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Embassy of the Currywurst Republic

No joke. We have a Currywurst Embassy in Vienna. And believe me it is so much more fun than any other embassy in Vienna. At my first attempt to come here I failed miserably. Smart me! I didn’t check when the place was open. So I was standing in front of a closed imbiss stand.

Close to Schwedenplatz is the Currywurst Botschaft – Embassy of the Currywurst

But I learned from my mistake and knew that it is only open when there is good weather around noon and then in the evening from around 5:00 p.m. and since the last days were horrible weatherwise I took the first chance today when the weather was better to come here. First, I was not sure whether I really liked to come here since I was pretty hungry and just a sausage might not be enough but then I decided that I am too curious I just had to come.

And believe me I did not regret it. To be honest the portions are not complete meal size. Of course, you should not expect that from an imbiss stand – this is a place for having just a snack. When I arrived there were not many people – actually there were only three including me. The guy behind the counter – yes, he was definitely German and I am sure judging by his accent he was from Berlin. He didn’t look too happy but was not unfriendly. I am not sure maybe he was the owner. The prizes are decent. If you take the curry wurst (sausage) with fries and one beverage you pay around 8 Euros.

The prizes are not low but you get really good quality

For me it was the curry wurst with fries and the berlin sauce. It took some time till the food was ready. This is not the good part here. The good part is that the reason why the food took longer was that the guy was making fresh french fries. I think they don’t even use frozen potatoes but fresh ones. And for that I was definitely willing to wait. In the end it was just a few minutes and the result was really yummy crispy fries. Also the curry wurst was delicious.

I took the sausage with the berlin sauce and the fries

I only had currywurst once before so I don’t have that much options to compare that to but it was really great. I mean you hardly get real curry wurst in Vienna. They usually give you fake currywurst. Here at imbiss stands if you order it you get bratwurst with some sauce that is more ketchup than anything else and some curry powder on top. But this was really good and I am sure when I am close to Schwedenplatz and feel like having sausage I will certainly want to come back here. Maybe then I will try one of the other sauces – either Bochum or Sylt – but I loved the Berlin one a lot. And when I left I thought: “Actually, now I can use some more.”

Info: Currywurst Botschaft, close to Adria Wien close to Schwedenplatz and Salztorbrücke, there is no phone number and neither fax nor email, this imbiss stand is seasonal and only open during the summer; opening hours are at good weather conditions from noon till 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m., I haven’t found any Facebook page or acutal website eventhough they have the http://www.wurstbotschaft.at on the posters pinned to the imbiss stand

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Tofu & Chili

Guess what? Yes, the restaurant Tofu & Chili is called Tofu & Chili because they put tofu and chili in their food.

It was already late in the afternoon when I was there the last time. The music was a Chinese cleaning lady constantly shouting something in Chinese to the waitress who didn’t seem to listen but was busy with reading the paper. When I entered this small, very small, restaurant which is more like a diner, there was only one other customer left. So plenty of space for me to choose from which is completely unusual because this place is very popular among students from the Technical University which is close by and other young people. It is located on Naschmarkt on the left side of the street when you are walking towards the centre of Vienna. And normally it is packed with people and it does not matter if you sit with a complete stranger at the table. You sit down wherever you find space.

Tofu & Chili: A small Asian diner on Naschmarkt

As soon as you sit down the waitress brings a bowl of miso soup with tofu and some veggies inside. In the end, you get a soup to every dish on the menue. There are a some categories on the menue from which you can choose from: one for Thai style food, another one for more Chinese style food. In the past they were more strict: they only served tofu with chili and e.g. chicken or seafood. Today you also get red curries or you could even get crispy duck.

Everybody gets a soup as soon as they sit down and before you order

But I always stick to the tradition and always get the same thing. As a matter of fact I always go there when I feel like eating the one thing and that is the Tofu with Seafood Thai style. Of course, you can always get it hotter but for me the amount of chili they put inside is just right. I love the sauce that comes with it. There is mostly squids and on top one nice big shrimp. In the end, I love seafood so I take it whenever I get the chance.

I always eat the Tofu with Seafood Thai style

The sizes of the meals are sufficient. Everything comes with lots of veggies so you don’t feel too stuffed. Another advantage here is that they don’t use MSG and that is what I like.Pretty much every item on the menue is a meal with soup and some fruits as dessert and there is also some cabbage salad on the side. The prizes are really cheap and I can certainly recommend this place when you spend your day shopping at the Naschmarkt. I paid for that meal 6 Euros which I think is not expensive.

Info: Tofu & Chilli, Linke Wienzeile 18, A-1060 Vienna; Phone +43/1/585 69 70; Opening Hours Mon. to Sat. 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; no credit cards; non-smoking restaurant; everything for take-away also; you can reach the place by either taking the U-Bahn to Karlsplatz and taking the exit “Secession” and then walking on the right side of the street from the centre or you take the U4 to Kettenbrückengasse and walk towards the centre on the left side.