Organic delights in Vienna

An example of this is the trendy corner Tewa on the Naschmarkt. The oriental kitchen is supplied with organically produced ingredients. An island of "functional food" and sophisticated hospitality is the Wrenkh restaurant with its classic dish "Glückssalat mit Buchweizen" ("Happy Salad with Buckwheat"). Nature's produce is cooked in the culinary offshoot of the Saint Charles lifestyle pharmacy - in the Saint Charles Alimentary, but only when ordered in advance! The ingredients in Europe's first "pharmacy restaurant" are procured directly from the producers. BIOpraterSTERN is more than an organic shop. Hot and cold dishes can be enjoyed in the sidewalk café. There's much more than just food on offer at denn's Biomarkt: Shop here for vegetables, detergent, fresh meat and toothpaste in a feng-shui environment - all guaranteed organic. At Basic Bio, 8,000 organic items await you, 2,500 of which come from Austria. For people who suffer from allergies or food intolerances, the shop offers more than 500 gluten and lactose-free products. There are refreshing delicacies at Eis-Greissler. Eis-Greissler uses only its own organic milk and cream to make their twenty or so flavors of ice cream. Only organic yogurt of excellent quality and the finest flavor is used for the extraordinary yoghurt creations in Giulia's Yogurteria. There's also fair-trade coffee and organic tea. Hungry for sustainable fish? In summer, dry land at the Pool Boat on the Danube Canal transforms into a fish market (every week from Thursday to Saturday, from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm). Austrian and Mediterranean fresh and smoked fish are available for purchase as well as other seafood primarily from organic farming operations. The first Weltcafé opened in Vienna in 2005 and quickly became a trendy meeting point. The place to enjoy not only coffee, but also organic wine. What's more, the Weltcafé is expanding its product with Prumo and now also offers clothing made from ecologically cultivated, fair-trade cotton. The items of clothing can be printed with humorous motifs in the internet shop.

Did you know that Vienna is Austria's largest producer of fruit and vegetables with a yield of 43,000 tons per year? For example, 52% of all cucumbers and 37% of all tomatoes come from Viennese farms!

In the vineyards of the Wieninger Estate they grow wine that is processed with a high claim to quality. Vintners Stefan Hajszan and Jutta Ambrositsch also opt for organic production methods. This means dispensing entirely with systemic sprays and instead protecting plants using such natural extracts as teas.

Further information: Sustainable fashion in Vienna