It's great to explore the sustainable side of Graz
Do you want to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Here you can find a list of great stores, cafés and restaurants that offer sustainable products, clothes and groceries. Take your time to explore the different farmer's markets that sell regional vegetables, fruits, bread and much more or get part of the food sharing community in Graz!
Grocery Shopping
There are several stores in Graz that provide a good range of sustainable everyday life products, such as groceries, hygienic and cleaning products. Below you find a selection of the available stores:
Das Gramm - Small store at a nice location close to Hauptplatz with a vintage flair reminding oneself of the small grocery stores in villages on the country side. This grocery store offers a great variety of sustainable, organic and unwrapped products, so do not forget to bring you personal containers or bags when buying flour, rice or veggies, because the store's moto is 'zero waste'! However, they do not only sell groceries, but you can find a sustainable alternative for anything you need in your household! If you have time you can also drink a coffee at Anna Café, which is part of the shop.
Das Dekagramm - The bigger version of 'Das Gramm', where you find a greater variety and offer of products, but still zero waste!
Kornwaage - Close to Hasnerplatz, (North of the city center, 7 minutes by bike from university) you can find one of the old-established wholefood stores in Graz, which was opened in 1992. They have a great range of organic and zero-waste products for daily life.
Bioladen Familie Matzer - This is the oldest wholefood store in Graz, established in 1979. They are cooperating with 'Kornwaage', so they sell more or less the same products.
Denn's - You might know this store from Germany, as it is part of a chain of organic supermarkets. They have several locations in Graz. One is located in the city center close to Jakominiplatz.
Farmer's markets - At these farmer's markets local farmers sell their products. Some are taking place on a daily basis, but you will find a greater variety of products on the weekends. By shopping at the farmer's market, it's a good way to support small, local "businesses". You can find a list and overview of a selection of the biggest farmer's markets in Graz on the Sustainable Welcome Guide that can be downloaded on the bottom of the page.
Food Sharing
Graz has a well-developed foodsharing community and you can join them through their Facebook Page. There are also numerous Fair-teilers (engl. Fair- distribution) in Graz. These are fridges, shelves or cupboards spread throughout the city, where food can be either donated or picked up by you. So if you have some closed packages of milk that you will not consume and might need to throw them out, bring them to a Fair-teiler and maybe you find something els to take instead.
More information about food sharing in Graz and how to become a Foodsaver you can find below:
Austrian Food Sharing Website - includes information about events and the food sharing system. Also, information about how the Fair-teilers work and a map where they are located can be found on the website.
Nachhaltig in Graz - This is a great website to find out more about a sustainable life in Graz. So, obviously they also include information about food sharing
Clothes Stores
If you prefer to know where your clothes come from and that they are produced from organic products and under fair conditions, check out the stores below and browse through their range of products.
chic ethic - The fair trade shop on Tummelplatz offers not only clothes for men, women and kids, but also furniture, decoration, juwellery, wrapping paper and greeting cards. Often the profit of the products supports various projects all around the world. A great place to browse when you are looking for a sustainable present for a friend.
Apflputzn - Organic cotton and produced under fair conditions is what 'Apfelputzn' is working for. They sell clothes for men and women and also products of other sustainable companies.
Zerum - Original prints on shirts and sweaters made of organic cotton. They also sell other fair and eco-friendly fashion from various brands besides their own. Normally they have a large sale twice a year of odds and last season's stock. So if the shirts are too expensive, look out for this Facebook event.
Lieblingsplatz - Located at 'Dekagramm' you have the possibility to buy organic and fair clothes right after you finished your grocery shopping or at least browse through the aisles. They sell original pieces of clothing that was predominately produced in Europe.
Cafés
Sitting down in a Cafe with nice atmosphere, sipping on a hot steaming cup of coffee and preferably having space for your laptop or some friends to study or just enjoying their company...those are the places which cities and especially those ones for students need. There are some which have a bigger focus on sustainability than others and are definitely worth visiting. However, coffee is a big part of the Austrian culture, well to be precise here, coffeehouses have a big history, not necessarily coffee itself. There are some old fashioned coffee houses such as Sorger, Auer or the Operncafe which are worth visiting, but if you are looking for really good coffee à la Barista, I would recommend some of the following Cafe's. Most coffee houses offer ample of space for socialising, relaxing, doing some work or studying with decent wifi and comfortable chairs. They are spread out all over the city and you'll never be far from your next dose of caffein.
