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Andreas Rainer
Andreas Rainer is a writer and journalist from Vienna. He is also the founder of the platform Wiener Alltagspoeten, a site where he collects snippets from Viennese everyday life. It became one of the largest social media accounts in Austria and is regarded by many as an authentic voice of Vienna. In March 2021 a Wiener Alltagspoeten book will be released, and there is also a podcast with the same name. Andreas also works for the international animal rights NGO Four Paws and the startup story.one. If you read German, check out his blog on life in Vienna and elsewhere. While Andreas was born and bred in Vienna, he lived across the pond in the US and Canada for three years, later heading the Vienna branch of the San Francisco-based food app Yelp. Furthermore, he made the short list (2015) and long list (2016) for the “Wortlaut” short fiction contest and tweets at @an_rainer, https://www.wieneralltagspoeten.at
Features
How to Embezzle a Million Euros
Maintaining the highest quality of life in the world is a costly endeavor – thankfully, there is always someone out there gullible enough to pay the bills. A satirical look at Austrian corruption.
How To
How to Find Your ‘Stammcafé’ in Vienna
In Vienna, you need to prove yourself worthy of your café of choice in what can be a lengthy application process.
Fall 2019
Seestadt Aspern | The New Frontier
Despite a direct subway connection, getting to Seestadt Aspern is quite a trek: starting from Karlsplatz on the U2, you’ll pass the national stadium i...
City Life
Make the Most of Vienna During the Dog Days of Summer
As the natives flee town for their vacation, why not make the city your oyster?
Cover Story
Viennese Humor | Tour de Schmäh
Forget Sissi, Schönbrunn and Apfelstrudel: According to the Viennese, their humor is the city’s most remarkable accomplishment.
General
Wienerberg | Working-Class Playground
On a late summer afternoon, a man pushes a cooler across the dirt paths around the Wienerberg pond, selling cold beer for €2 a can to visitors of this...
Culture
Virtual Nightmares at the Wiener Prater
The Clown updates the classic ghost train inside the world’s oldest theme park.
There is something deeply unsettling about a clown that’s not put...
Cover Story
Animals Are Our Best Ingredients | Can You Love Puppy Dogs AND Pork Cutlets?
The Viennese love their pets under and their meaty schnitzel on the table. A report on the animals we cuddle and those we devour
An elderly lady is ...
July/August 2018
Lainzer Tiergarten | Where the Wild Things Are
As hard as it is to find solitude in a city of almost two million, it’s far from impossible: at the Lainzer Tiergarten nature preserve in the 13th and...
Bars and Nightlife
Channel Your Inner Party Animal with this Donaukanal Guide!
Despite behind-the-scenes struggles, the Donaukanal remains the place to be when the temperature rises
As a tourist couple is taking a selfie on the...
General
Meiselmarkt | Vienna’s Biggest Indoor Market
Rising Bazaar
Despite a grand hilltop view of stately Schönbrunn palace, a mere four bus stops further, for the locals of Meiselmarkt, the city’s...
Vienna by District
Gumpendorf | Bohemian Rhapsody
As dawn breaks in Gumpendorf, you can observe two very different types of early morning creatures: You might catch bearded barroom revolutionaries stu...
Art
Detergent, Knackwurst and Socialism
The Waschsalon in the historic Karl Marx-Hof shows how the Social Democrats shaped Vienna.
The museum Das Rote Wien im Waschsalon (Red Vienna at ...
Opinion
Smoking | Freedom Worth Dying For?
As the door to Café Einhorn opens, a draft of icy winter air surges into the room. For a fleeting moment, our lungs suck in the oxygen before it disso...
Cafés and Restaurants
Don’t Let the Name Spelunke Fool You | Where Shabby, Chic and Fancy Meet for Dinner
Spelunke does dark and swanky for trendy businesspeople
In German, a Spelunke is a dark and shabby bar, often hidden in a...
Vienna by District
Bermudadreieck | History and Hard Drinking
Ominously named after the mysterious navigational hazard that allegedly claims countless vessels in the Caribbean, Vienna’s Bermudadreieck (Bermud...
Vienna by District
Alt-Hietzing | Suburban Imperialism
On a warm Sunday morning in Alt-Hietzing, an elderly lady pushes her walker along the old wooden parquet terrace of Café Dommayer, a coffeehouse...
Opinion
Don’t Call Me Tüte | Why Austrians Love to Hate on the Germans
Austria and Germany share a troubled past, the (almost) same language – and are still worlds apart.
Books
Books | Weird Vienna: The Stuff you Won’t Read on Tripadvisor
The city likes to claim “Vienna is different.” Now Harald Havas’ new book Weird Vienna proves it
Devotees of American pop cul...
Cafés and Restaurants
At Gastwirtschaft im Durchhaus, Enjoy Modern Viennese Cuisine
Gastwirtschaft im Durchhaus brings Viennese cuisine into the 21st century
Let’s face it: Neubau, Vienna’s ultratrendy 7th...
Science & Technology
Happy Birthday to the Bicycle! 200 Years and Still Going Strong
While we no longer ride out with a lamp and a whistle, cycling today has become a part of life
"I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it wher...
Science & Technology
A Tinder Novice Samples Viennese App-Dating
Old-school bar romancer discovers the matching app phenomenon Tinder
“Meeeaaap – wrong answer??!” – twenty-four hours after not replying to Hanna...
Bars and Nightlife
Slow Food, Fast Dancing
The Markterei Lindy hops onto the after-work bandwagon with their new evening event, Tanzerei
The historic grand hall of the Alte Post (Old Post Off...
Bars and Nightlife
Toys in the Attic – 25hours Hotel’s Rooftop Bar
Savor the last days of summer on the terrace of the 25hours Hotel's Dachboden bar
Late summer may be the best season to enjoy Vienna: As the evenings...
City Life
Silvesterpfad: How Vienna Welcomes the New Year
Ringing in the New Year takes you through the many-sided Viennese soul
This article has been updated to reflect the 2017/2018 times and dates.
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