Guidebook for Linz

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Guidebook for Linz

Essentials

The best market in town for groceries and all the stuff you need to prepare a nice meal. On Friday and Saturday local farmers offer fresh vegetables and the like.
Marktplatz
Marktplatz
The best market in town for groceries and all the stuff you need to prepare a nice meal. On Friday and Saturday local farmers offer fresh vegetables and the like.
Closest gas station with a small 24/7 mini mart
Turmöl mit SPAR express
35-37 Dinghoferstraße
Closest gas station with a small 24/7 mini mart
This store closes at 23.00, all others much earlier
16 locals recommend
SPAR
123 Leonfeldner Str.
16 locals recommend
This store closes at 23.00, all others much earlier

Everything Else

Closest bus station. Busses number 12, 17 and 19 operate between here and the train station.
Dinghoferstraße/Goethestraße
Closest bus station. Busses number 12, 17 and 19 operate between here and the train station.
Nice place to swim and cool down when it's hot.
9 locals recommend
Pleschinger See
9 locals recommend
Nice place to swim and cool down when it's hot.
Sauna, indoor- and outdoor swimming pool
7 locals recommend
Fitnessoase Parkbad
11 Untere Donaulände
7 locals recommend
Sauna, indoor- and outdoor swimming pool
closest pharmacy
Hessenplatz-Apotheke
1 Schubertstraße
closest pharmacy

Sightseeing

The OK (Offenes Kulturhaus) offers exhibitions, a cinema (in summer also open air) and during summer you can take a walk on the roof with great view over Linz.
OK-Platz
OK-Platz
The OK (Offenes Kulturhaus) offers exhibitions, a cinema (in summer also open air) and during summer you can take a walk on the roof with great view over Linz.
One of the biggest cathedrals in Austria. Check out the guided tours, they are worth it.
13 locals recommend
The New Cathedral
26 Herrenstraße
13 locals recommend
One of the biggest cathedrals in Austria. Check out the guided tours, they are worth it.

Drinks & Nightlife

Grand Hotel Cafe zum rothen Krebsen
11 Ob. Donaulände
Nice alternative bar.
Nice bar with great outdoor seating area.
11 locals recommend
Cafe Strom
4 Kirchengasse
11 locals recommend
Nice bar with great outdoor seating area.
Very small and cosy bar
Cafe gonara's Sternhagel
Very small and cosy bar
nice bar with very friendly atmosphere and a selection of belgian beers. sometimes live concerts
Kulturbar Konrad
nice bar with very friendly atmosphere and a selection of belgian beers. sometimes live concerts

Arts & Culture

The most interesting museum in Linz, especially for kids.
69 locals recommend
Ars Electronica Center
1 Ars-Electronica-Straße
69 locals recommend
The most interesting museum in Linz, especially for kids.
Alternative concert location
6 locals recommend
Stadtwerkstatt
4 Kirchengasse
6 locals recommend
Alternative concert location
Alternative art complex with concerts and exhibitions
9 locals recommend
Tabakfabrik Linz
1 Gruberstraße
9 locals recommend
Alternative art complex with concerts and exhibitions
Classical concert hall
12 locals recommend
Brucknerhaus Linz
7 Untere Donaulände
12 locals recommend
Classical concert hall
Concert hall + cabaret
11 locals recommend
Posthof - contemporary culture at the harbor
43 Posthofstraße
11 locals recommend
Concert hall + cabaret
Art museum
47 locals recommend
Lentos Art Museum
1 Doktor-Ernst-Koref-Promenade
47 locals recommend
Art museum

Food Scene

Italian restaurant
Pizzeria Amici
15 Verlängerte Kirchengasse
Italian restaurant
Indian restaurant
6 locals recommend
Royal Bombay Palace
34 Goethestraße
6 locals recommend
Indian restaurant
Austrian restaurant with nice backyard
8 locals recommend
Wirt Am Graben
24 Graben
8 locals recommend
Austrian restaurant with nice backyard
Delicious cakes
6 locals recommend
Konditorei Jindrak | Headquarters & Art Café
22 Herrenstraße
6 locals recommend
Delicious cakes
Delicious self roasted coffee
11 locals recommend
Cafe Meier
7 Pfarrpl.
11 locals recommend
Delicious self roasted coffee
Here you can find turkish and austrian snacks till late. Best kebab in town with fresh home made bread.
Lokanta oriente
Here you can find turkish and austrian snacks till late. Best kebab in town with fresh home made bread.
Probably the best bakery in town - but definitely not the cheapest ;)
6 locals recommend
Bäckerei Brandl Linz, Cafe Schaubäckerei,"meister des handgebäcks"
6 Bismarckstraße
6 locals recommend
Probably the best bakery in town - but definitely not the cheapest ;)
Nice location. They have a nice terrace and you can get thin and crispy Flammkuchen
9 locals recommend
die donauwirtinnen
2 Webergasse
9 locals recommend
Nice location. They have a nice terrace and you can get thin and crispy Flammkuchen
Although not as nice as a bavarian beer garden, it's a nice spot for having a beer and a snack. Try the Schweinsbratlbrot or the Verhackertsbrot. Thu to Su they usually also offer fresh Steckerlfisch.
Biergartl an der Donau in Linz Urfahr
17 Fischergasse
Although not as nice as a bavarian beer garden, it's a nice spot for having a beer and a snack. Try the Schweinsbratlbrot or the Verhackertsbrot. Thu to Su they usually also offer fresh Steckerlfisch.