SOUL FOOD SAFARI

Food tells the story of a people, and short of visiting a place, it is perhaps the best glimpse into it.

How diverse is Vienna in 2025? And how deep does its international food scene go? We will take a look at migration into the city, and how we foreigners have changed our new hometown. Looking at politics and statistics, but also culture and smells, we make a world tour of unusual cuisine. You must reserve places on this walk, so that we can tell the restaurants how many people are coming. After a stroll looking at some of the variety of groups who have moved here, we eat a first course in a Peru restaurant, then an Ethiopian main course (with our fingers), and then a Syrian dessert. One of the issues we will discuss is how authentic the food is, and how it changed for Viennese tastes and sensibilities.

The gastronomy scene in Vienna is under intense pressure these days, with fine places closing each week, due to rising energy costs, higher food prices, shortage of personnel, and a worsening economy leading to residents having less money to spend. Once a neighbourhood bistro closes, a community loses so much identity and connection. So we are happy to support local restaurants, and explore new food.

This social-dining tour was created as part of Vienna Walking Week 2025 - and was so popular that we are repeating it to allow everybody to experience this adventure.