Many of these cafe's offer Backcups, which is a reusable coffee cup to rent for 1€ which can be returned or exchanged for a new one at any of the participating coffee houses. Some of them also sell other reusable keepcups or bamboo cups.
If you are looking for vegan snacks, breakfast and alternative milk in your coffee these coffee houses should be your choice:
Das Anna Cafe - sustainable and zero waste Cafe in Das Gramm
Greenhouse - completely vegan/vegetarian menue, freshly made cold pressed juices and buddha bowls
Parks - vegan/vegetarian options for breakfast and brunch, bio and fair trade, healthy smoothies and lunch menues, two times in Graz, (Zinsendorfgasse & Griesgasse) with nice refurbished furniture
Tribeka - an all time favorite and old known place for good coffee and some sweet treats or bagels (not many vegan options though), trying to reduce plastic waste, three times in Graz, local coffee roasters (try "Affenmilch" - perfect in summer time).
Specialty Coffee Houses/Coffee Roasters:
Paul & Bohne - local coffee raosters selling beans and beverages, single origins and different ways of preparation
Ducks Coffee - speciality coffee with nice vintage atmosphere
Buna - coffee roasters and selling equipment, currently as a pop-up store in Das Dekagramm
Beanery - speciality coffee shop and roaster
Blend - coffee roaster with a modern flair
Other really nice coffee houses worth checking out:
Il Cafe
Kunsthauskaffee
Schwalbennest
Oma's Teekanne
Restaurants
Graz is a city of students and predominantly younger people, which means that there is a lot of choice for going out, having a dinner or drinks with friends, partying or ordering food. There are three major delivery companies, all of them by now at least partially delivering by bike. Velofood being the most sustainable amongst them, followed by mjam and lieferando.
Here are some restaurants offering vegetarian and/or vegan options as well as considering other sustainable factors:
Swing Kitchen
Tischlein Deck Dich
Ginko
Cofeba
Parks
Dean & David
Mangolds
Kunsthauscafe
Cafe Erde
Die Scherbe
Contra Punto
Some more:
Waldherr - whole grain bakery with vegan options
Eisperle - vegan icecream
Eisgreissler - vegan icecream
There are several stores in Graz that provide a good range of sustainable everyday life products, such as groceries, hygienic and cleaning products. Below you find a selection of the available stores:
Das Gramm - Small store at a nice location close to Hauptplatz with a vintage flair reminding oneself of the small grocery stores in villages on the country side. This grocery store offers a great variety of sustainable, organic and unwrapped products, so do not forget to bring you personal containers or bags when buying flour, rice or veggies, because the store's moto is 'zero waste'! However, they do not only sell groceries, but you can find a sustainable alternative for anything you need in your household! If you have time you can also drink a coffee at Anna Café, which is part of the shop.
Das Dekagramm - The bigger version of 'Das Gramm', where you find a greater variety and offer of products, but still zero waste!
Kornwaage - Close to Hasnerplatz, (North of the city center, 7 minutes by bike from university) you can find one of the old-established wholefood stores in Graz, which was opened in 1992. They have a great range of organic and zero-waste products for daily life.
Bioladen Familie Matzer - This is the oldest wholefood store in Graz, established in 1979. They are cooperating with 'Kornwaage', so they sell more or less the same products.
Denn's - You might know this store from Germany, as it is part of a chain of organic supermarkets. They have several locations in Graz. One is located in the city center close to Jakominiplatz.
Farmer's markets - At these farmer's markets local farmers sell their products. Some are taking place on a daily basis, but you will find a greater variety of products on the weekends. By shopping at the farmer's market, it's a good way to support small, local "businesses". You can find a list and overview of a selection of the biggest farmer's markets in Graz on the Sustainable Welcome Guide that can be downloaded on the bottom of the page.
Food Sharing
Graz has a well-developed foodsharing community and you can join them through their Facebook Page. There are also numerous Fair-teilers (engl. Fair- distribution) in Graz. These are fridges, shelves or cupboards spread throughout the city, where food can be either donated or picked up by you. So if you have some closed packages of milk that you will not consume and might need to throw them out, bring them to a Fair-teiler and maybe you find something els to take instead.
