Frozen yogurt is still a rare phenomenon in Vienna, which given its popularity in America - transferred to the rest of the world mainly by popular media such as TV and magazines - may be something that is soon to change. Foxy thus underscores its pioneer-like standing by offering freshly produced frozen yogurt with different toppings that indulging customers may choose to be fruity, crunchy, syrupy or indeed a mixture of all the afore-mentioned. (Note: the shop only uses organic yogurt, and fruit are bought fresh everyday from the nearby Naschmarkt)
Foxy Frozen Yogurt Faulmanngasse 1 1040 Vienna [to find on Google Maps, click here] Phone number: n/a Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun, holidays closed! http://www.foxyfrozenyogurt.at/index.php (website in German only!)
An open kitchen, a variety of fresh fish on display, and a nice Mediterrean-style setting with simple wooden furniture make this Croatian restaurant a true gem. The waiters are exceptionally friendly and very competent in advising about the different choices on the menu which are special to their native country. If you are looking for a good fish restaurant in Vienna you will be hard-pressed to find a better one, let alone one as reasonably priced as the Konoba. (Note: reservation recommended; menu is also available in English)
Konoba Lerchenfelderstrasse 66-68 1080 Vienna [to find on Google Maps, click here] Phone number: +43-1-9294111 Opening hours: Sun-Fri 11am-2pm / 6pm-12am, Sat, holidays 6pm-12am http://www.konoba.at/ (website in German only!)
Asian, African, and Latin American are the main foods sold at this international supermarket, located just off one of the busiest high streets in Vienna. Chilli sauces, naan breads, Jamaican jerk seasoning, frozen catfish but also okra, small plantain bananas and beans fill the many boxes, shelves and fridges in the only recently expanded and highly popular shop. Rice bags are stacked in high piles at one end of the shop and the selection of drinks covers everything from fruit and soft drinks to beer, as well as different kinds of rum from all across the Caribbean. Prices are very reasonable. (Note: PROSI also offers international cooking classes every Saturday, from 11am to 2pm)
PROSI Wimbergergasse 5 1070 Vienna [to find on Google Maps, click here] Phone: +43-1-9744444 Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun and holidays closed! http://www.prosi.at/prosi_home.htm
Walking into this little chocolaterie next to the Naschmarkt, you cannot help but compare it to a watch shop or optician as everything is so orderly and neatly stacked with little cardboard labels describing to the curious observor what the product itself might not disclose....this is where the comparison stops. This shop offers everything from different flavours of chocolate fondues, spreads, chocolate bars with varying degrees of cocoa content and ingredients ranging from the conventional (e.g. nuts, caramel) to the more unconventional such as berries, spices, and a variety of herbs. The true highlight of the shop has to be the display cabinet with the pralines though. With maybe a hundred colourful variations, the observor is drawn to such unexpected finds as "green tea/lime", "hot orange coffee", and "violet" amongst many more, the final selection of which a shop assistant will carefully place into little bags for the happy new owner to carry home with.
