The organic wood-fired oven bakery Gragger & Cie opened its doors in Vienna's 1st district in December 2010. Connected to the sales room made from natural materials such as oiled oak and slate is the heart of the bakery - the wood-fired oven designed by master baker Helmut Gragger himself. This is where you can watch the bakery items being created. At lunchtime, the bread is offered with soup, stew or salad - either to be enjoyed in the aromatic bakery or to take away. Further outlets are located on Siebensterngasse and Vorgartenmarkt.

Right opposite, in the passage between Neustiftgasse and Lerchenfelder Straße, Mr Dieter Smolle bakes exclusively with organic ingredients and wholemeal flour in the Kornradl. All the tasks of the baker's trade can be watched in the tiny bakery: grinding grain, kneading dough and baking bread. The full-service baker delivers his finished goods by bicycle.

Did you know that Vienna produces more bread grain than Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg together?

Josef Weghaupt is a specialist in bread made from 100 percent organic ingredients and swears by traditional craftsmanship: From purely manual processing, to leaving the dough to rest naturally, to letting it stand for one day on the baker's shelf. In his bakery outlets "Joseph - Brot vom Pheinsten", you can find bread classics made from sourdough, delicacies such as organic rye, honey and lavender bread, delicious pastries, healthy Joseph snacks, a delicious patisserie selection as well as organic muesli, jams, biscuits and much more beside. The two bistros on Albertinaplatz and on Landstrasser Hauptstrasse also leave nothing to be desired, from breakfast through lunch and dinner. The subject of bread is also the focal point of the dishes.

Further pleasurable impressions can best be had on a stroll across Naschmarkt. This is also where one of the two outlets of wholegrain bakery Waldherr is situated, which attracts with organic products, wholegrain treats and special allergy-friendly bread. Products for allergy sufferers, as well as exclusively hand-made bakery items and delicious hand-crafted organic chocolate are offered by organic full-service bakery Gradwohl on Mariahilfer Straße and in seven other outlets across Vienna.

In the Öfferl bakery hot steam is used for the daily bread production. Organic ingredients are as natural here as making everything by hand. The stylish bakery on Wollzeile has an open baking parlor for insights into the bakers' trade, and also offers a restaurant. Dishes on the subject of bread are served here, from elegantly topped rolls to warm dishes and the elegant use of leftover bread.

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