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Shopping in Vienna
Austria’s capital city, Vienna, shows no shortage of options when the topic is “shopping”.
Most stores open from 9h until 18h30, Monday to Friday, sometimes extending their
working hours until 21h on Thursdays. On Saturdays, businesses tend to close at around
17h or 17h30.
Vienna proudly sustains old habits,
and it is possible to find classical
homeware brands that still hold the
title of “Hoflieferant” – a symbol of
quality and tradition that reassembles
the time of caterers of Austria’s
imperial court. Both Lobmeyr – an
old manufacturer of crystal pieces –
and Augarten – maker of Viennese
porcelain – used to produce objects
for the aristocratic families, but now
feature more contemporaneous
attitudes.
In the heart of Vienna, amidst its historical streets, there is a wide choice of
international brands who chose to set up their stores on a specific pedestrian area,
transforming classical addresses into places where new fashion tendencies emerge.
Between Kohlmarkt, Graben, and Kärntner streets are the most exclusive open-air
shopping area in Vienna – known as “Goldenes Quartier” – with big fashion
names such as Burberry, Chanel, Dior, Salvatore Ferragamo, among others. On
Tuchlauben and Am Hof streets, there are influential brands like Emporio Armani,
Louis Vuitton, and Prada’s biggest store in Europe; while other up-and-coming
names like Marc Jacobs, Fendi, and Chloé can be found on Sterngasse street.
Kärntner Ring street comprises a
bunch of department stores – like
Steffl and Peek & Cloppenburg –
that sell clothes, accessories and
perfumery. Another shopaholic
address in Vienna is the Ringstrassen
Galerien – a huge mall with various
stores and restaurants. For the ones
who are into crystals, there is a threestory
Swarovski shop on Kärntner
Strasse that boasts a wide range
of jewelry and decoration pieces
designed by the famous Austrian
company.
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