More information about food sharing in Graz and how to become a Foodsaver you can find below:
Austrian Food Sharing Website - includes information about events and the food sharing system. Also, information about how the Fair-teilers work and a map where they are located can be found on the website.
Nachhaltig in Graz - This is a great website to find out more about a sustainable life in Graz. So, obviously they also include information about food sharing
Clothes Stores
If you prefer to know where your clothes come from and that they are produced from organic products and under fair conditions, check out the stores below and browse through their range of products.
chic ethic - The fair trade shop on Tummelplatz offers not only clothes for men, women and kids, but also furniture, decoration, juwellery, wrapping paper and greeting cards. Often the profit of the products supports various projects all around the world. A great place to browse when you are looking for a sustainable present for a friend.
Apflputzn - Organic cotton and produced under fair conditions is what 'Apfelputzn' is working for. They sell clothes for men and women and also products of other sustainable companies.
Zerum - Original prints on shirts and sweaters made of organic cotton. They also sell other fair and eco-friendly fashion from various brands besides their own. Normally they have a large sale twice a year of odds and last season's stock. So if the shirts are too expensive, look out for this Facebook event.
Lieblingsplatz - Located at 'Dekagramm' you have the possibility to buy organic and fair clothes right after you finished your grocery shopping or at least browse through the aisles. They sell original pieces of clothing that was predominately produced in Europe.
Cafés
Sitting down in a Cafe with nice atmosphere, sipping on a hot steaming cup of coffee and preferably having space for your laptop or some friends to study or just enjoying their company...those are the places which cities and especially those ones for students need. There are some which have a bigger focus on sustainability than others and are definitely worth visiting. However, coffee is a big part of the Austrian culture, well to be precise here, coffeehouses have a big history, not necessarily coffee itself. There are some old fashioned coffee houses such as Sorger, Auer or the Operncafe which are worth visiting, but if you are looking for really good coffee à la Barista, I would recommend some of the following Cafe's. Most coffee houses offer ample of space for socialising, relaxing, doing some work or studying with decent wifi and comfortable chairs. They are spread out all over the city and you'll never be far from your next dose of caffein.
Many of these cafe's offer Backcups, which is a reusable coffee cup to rent for 1€ which can be returned or exchanged for a new one at any of the participating coffee houses. Some of them also sell other reusable keepcups or bamboo cups.
If you are looking for vegan snacks, breakfast and alternative milk in your coffee these coffee houses should be your choice:
Das Anna Cafe - sustainable and zero waste Cafe in Das Gramm
Greenhouse - completely vegan/vegetarian menue, freshly made cold pressed juices and buddha bowls
Parks - vegan/vegetarian options for breakfast and brunch, bio and fair trade, healthy smoothies and lunch menues, two times in Graz, (Zinsendorfgasse & Griesgasse) with nice refurbished furniture
Tribeka - an all time favorite and old known place for good coffee and some sweet treats or bagels (not many vegan options though), trying to reduce plastic waste, three times in Graz, local coffee roasters (try "Affenmilch" - perfect in summer time).
Specialty Coffee Houses/Coffee Roasters:
Paul & Bohne - local coffee raosters selling beans and beverages, single origins and different ways of preparation
Ducks Coffee - speciality coffee with nice vintage atmosphere
Buna - coffee roasters and selling equipment, currently as a pop-up store in Das Dekagramm
Beanery - speciality coffee shop and roaster
Blend - coffee roaster with a modern flair
Other really nice coffee houses worth checking out:
Il Cafe
Kunsthauskaffee
Schwalbennest
Oma's Teekanne
Restaurants
Graz is a city of students and predominantly younger people, which means that there is a lot of choice for going out, having a dinner or drinks with friends, partying or ordering food. There are three major delivery companies, all of them by now at least partially delivering by bike. Velofood being the most sustainable amongst them, followed by mjam and lieferando.
Here are some restaurants offering vegetarian and/or vegan options as well as considering other sustainable factors:
Swing Kitchen
Tischlein Deck Dich
Ginko
Cofeba
Parks
Dean & David
Mangolds
Kunsthauscafe
Cafe Erde
Die Scherbe
Contra Punto
Some more:
Waldherr - whole grain bakery with vegan options
Eisperle - vegan icecream
Eisgreissler - vegan icecream
(C) cover photo: Mario Wallner
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