loos, are in themselves worth a Musselinglas, a type of glass Kameel (see p212), sells mouth- and so do the best coffee Trachten for both men and
visit simply to admire the Jugendstil architecture. so fine that it almost bends watering produce. Julius Meinl houses, where they can be women.Steffl department
to the touch, is exquisite. am Graben food hall, on the read free of charge. There is store has seven floors of
There is a small but superb pedestrianized Graben, also no English-language Viennese fashion, toys and stationery.
glass museum on the first offers a wide selection of newspaper. Morawa sells All the shoes at Bally are
Speciality Shops
and operetta. Doblinger floor and, apart from its own delicacies. Enter via its Lukullus a variety of newspapers imported from Italy; the
Vienna still manufactures leather focuses on contemporary glassware, Lobmeyr also sells Bar in Naglergasse if you want and periodicals in practically quality, as you would expect,
goods, although nowadays a Austrian music and is excellent select items of Hungarian to stop for a snack and a drink. any language. is excellent. D’Ambrosio,
lot is imported from Italy. for sheet music; it also has a Herend porcelain. There is a good chain of wine which has several branches,
Robert Horn designs and second-hand CD department. merchants called Wein & Co, Clothes and Accessories stocks trendy, up-market
manufactures leather travel The staff in all these shops one of whose branches is Italian-style shoes for both
cases and accessories. He are usually very knowledgeable. Interiors situated on the Jasomir- Viennese clothes are well made men and women at moderate
maintains that even he has Albin Denk, founded in 1702, gottstrasse. Altmann & Kühne and tend to be quite formal. prices. Denkstein Comfort is
been unable to improve on Jewellery is the oldest porcelain shop is famous for its tiny, handmade Loden-Plankl is famous for another shoe retailer with
the design of a briefcase carried in Vienna and was the official chocolates sold in beautiful jackets, coats and capes made stock at reasonable prices.
by Metternich at the Congress Viennese jewellers have long purveyor to the court. It has a boxes shaped like miniature from Loden. This is a warm, Younger, trendier shoppers
of Vienna, which he has only been famous for their fine vast range of beautiful objects. chests of drawers, books, felt-like fabric traditionally in should head straight to
slightly modernized. workmanship. Fruit and flower Augarten, the second oldest horses and angels. dark green or grey, but now Judengasse – this street has
Petit point embroidery is brooches carved in semi- porcelain maker, was founded produced in a range of colours. plenty of boutiques with
another Viennese speciality. precious stones and sometimes in 1718 and taken over by the Gifts Tostmann is best known styles to suit every taste.
Some of the most attractive studded with diamonds are a Habsburgs in 1744. Ever since, for traditional Austrian Paul Vienna is a menswear
pieces can be found at Petit recent Austrian innovation. its products have been marked Successor of the famous Wiener costumes or Trachten: its store that stocks some of the
Point (where even the shop’s Juwelier Wagner always has a with their banded shield coat Werkstätten, the outfit called Dirndl (dresses) are made more popular designer labels
door handle is embroidered) good selection. Both Köchert of arms. Each piece of porcelain Österreichische Werkstätten from a variety of fabrics, as well as casual clothing.
and at Maria Stransky. and Heldwein were jewellers at Schloss Augarten is still has a selection of almost including beautiful brocades. The branch of the trendy
Near Stephansplatz, Steiff is to the Imperial Court and hand-finished and painted: exclusively Austrian goods. It Its clothes for children are clothes chain H & M, on
a den of teddy bears, cuddly their workshops still produce patterns and shapes are based stocks a range of enamelled particularly delightful. Graben, is worth a visit if
toys and hand-carved wooden beautiful jewellery today. on original designs from the jewellery designed by Michaela Hämmerle has fashion only to view the gilded
figures. The novelty and joke Köchert also sells antique Baroque, Rococo, Biedermeier Frey, ceramics, mouth-blown shops all across Austria, but birdcage of a lift.
shop Witte Zauberklinglstocks pieces and Heldwein are and Art Deco periods or are glass, candles and, from late the showcase for elegant Back in 1980, an optician
masks, fancy dress outfits and, known for their multi-coloured created by present-day artists. autumn onwards, Christmas eveningwear is the stylish called Erich Hartmann bought
beautiful old-fashioned paper chains of semi- precious stones. The Schloss Augarten factory tree decorations. The arts and shop on Mariahilferstrasse. a shop that had a large stock
decorations that are designed In 2010, one of the pieces is open to visitors. Ostovics crafts markets (see p224) are The flagship store of Peek & of horn and tortoiseshell.
for use at Viennese festivals. designed by Schullin won stocks glass and porcelain as also good hunting-grounds for Cloppenburg sells casual Today he sells a range
Pirker, a shop specializing the prestigious Diamonds well as kitchen-ware, and is knick-knacks. The Tirol-based and sports clothing as well of handmade spectacles,
in beeswax, sells its own International award organized good for gifts. firm of Swarovski produces as accessories. A trusted and combs and chains, all made
candles and candlesticks. by De Beers for innovative Founded in 1849, high-quality crystal. Their old-established Viennese from horn.
It also stocks other gift items design. Their small window Backhausen is known for its necklaces, pins and earrings
such as honey cakes and usually attracts a crowd of exclusive furnishing fabrics, are popular worldwide, as Size Chart
boxes of chocolates. admirers to view their latest woven in the original are their animal figurines
creations. Don’t let that put Jugendstil patterns, and for and accessories.
you off – prices start at a its silk scarves and matching Women’s clothes
Music reasonable level. velvet handbags. In addition it Austrian 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
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As you would expect in the has a good selection of duvets Books British 10 12 10 16 18 20 22 24
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“City of Music”, the range of and household linens. Quality Located in the Jewish District
recordings available is rich and Glassware bedding and linens are is Shakespeare & Co, which Shoes
varied. The shops with the Chandeliers at Vienna’s Opera available at Gans, which stocks an extensive selection Austrian 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
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widest range of classical CDs House and the Metropolitan conveniently has a shop at of books in English, as does British 3½ 6½ 7½ 5½ 6½ 9.5 7½ 10½
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are EMI and Gramola. However, Opera in New York are by Vienna’s Schwechat airport Frick International. For
don’t expect to find many J & L Lobmeyr, as are for last-minute purchases. music books in English, visit Men’s shirts
bargains: CDs are more chandeliers in numerous Gunkel stocks household Doblinger (see p222). Rare old Austrian 44 46 48 50 52 54
expensive in Austria than in palaces throughout the linen and bath robes, and for books – as well as new ones, British 34 36 38 40 42 44
most other countries in Europe. world – including the Kremlin. generations the Viennese have including novels and American S M M L XL XL
Arcadia specializes in opera This company – now run by patronized Zur Schwäbischen autobiographies – can be
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