Innsbruck travel guide

Verfasst von Anna Wieser

When we are traveling, we always make a deep dive into the place we are visiting. Our goal is to experience places as unique as possible – soak up their specific character, the shops that you can just find in that one place, the coffees brought to life by the people living there rather than the tourist crowd, bars where you can feel the heartbeat of the city and the small insights locals share with you. We tried to create this guide for you – for people who want to travel off the beaten track and love design.

Where to shop

House of Ambacht
This concept store offers unique products for daily usage with high design aesthetic. Gardening tools from Japan, handmade decorations from Ireland or candles from Spain can be found. Stop by and find your new favourite piece.
Wilhelm Greil Straße 1

  • All products in this store are made locally in Tyrol.  From Chocolate to soap or Schnaps – you can find it here. Everytime we travel abroad and want to suprize someone with something typlically tyrolian we take it from there.
    Seilergasse 13ription text goes here

  • This concept store has a well selected portfolio of cotemporary streetwear for women and men and some interior products. All products are selected taking a sustainable approach.
    Anichstraße 24

  • In this shop you can find a selection of different designer clothes and urban streetwear. And if you ask nice maybe even a coffee on their own bar in the shop.
    Marktgrabe 19/21

  • Item descriptionIf you like natural wine you will love Brix. In has a wide variety of different wine about which Markus can tell you everything. On selected days they also offer different tasting events.
    Burggraben 14

  • My favourite second hand store in Innsbruck. In this small shop you can dive into different fashion styles and find your personal it piece.
    Leopoldstraße 2

  • This boutique offers a mix of urban and outdoor style. With brands like Edwin, Merz b. Schwanen or Red Wing they offer a good combination between heritage and sustainability.
    Viaduktbögen 52

  • This concept store is around for over 10 years and has a good selection of products from interior, food or cosmetics products.
    Erlerstraße 10

 
 
 

Where to Eat

  • After trying all different variations of dough the founder for Read opened this pizza place. The creative variations let your taste buds jump. Always with with seasonal vegetables.
    Museumsstraße 19

  • A great Italian restaurant directly at the Wiltener Platzl, a hip area where you have different cultural events and a local farmers market on Saterdays. A reservation is recommended. You can also have a coffee or antipasti and Aperol in the afternoon.
    Leopoldstraße 27

  • Great burrito for a fair price. A place where the younger crowd makes it´s home and enjoys the afternoon or evening with a cold beer.
    Anichstraße 29

  • This place shows how to merge typical Tyrolian cuisine and heritage with modern architecture. Great food and wine. Also a good spot to just have a drink in the afternoon. Upstairs you will find the restaurant while the wine bar is at the ground floor.
    Kienbachgasse 8 

  • This Italian pizza place let´s you experience a taste of Italy. No wonder since the whole kitchen crew is Italian. Our favourite is the Romagnola but really all pizzas are great.
    Viaduktbögen 63

  • Alfred took seval trips to Belgium and the Netherlands to figure out how to make the best fries and Hot dogs. And it definitely was worth it.
    Seilergasse 14

 

Drink Coffee

  • A Italian coffee shop with great espresso and filled croissants and Italian pastry. Come early if you want to try them since they sell out quickly.
    Kiebachgasse 11

  • Description text goes hereThe big brother of La Pausa offers a feeling of Italy. Great espresso and filled croissants. In the afternoon they offer drinks. On Thursdays evening they have antipasti and drinks. A local favourite.
    Sparkassenplatz 2

  • One of Innsbrucks oldest coffee houses where you still see a 1960´s chrome coffee machine behind the bar and if you take a look in their shop display in Schlossergasse you see a antique version of a Kitchen Aid. They offer breakfast as well as pastry or cakes. Our favorite is the self-made caramel coffee. Kiebachgasse 16


  • Located under the train tracks Brennpunkt offers a relaxing atmosphere and self roasted coffee. Viaduktbögen 46/48

  • Small coffee place with bagels and you can also grab their self-roasted coffee in store.
    Anichstraße 44

  • You find exceptional pastry and small cakes in this cozy place. The interior takes you back in time to classic coffee culture. Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
    Maximilianstraße 27

  • Austrias most western Viennese Coffee House is a place where you can soak up a little feeling of imperial history. You still see people having the coffee and reading the morning paper while on the next table a business meeting is taking place. The house exists since 1884 and offers classic coffee as well as breakfast options or a lunch menu. Gilmstraße 5

  • The new kid on the block offers sourdough bakery (we love the cardamon buns) as well as coffee and matcha. It´s hard to get a table for breakfast but a good option to grab something and continue to explore the city. Anichstraße 13

 
 

Having a Drink

  • An institution in the city and truly cultural place. A place where young and old meet to have a drink or one of the affordable and good pizzas. In the evenings it hosts events from music to theatre or comedy shows. For the latest shows check out their homepage.
    Angerzellgasse 8

