--- title: "Three days among makers, markets and open kitchens" city: "Vienna" country: "Austria" lens: "Food & Craft" duration_days: 3 experiences: 6 price_from: "from €806 for two" currency: "EUR" firm_prices: 4 prices_on_request: 2 published: "2026-09-01" canonical: "https://keystothe.city/vienna/3-days-food-craft" source: "Keys to the City" license: "Free to quote and cite with a link to the canonical URL" --- # Three days among makers, markets and open kitchens Vienna, Austria · Food & Craft · 3 days · 6 experiences · from €806 for two Vienna is often remembered for its gold-leaf salons and Strauss waltzes, but this bespoke journey unveils the intimate, tactile pulse beneath the imperial facade—where master artisans and culinary visionaries keep centuries of rare heritage alive. ## Day one — The Blade Cutler & The Open-Kitchen Affineur Table In the golden June twilight of Vienna's 7th District, your journey into the secret guilds of the capital begins inside the intimate Galerie Scharf-Sinn workshop of LORENZI feinste Stahlwaren. Here, 6th-generation cutler Andreas Lorenzi unlocks the ancient mechanics of blade metallurgy. Over three hours of private tuition, hands guided by wetstone friction and Japanese water stones, you master the tactile art of hand-sharpening, testing edge geometry under the quiet glow of historic workshop lamps. As evening deepens, move across the city to Landstraßer Hauptstraße, where the doors of a 200-year-old Biedermeier dairy swing open exclusively for you. Inside Lingenhel, master affineur Robert Paget stands beside vats of fresh organic milk. Shoulder-to-shoulder with the master, you warm and stir fresh curd, learning the subtle biochemistry of cheese aging. The hands-on workshop dissolves into an unforgettable evening as you take your seats at a private table directly facing the open kitchen, savoring a multi-course Biedermeier tasting menu paired with rare artisanal wines as the chefs perform their culinary craft just paces away. ### Lorenzi Fine Knives — Private Blade Craft & Hand Sharpening Masterclass - Morning, 3 hours · from €55 pp (verified Sep 2026) · Private arrangement Private blade metallurgy and wetstone hand-sharpening masterclass inside Vienna's oldest cutler studio led by 6th-generation master Andreas Lorenzi. Provider: https://lorenzi.co.at ### Lingenhel Stadtkäserei — Private City Dairy Masterclass & Affineur Table - Evening, 4.5 hours · from €170 pp (verified Sep 2026) · Landstraßer Hauptstraße 74, 1030 Wien, Austria · Private arrangement Stir fresh organic curd shoulder-to-shoulder with master affineur Robert Paget inside a 200-year-old dairy before an open-kitchen Biedermeier dinner. Provider: https://www.lingenhel.com ## Day two — Imperial Dawn Solitude & Subterranean Barrel Vaults At 08:30 AM, while the marble halls of the Kunsthistorisches Museum remain silent and dark to the public, a private key turns in the grand entrance. Accompanied solely by a senior art historian, you step into the deserted Picture Gallery bathed in soft morning light. Standing completely alone before Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpieces—the stillness of The Hunters in the Snow echoing through empty velvet-trimmed galleries—you experience Vienna's crown jewels in profound, crowd-free solitude before the first public visitor arrives. In the afternoon, head south to the district of Favoriten to step beneath the historic brick archways of Wiener Essigbrauerei Gegenbauer. Here, legendary 'Vinegar Pope' Erwin Gegenbauer welcomes you into his subterranean cellar vaults. Surrounded by towering oak barrels and custom seed roasters, Erwin leads a sensory exploration straight from the wood, sampling over fifteen rare barrel-aged balsam vinegars and freshly cold-pressed oils while sharing his philosophy of unadulterated micro-production. ### Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) — Private Before-Opening Access to Picture Gallery - Morning, 1.5 hours · price on request · Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Wien, Austria · Private arrangement · quoted on request Stand alone at 08:30 AM before public opening in front of Bruegel's masterworks with a private art historian. Provider: https://www.khm.at ### Wiener Essigbrauerei Gegenbauer — Subterranean Vinegar Cellar, Oil Mill & Roastery Tour - Evening, 1.5 hours · from €38 pp (verified Sep 2026) · Waldgasse 3, 1100 Wien, Austria · Private arrangement Walk subterranean brick cellar vaults with 'Vinegar Pope' Erwin Gegenbauer, tasting 15+ rare barrel-aged vinegars and cold-pressed seed oils straight from the source. Provider: https://www.gegenbauer.at ## Day three — Imperial Sourdough Flour & Imperial Bespoke Leather Your final day begins in Vienna's historic 14th-century mill quarter at the Kruste & Krume Brotbackatelier. The studio smells intoxicatingly of warm grain, toasted rye, and wild yeast. Guided by master artisan bakers, you plunge your hands into sourdough cultures, discovering dough mechanics and mastering the traditional, fastidious technique of Handsemmelnschlagen—hand-folding and slapping imperial Kaiser rolls until they form their signature five-cornered crown. In the afternoon, return to the 1st District to enter Bräunerstraße 4, home to Rudolf Scheer & Söhne—the world's oldest operating bespoke shoemaker. Seventh-generation master cordwainer Markus Scheer unlocks the 1816 Imperial Court workshop and leads you down into subterranean natural leather vaults smelling of rich beeswax and oak bark tanning. Holding Emperor Franz Joseph I's personal wooden shoe lasts in your hands, you witness master cobblers hand-welting bespoke footwear using methods unchanged since the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ### Kruste & Krume — Private Sourdough Baking Studio Masterclass - Morning, 4 hours · from €140 pp (verified Sep 2026) · Private arrangement Learn sourdough mechanics and traditional imperial roll hand-slapping (Handsemmelnschlagen) in Vienna's 14th-century mill quarter. Provider: https://krusteundkrume.at ### Rudolf Scheer & Söhne — Private Atelier Tour at World's Oldest Bespoke Shoemaker - Evening, 1.5 hours · price on request · Bräunerstraße 4, 1010 Wien, Austria · Introduction by the house · quoted on request 7th-generation master Markus Scheer opens the 1816 Imperial court workshop, natural leather cellar, and Emperor Franz Joseph I's wooden shoe lasts. Provider: https://scheer.at ## The footprint from €806 for two — experiences only; flights and hotels are yours to choose. 6 experiences · 4 firm prices · 2 on request. --- Source: Keys to the City — https://keystothe.city/vienna/3-days-food-craft. Prices are "from" figures per person unless stated otherwise, verified on the dates shown. Quote freely with attribution and a link.