Naschmarkt, 2022

There have been markets here for centuries, but it became the Naschmarkt only in the early 1900s, with Otto Wagner's urban renewal efforts. We visited in 2010 and 2012, and twice now in 2022, once on one of our Jugendstil walks, and then on Saturday morning, for the flea market. The Naschmarkt is still our gold standard for a street market, both for food and flea market goods. Our visits this year came at the end of the season, or beyond, and Saturday's visit was in the rain--we're that dedicated--so there was considerably less to see than in high summer in 2012. But it was still wonderful.

Setting a seasonal tone at the food entrance

For the first half kilometer it's food of every conceivable description,
and a few cafes, restos, stands...

Pesto cheese, anyone?

Draw you own fruit vinegars

Abundant but expensive seafood...oysters $5 each: each

Now we are back Saturday morning, hoping the rain will hold
off just a bit longer...it didn't

If the market gets boring (never!) there are always beautiful
buildings to look at

It's not really that cold; here and elsewhere Europeans seem to 
like wearing their heavies whenever the temps drop below 60

In a really nice glass stand

Being tempted with a beautiful 1906 decanter;
fortunately, Vicki has become quite adept at using
the internet to spot possible copies, fakes...and this
one has been copied too often to risk...

Obviously a former owner had been rubbing the tip for good luck...

This space (and many others) available; memories of selling at the
Palo Alto High School flea market once...

Innovative raingear

Largest parsnips ever, so far

Tons of Turkish/Syrian goodies

We decided to have lunch at a resto under
a heated awning, an Argentine steak 
house; but not steak, pimped or not

Vicki's Wiener Schnitzel

My cioppino, one of the best ever (Italy's not that far away)