The food is bare-naked and the produce is measured in ye’ ol’ fashioned way – by how much you need, not by how much the supermarkets think you need. Welcome to one of Vienna’s few zero-packaging grocery stores.
We all know the problem: we’re trying to be sustainable and eco-friendly, but shopping normally means buying everything in bags within bags, plastic containers that are sealed fresh with plastic wrap. However, Andrea Lunzeris offering another option at her zero-packaging grocery store, Lunzers Maß-Greißlerei.
Lunzers Maß-Greißlerei takes an original approach to the old-school Greißler culture – the place is rather bright, with a high ceiling and a trendy minimalist interior with a cool colour concept.
Maß-Greißlerei takes the business of no-waste, clean, organic living seriously. Lunzers offers up almost everything from spices, flour, breads, various teas, nuts, oils and dairy products, right down to biological cleaning agents, and of course, fresh produce from the surrounding regions. All of it is unpackaged and openly accessible to the customer to buy at the amount they need.
So bring along your own screw top jars, unused urns or lampshades, let them weigh it and start stuffing your containers with the many fabulous goodies lining the shelves. Afterwards, the jar is weighed again and you pay; Simple as peeling a banana with your teeth. If you can’t find any suitable container at home, you can of course buy reusable glass jars and containers in store.
Prices: You’d think that without the packaging, the prices would be a bit lower. But still, all of the products are of organic quality, and regionally sourced. So treat yourself to something that is above average, and helps the environment.
