The Kärntnerstrasse, Graben, and Kohlmarkt pedestrian areas in the 1st District, Inner City, claim to have the best shops in Vienna, and for some items, such as jewelry, they're probably the some of the best anywhere, but prices are quite steep. The side streets within this area have developed their own character, with shops selling antiques, art, clocks, jewelry, and period furniture. Ringstrasse Galerie, the indoor shopping plaza at Kärntner Ring 5-7, brings a number of shops together in a modern complex, though many of these stores have other, larger outlets elsewhere in the city. Outside the center, concentrations of stores are on Mariahilferstrasse, straddling the 6th and 7th districts; Landstrasser Hauptstrasse in the 3rd District; and, still farther out, Favoritenstrasse in the 10th District. More »