Posted on March 10, 2010.
Shopping charming - Vienna No supermarket can compete with the variety of products to be held in Vienna from Naschmarkt. Its style and atmosphere are unmatched too. The Naschmarkt, located near the Secession, has always been essentially a local grocery. Customers can find fruits and vegetables, meats, cheeses and all kinds of meat products there, ranging from classic to the exquisite. Specialty products include those from the Balkans and Central European and Asian dishes.
This market is on a central sidewalk between two streets called Linke and Rechte Wienzeile. As soon as you enter, you can do that is a market for fruits and vegetables. Below are some traditional Viennese products too.
Snack stalls and small cafes are reasonable complement to life on the market. Nowhere else in Vienna, is the concentration of the sushi bar so high. Moreover, a scene of young artists has emerged at the Deli Naschmarkt, dishes of food not only from Turkey to America, but also electronic music. The Naschmarkt and its surroundings has always been a good haunt for night owls. Places such as Cafed Drechsler witnessed constant back-and-go morning stall holders and party party for whom the night is too short.
The Naschmarkt is the most popular market in Vienna. Situated above the River Wien Wienzeile, it is about 1.5 kilometers long. The Naschmarkt existed since the 16th century when mainly milk bottles were sold. From 1793 onwards, all fruits and vegetables brought to Vienna with carts were to be sold here, while goods arriving on the Danube were sold elsewhere. These days, you can buy fruits and vegetables from around the world, including exotic herbs. There are also many small restaurants that offer sushi, for example, kebabs, fish, seafood, traditional Viennese cuisine as Kaiserschmarrn or palatschinken and stalls selling clothing and accessories. Since 1977, the market goes further along the Wienzeile in an area adjacent each Saturday, when a flea market takes place there.
The unique atmosphere of Naschmarkt is famous far beyond the borders of Vienna, and huge amounts tourists visit the market each year.
The food stalls are one of many foods last and most colorful of Europe and produce markets, a remnant of the great era when all foods were sold at outdoor markets. Today, of course, there are supermarkets, but the Naschmarkt is such an institution - and such a show - many Viennese, including top city leaders among them, prefer to shop here. The variety is amazing, the food can be fun, sales people and snarling Manning stalls rude. Stalls open at 5 or 6 o'clock in the morning, and the pace is lively until 5 or 6 hours. Saturday is the big day, when farmers come to town to sell at the rear end of the market, but the shops close at about 3:00. Also on Saturday there is a huge flea market at the end Kettenbra¼ckengasse.
There are a number of markets where you can buy fresh vegetables and assorted candies. But Naschmarkt is probably more than that: it is a Viennese institution dating from the 16th century.