Vienna Food

Of the three cities we've visited this fall, we had our best overall food experiences in Vienna, eating out more than in Prague or Berlin, visiting a number of famous eating/drinking establishments, and finding some impressive food stores and markets. Several of these were addressed in previous posts...the Naschmarkt, Schweizerhaus at the Prater, Fuhrgassl-Huber heuriger...so I'll dwell on some other places and experiences here.

We had wiener schnitzel several times, both pork and veal, but
the best probably was at Fuhrgassl-Huber, near the Wienerwald

Not processing this

Where the wild things are

BILLA is the large Austrian supermarket chain (now owned by
the German REWE); we shopped often at the BILLA around the
corner from our apartment; but over by the Anchor Clock one day
we happened into the BILLA Corso there, which is obviously the 
upscale version of BILLA; upscale not in the sense of pricing 
but rather in the range and variety of things sold...a gourmet's
paradise; I probably took a couple dozen pix, but will post here
just a few indicating the extent of the inventory; there were ample
"international" food sections, more and better than any other place
we've been; this is a part of the Mexican (!) section

There is no mustard shortage in Vienna, part one

Part two

Truffles and truffly-type things

Two long shelves of capers

Some of the oils...not pictured: the two shelves of caviar in the
refrigerated section, the wonderful bakery, butchery, produce,
beer (they had Duvel!) and wine sections...and on and on; very
impressive

At Julius Meinl, the older, more traditional gourmet supermarket...
a 22 pound cake...€219

One of the tragedies of Viennese culture is that every night, after
closing, Demel throws away its unsold Sacher Tortes...

Always a line to get a table

We had dinner one night at Fischer Brau's bier garden; Vienna's
first brew pub, so to speak; the young brew-master let me in for a 
look and lengthy explanation...it's a small but popular operation

I can't believe I stuck my camera and head into this hot, steamy
mixture

Beer in pellet form...looks like rabbit pellets to me

Speaking of beer, the assembly line at Schweizerhaus, in the Prater

Always a line to get into the Cafe Sacher...driest chocolate cake
ever...

Trzesniewski's, a sandwich shop across from Hawelka's...

Trzesniewski's makes these little open-faced sandwiches...25
flavors...the beer mug is tiny, perhaps 100ml; the menu is the
postcard thing to the left

Back side of the menu: required allergy info

English menu from a "traditional" Austrian resto;
some interesting concoctions [click to enlarge]

Our downfall, however, was the Syrian baklava
bakery down the street from our apartment building...
pistachio sandwich in layers of filo, drenched in
honey...