Vienna: Organic ice-cream

Fortunately an increasing number of small-scale organic cattle farmers find creative ways to survive for the good of all of us -- and with some dairy cow farmers like the Kaemenas in Bremen or the Greisslers in Lower Austria the good is simply the best -- mouth-watering artisanal ice-cream!

In the case of Eis-Greissler the ice-cream isn't fully organic -- it's made from organic milk and often flavoured with organic Sonnentor spices. The home-base for the ice-cream parlours with the chequered, pastel-shaded doll's house interior is Vienna, and usually you will be able to recognise the tiny shop near Stephansdom by the queue in front of it. The blackboard with the ice-cream flavours you'll notice when queueing from the right lists only the vegan flavours, there's a second blackboard left to the entrance listing the dairy varieties. A small scoop comes at 1.60 €, two flavours at 3 €, three at 4.20 €.

Prices however aren't the same everywhere: The bicyle-powered mobile ice-cream boothes (supplied with fresh ice-cream by cargo bikes) on the grounds of Schönbrunn castle and zoo charge a hefty 2.20 € the scoop.

• Eis-Greissler Wien-Neubau, Neubaugasse 9, daily 11–22
• Eis-Greissler Wien-Innere Stadt, Rotenturmstr. 14, Mar–Dec daily 11–23
• Eis-Greissler Mariahilf, Mariahilfer Str. 33, Mon–Thu(Fri–Sun) 11–21(22)
• Eis-Greissler Schönbrunn, Schlosspark and Tiergarten Schönbrunn, summer only daily 10:30–18

More to try

During my research I also found the following ice-cream parlours trustworthily using organic ingredients, but I did not have the time to try them myself. If you do so let me know about your experience!

• Vidoni, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 2c, daily 10:30-22 or until midnight when the weather is nice
• Leones, Lange Gasse 78, open from end of April(May) daily 12–21(22) (cafe and ice-cream)
• Leones, Praterstr. 16, starting May, 1st Mon–Sat(Sun,PH) 12(14)–20(19); from June, 1st Mon–Sat(Sun,PH) 12(14)– 21(19)
• Veganista, Neustiftgasse 23, daily 11–23
• Veganista, Margarethenstr. 51, daily 11–23
• Veganista, Alserbachstr. 5, daily 11–23
• Veganista, Taborstr. 15, daily 11–23
• Veganista, Ungarstr. 55, daily 11–23
• Veganista, Amerlingstr. 19, Sun–Thu(Fri–Sat) 12–22(23)
• Fresh&Berry, Mariahilferstr. 101, daily 11:30–21 (summer), Mon–Fri(Sat)[Sun] 12(11:30)[13]–20 (frozen organic yogurt, no organic toppings)
• Eissalon Tuchlauben, Tuchlauben 15, Mon–Fri(Sat,Sun,PH) 10(11)–20 (frozen yogurt made with organic milk)

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• Ice Dream Factory, Burggasse 68