7 Must-know facts about supermarkets in Vienna

[@Tara_Pannonica]

Wow, nostalgic. I used to shop in Billa and Julius Meinl for fancy stuff when I lived in Vienna some 30 years ago.

[@KhyatiPuria]

Wow I almost forgot about Julius Meinl! As far as I know majority of them turned into Spar Gourmets.

[@Tara_Pannonica]

@@KhyatiPuria we have one Julius meinl in Chicago but it’s not a store, it’s a coffee shop, a fancier Starbucks.

[@KhyatiPuria]

@Tara_Pannonica Ah nice! Yeah their coffee is still successful and I have seen it being sold around the world. I think also the one in Chicago is just using Julius Meinl coffee beans.

[@Tara_Pannonica]

@@KhyatiPuria that’s impressive that they managed to stay open for this long. I’ve only been once in that coffee shop in Chicago, i was just curious when it opened. Nothing special really, just some foreign name that attracts Americans.

[@Deliasgubrath]

As people who have moved here 7 months ago from Canada, we love the international/specialty supermarkets. Prossi is amazing. Bedronka is another. We can fill our craving for dill pickles and pierogie.

[@KhyatiPuria]

Yeah those are really unavoidable. Especially when we try to cook our favorite international dishes.

[@Deliasgubrath]

@@KhyatiPuria I should have also mentioned Bobby's for western food. They are very nice there, and they have a great selection!

[@Deliasgubrath]

@@KhyatiPuria I wouldn't say these places are unavoidable. I'd say they are notable bastions of food that comfort the 20% of this city, that are expats!

[@vaughanerwin7195]

Hi welcome my fellow Canadians we been here 2 1/2 years our daughter 17yr would kill for some dill pickle chips or some pace salsa drop me a line if you like Eh!

[@jahanaraanwar8585]

The supermarkets in Vienna is mind blowing. It has a wonderful system compare to other countries. The last part was kind of shocking with lock system just like in bank account locks. 😅😅

[@KhyatiPuria]

It’s truly beautiful 😍

[@JanJensen-br1je]

I've been living here in Vienna now for 12 years and somehow I knew nothing about Interspar Am Schottentor! I'm gong to check it out very soon! Thanks!😄

[@KhyatiPuria]

Can’t blame you! We also found out recently. It’s stunning!

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

If my workplace wasn't near that area and I wasn't relying on supermarkets for my lunch break I would have never known it either.

[@Astuga]

On weekends and holidays you still can go shopping at some of the larger gas stations (who also sell food and beverages) or to one of the major railroad stations (like the Westbahnhof). At the lather you will also find a 24/7 supermarkets. The goods are just a bit more expensive.

[@huha47]

When I first moved to Wien in '92, shops were closed at 13:00 from Saturday afternoon till Monday morning. It took a while to get used to, but seemed more civilized than in the US. People value their time off. It is said that Americans live to work, whereas Europeans work to live.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

Aside of the supermarkets at gas stations and railroad stations I also found out that the Spar at the end of the Mariahilfer Straße, near the museums, is also open on Sundays.

[@KhyatiPuria]

Also found out recently when I saw people going in and out on a Sunday.

[@cuppakoffie810]

Check out Aumann Cafe. Also built inside an old bank. And the toilets are in the former safe.😅

[@KhyatiPuria]

Amazing tip. Will definitely check it out 🙏🏽 thanks

[@sabairemadze2457]

Thanks For The tips ! Can you recommend what is the best/cheapest supermarkets to visit in vienna? and also, if you can make a video about must things to buy in vienna supermarkets, like beverages, snacks, food, whats popular there, that'd be highly appreciated!

[@KhyatiPuria]

Great idea! Will try to include it in of our upcoming videos!

[@sabairemadze2457]

@@KhyatiPuria Thank you ! That'd be great !

[@merlinsowl9458]

Most important tip for any travels but esp. Vienna: in USA buy 99 cent waterproof bags from home goods / Ross/tj max; pack flat in your suitcase ( I bring 3) We walk with one everywhere we go and then I have a bag for groceries, shopping etc. You must have your own bags everywhere in Europe! And an added bonus: when at airport they say your suitcase over weight by an ounce (heehee ) you pull out a bag put a coat or whatever’s too heavy into it add your purse and walk on to airplane no added costs👍❤️ they’re big and flat perfect for walking with!! The best tip I can give anyone they lay perfectly flat , also good if you go to beach. Also in Vienna best take home gifts in their supermarkets: chocolates, cookies, tiny jars of marmalades and holiday cute gifts. There’s a stationery/ paper store in tiny mall by the Bristol hotel the greatest holiday gifts cheap and bubble wrap for wrapping breakables in suitcase or to buy tubes for artwork to go home with: It’s upstairs by their grocery store in bottom floor , there are fantastic foods there! I’m madly in love with walkable Vienna!👍❤️

[@KhyatiPuria]

Great tips! 🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@Astuga]

You can buy your own shopping bags at every supermarket counter. Or you buy cheap plastik trash bags in the supermarket.

