Visitors can spend many happy hours shopping or just browsing in Vienna’s shops, where handicrafts are part of a long-established tradition of skilled workmanship. Popular for their beauty and quality are petit-point items, hand-painted Wiener Augarten porcelain, gold and silver work, ceramics, enamel jewelry, wrought-iron articles, and leather goods, among others.

The main shopping streets are in the city center (1st District). Here you’ll find Kärntnerstrasse, between the State Opera and Stock-im-Eisen-Platz (U-Bahn: Karlsplatz); the Graben, between Stock-im-Eisen-Platz and Kohlmarkt (U-Bahn: Stephansplatz); Kohlmarkt, between the Graben and Michaelerplatz (U-Bahn: Herrengasse); and Rotenturmstrasse, between Stephansplatz and Kai (U-Bahn: Stephansplatz). Other destinations are Mariahilferstrasse, between Babenbergerstrasse and Schönbrunn, one of the longest streets in Vienna (U-Bahn: Mariahilferstrasse or Schönbrunn); Favoritenstrasse, between Süditrolerplatz and Reumannplatz (U-Bahn: Süditrolerplatz); and Landstrasser Hauptstrasse (U-Bahn: Schlachthausgasse).

Right in the heart of the city, opening onto Stephansplatz, stands the supremely modern Haas House, designed by the renowned Pritzker Prize-winning Hans Hollein. You can see the mirror image of the cathedral reflected in its semicircular glass facade. Today, Haas House shelters a number of exclusive shops and boutiques and also boasts a terrace restaurant with a panoramic view over the historic core.