'Fringe Living', is our take on living in the familiar metropolis with fresh pair of edited eyes – we want to explore the places firmly off any general tourist radar, where, even in the biggest of cities - you can still find flavours of local living – a lovely dose of individualismus.

VIENNA - a polished hub, once the heart of the former Habsburger Empire, the place is adorned with imperialistic monuments marking its grandeur and worldly status as the capital of culture & heritage. Dig beneath the surface though, and you discover a youthful, creative and innovative vibe – the scene here is more than buoyant and is steering the city upwards in the creative stream.

Fresh new architecture, design and the arts marry well with the resurgence of the return to the crafted product using the abundant natural materials of the land. Vienna may not be as edgy as Berlin, but then again it needs no new title, or to shout loud – it is long crowned as a hub of continual creativity and ingenuity – it is this quiet confidence that reflects edginess - through maturity.

LIVING ON THE EDGE TIPS:

Freitag Flagshipstore
Neubaugasse 26, 1070 Vienna

Bar Michele
Mariahilfer Str. 17, 1060 Vienna "... outside (...) are more tourists than locals.But inside it´s Vienna at it´s best (...) Chief Michele is a quiet cool guy, and he is famous for his search of quality. Sometimes there is homemade pasta available (...)" from Roland Hötzinger

The Breakfast Club
Schleifmühlgasse 12-14, 1040 Vienna "... as the breakfast at the Hollmann is fantastic you won't use this tip but the Breakfast Club offers Berlin style affordable great breakfast" from Gudrun Keller-Berndorff

Glacis Beisl
tucked behind the Museumsquartier "... for the evening and for proper Austrian food I recommend the Glacis Beisl (...) it's enchanted orchard tucked inbetween one of Europeans biggest shopping street and the museum feels more like a dinner in a garden rather than in the middle of the bustling city - enjoy! " from Gudrun Keller-Berndorff

Kleines Café
Franziskanerplatz, 1010 Vienna "An evergreen (...) working for nearly 40 years, founded by austrain actor Hanno Pöschl. Always very nice, with wonderful places outside. Best offer: breads with very special toppings" from Roland Hötzinger

Gebrüder Stitch
Gaudenzdorfergürtel 35, 1120 Vienna

Saint Charles Apotheke
Gumpendorferstr. 30, 1060 Vienna

Mühlbauer Hutmanufaktur
Seilergasse 10, 1010 Vienna

HOLLMANN BELETAGE

HOLLMANN BELETAGE is our private hotel bang smack in the middle of things, marked by only a discrete small sign, it is everybit Viennese in soul and embodies the exact fusion of the classic living style with that of the modern present.

The vibe is informal, relaxed, and unpresumptuous with a good witty pinch of the dramatic to ensure originality.

WWW.HOLLMANN-BELETAGE.AT

HARD GRAFT

HARD GRAFT create all different kinds of debonair handmade lifestyle accessories focusing on laptop sleeves, bags, phone cases and more - 100% wool felt with beautiful leather.