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your favorite shops and why? MAK (1010 - Stubenring 5) - The design shop at the Museum of Applied Arts has maybe one of the best design collections worldwide. Ewa Esterhazy is responsible for this selection and we tell you Ewa hunts down for the best designs. What are your favorite restaurants? Café Ansari (1020 - Praterstrasse 15) - a new and upcoming restaurant with Georgian food and heavy red wines. Try the gigantic 3-D appetizer platter, it tastes like heaven on earth. The architecture is made by legendary architect Gregor Eichinger, Café Zartl (1030 Rasumofskygasse 7) - they serve the best Wiener Schnitzel, ask for the fried potatoes as side dish. Also drop by at Café Stein (1090 Währinger Strasse 6-8), Palmenhaus (1010 - Burggarten 1) and Unger & Klein (1010 - Gölsdorfgasse 2). your favorite cafés? Café Prückel (1010 - Stubenring 24) - for excellent breakfast. Order a “Ei im Glas”. Café Korb (1010 - Brandstätte 9) - enjoy your coffee with the best newspaper collection. Café Möbel (1070 - Burggasse 10) - a collection of furniture design classics by upcoming designers. Café Filmkino (1050 - Margaretenstrasse 78 - great sandwiches! a “must-do” in your city? There are plenty of must-dos in Vienna: As a design aficionado you should definitely see the Vienna Furniture Museum Hofmobiliendepot (1070 - Andreasgasse 7) - it’s the biggest collection of furniture from the 17th century up to current Austrian furniture and interior design classics. Watch out for an original “Walking-Chair” and ask at the counter for the movie about it. During the summer time you should hang out at all the wonderful gardens and public spaces in the city: Volksgarten, Augarten, Tiergarten, Schloss Schönbrunn, Botanischer Garten, Schloss Belvedere. places for an epic night out? Die Hafenkneipe (1020 - Donaukanal at Franzensbrücke) - recently we found this wonderful place along the Danube Canal close to Franzensbrücke. It’s open only during May to September and absolutely relaxing offering mouthwatering drinks and great atmosphere. This place is never too crowded.