  • If you are looking for a place to have a relaxing drink or a small bite this place has it all. Great homemade drinks, cocktails or natural wine. Or add a sandwich and enjoy the view on the cathedral. Domplatz 3

  • This is a place where creative and young crowds meet. The coffee turns into a bar in the evening. We love the Rosmarin Fizz.
    Leopoldstraße 7

  • While serving healthy bowls for lunch this place turns into a buzzing bar in the evening. Expect classic drinks and beer and a energetic atmosphere.
    Wilhelm Greil Straße 3

  • This cocktail bar directly in the city centre offers a good variation of different drinks in a modern atmosphere. A good place after a long city trip or just to have a relaxing drink.
    Herzog Friedrich Straße 31

  • This place sums up Innsbruck for us. Just have a drink in the sun and watch the crowd on the place passing by. In spring you will see the first bikers with their street bikes or full gear mountain bikers while others arrive just form their ski tour to meet here and have a drink. A place where you can feel the pulse of this sporty city.
    Innrain 2

  • This place offers amazing craft beer from Austria and worldwide. You can taste through different varieties or ask one of the bartenders who will tell you everything about the beer. You can also get some good bar food.
    Museumsstraße

 

Things to do in Innsbruck

  • Easy to reach with the bus J from the city centre you can go up to the mountain top (walking or by cable car) to experience a great view over the Inntal valley. In summer every thursday the last cable car downwards is at 11pm (last up at 10pm) making it an awesome spot to enjoy the sunset. You can also eat at the Schutzhaus on top. Check out the website for the operation hours.

  • Throughout the year different workshops and events like making kimchi, stitching your own postcards or clay workshops are offered. Check out the website to see what is currently on and book directly.
    Wilhelm Greil Straße 1

  • You can take the tram 6 to have a scenic ride from the city through the wood until you reach Lans and Igls. You can have a stroll to experience a well preserved village, walk around the Lanser See or take a path to Igls or Vill for a day in the country side. You can also use the J bus to get from Innsbruck to Vill. Get off at Vill and walk to Lanser See if you want to experience nature. If you take the bus until Igls Ortsmitte you will see traditional architecture of Hotels like the Batzenhäusl, Sporthotel Igls or the Ägidihof. If you walk through the village you can spot some old villas which have been used as a get away in hot summers by the Innsbruck upperclass in the 19th and 20th century. But there is also one modern white building which tells the story of recent history. An Austrian real estate investor bought a old hotel and made it his private home. When you get up by bus you can spot it between Vill and Igls on your left side.

  • In summer Leokino hosts outdoor cinema throughout the month of August. Most of the time classic, indie or arthouse style movies are shown in their original language. They are shown at Zeughaus Innsbruck. You can check out the films at their homepage at www.Leokino.at
    Zeughausgasse 1

  • If you love old architecture you have to take a stroll through Saggen. It is famous for its villas and Wilhelminian style houses. You can start at Hofgarten and walk via Sieberstraße into the direction of Claudiaplatz. From there you can take Elisabethstraße and Kaiserjägerstraße to go back.

 

Around Innsbruck

  • If you take the bus J or M you can get straight to Lans. The small village still has a lot of the Tyrolian village character preserved. The Isserwirt has two traditional “Stuben” – rooms with wooden panels where you feel the Tyrolian cozyness. The hall combines the traditional elements with modern architecture. Take a look at the chandeliers. In summer they have a cozy terrasse as well. We recommend to make a reservation.
    Dorfstraße 9 – Lans

  • With the bus J you can easily reach Lans from Innsbruck. If you get of at Romedihof you are directly at the Lanser See. A even more scenic experience is it if you take the tram 6 from Innsbruck. The Lanser See is a private swimming lake with restaurant. In summers it offers a great escape from the heat with good food and drinks. If you want to eat in the Koi Bar,  a Japanese fusion farm to table restaurant, we advise to make a reservation. twice a year they host a food festival.
    Am Lansersee 73 – Lans

  • A hidden gem in the area is this pastry which offers original variations. You can combine it with a small hike to Rinner Alm in summer to experience something less crowded than Patscherkofel.
    Kirchengasse 9 – Rinn

 

Where to stay

  • Located directly in the city centre this hotel offers not just amazing breakfast. In their top floor they have a spa and fitness room. Or if you want to relax after a long day just grab a drink in their bar in the courtyard.
    Maria Theresia Straße 12

  • In this boutique hotel every room is designed different. It also has a green courtyard to relax after a busy day.
    Müllerstraße 15

  • This small hotel is the perfect place for every design lover. Each room has modern interior while preserving the old feeling of the building. The breakfast with local ingredients will be served in a room with an antique medicine cabinet.
    Mariahilferstraße 36

Anna Wieser