[@Tom2Priv]

2:49 ; 7:56 Were the vids taken at Spar in Korneuburg? Because I recognized the staff and the general looking of the store haha Are you interested to a interestimg fact? Here it comes: The BILLA Praterstern is the store with the highest-turnover in Austria. Great video! 😊

[@KhyatiPuria]

Haha, good catch! If you'd asked me, Billa Praterstern would’ve been my top guess too! I can’t even begin to count the hours I spent standing in line there as a teenager, just to grab a snack or drink before heading off for a day of swimming 😂

[@Tom2Priv]

@@KhyatiPuria Oh gosh that must have been REALLY annoying...I believe that Im to impatient to stand in line for several hours hahaha PS: I subscribed you two. Keep it up! 😀

[@RazielKainus]

Vienna has a LOT of international variety grocery stores :) ... while I personally have yet to enter any of them, I came across these - Bulgarian, Romanian and I believe one was Ethopian... and I am sure that if I made my search more thorough, I would find even more varieties :)

[@KhyatiPuria]

Yeah thankfully to the expat community we’re seeing more unconvential supermarkets. Also the Austrian supermarkets got more diverse in the last years. I remember a time when Tabasco was the only chili sauce in the supermarket.

[@ricknantelle1011]

Though on a smaller scale, the Heinen's Market in the former Cleveland Trust bank building in downtown Cleveland OH is amazing! Plus you get Club Fx and Vault night clubs underneath, with some private party rooms inside some of the many vaults.

[@KhyatiPuria]

Just googled it! Looks also pretty amazing! 😍

[@RazielKainus]

not all supermarkets close on Sundays - those at major transportation hubs are open, at least to my experience (e.g. BILLA at Praterstern station is open on Sunday)

[@KhyatiPuria]

Correct! Also some hospitals have an open supermarket. Krankenhaus Nord for example.

[@nirfz]

Correct on major traffic hubs like the main trainstations, and on airports (some austrian airports have a supermarket, but not all of them) do too. And then there are small ones at some fuel stations. (where the prices are higher of course)

[@RazielKainus]

one in a very unique building is also right at the tram stop Nussdorfer / Alserbachstrasse, right at the corner (SPAR Gourmet)... havent been inside yet :)

[@KhyatiPuria]

Need to check it out!

[@iammyriad71]

There are some supermarkets that are open on Sunday. In Vienna.

[@KhyatiPuria]

True

[@greenleaf8226]

There are a few supermarkets open in Vienna on Sunday.. * Billa at Prater *Billa museum quartier *S.market at th airport *Turkish s.mrkt next big church at Donau insel Ubahn and thers a Spar open somewhere, but i can't remember off hand where? I'm sure thers more... Also, its confirmed that 7 11 will open in Vienna but when exactly i dont know.

[@KhyatiPuria]

Yeah correct there are some at every major train station (Prater, Hauptbahnhof, Westbahnhof,…). But the Spar at Museumsquartier is new to me. Thanks for the tip.

[@greenleaf8226]

@@KhyatiPuria i havent been but heard from people

[@KhyatiPuria]

Yeah I just checked it out on Google. It’s open on Sundays. Would be interesting to find out how they got the permission to remain open on Sundays. Normally that’s only at train station / Airports and some hospitals. But I’m not complaining 😍

[@riteshvs4949]

I am looking for job how much salary they are providing

[@ruthlessx]

Missed the part where its expensive AF compared to neighbouring countries

[@d_lydian]

Sponsored by Spar?

[@KhyatiPuria]

❌

[@Destinavigator]

👋🏼Nice video mate! I really hope my Small Travel Channel can grow as yours 😅

[@KhyatiPuria]

Best of luck!

[@Destinavigator]

Thank you :D@@KhyatiPuria

[@coolinternetman1483]

What a lot of bullshit...!!!

[@UTleochi]

Why? Could you elaborate? Or are you just a sad excuse of a fellow human that needs to troll to feel better?