Andreas Rainer
Andreas Rainer is a journalist and writer based in Vienna. He lived across the pond in the U.S. and Canada for three years which gave him a new love for Vienna from an outsider's perspective. He headed the Vienna branch of the San Francisco based food app Yelp for the past six years, making him a prime source of insider knowledge on new restaurants hidden bars. He authored the Guide Book Vienna for Germans (2017) and made the short list (2015) and long list (2016) for the "Wortlaut" short fiction contest, tweets at @an_rainer
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 where I like” are...
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?
"How beautiful Vienna would be without all those Viennese,” quipped Austrian cabarettist Georg Kreisler. Today he would no doubt be...
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 Hannah, this message angrily pops up on my smartphone. My first Tinder match had reported...
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 Office) looked like a scene from a musical, its green, cast-iron...
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 grow long again, locals scramble to make...
On Tonight: Saying ‘Servus’ to the New Year
Wandering the “Silvesterpfad” takes you through the many-sided Viennese soul
Beneath the majesty of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, two slinky Goths in thick eye shadow and black nail polish are dancing in a loving embrace to...
