Atlas of Würstel stands

Wurstlas is the atlas of Würstel stands — a map and a reference for Austria’s sausage kiosks. Here you find where one stands, when it is open and what belongs with it: mustard, bread, banter and a piece of city culture.

On the interactive map and in the list you search and sort stands — nearby, by rating or by name. Each entry shows address, opening hours, comments and contact details where available. Signed-in users can suggest new stands; they appear only after review. Alongside that sit the gallery of stand illustrations and the Wurstlikon: history, food and drink, plus a glossary of stand slang.

Wurstlas is not a review platform and not an ad space. It is a contribution to Würstelstand culture: keeping knowledge alive, keeping stands visible and respecting what sets a sausage stand apart from any other takeaway — independent, local and right in everyday life.

In 2010 the Würstelstand sat right in the cityscape — and still it was hard to find, compare, or find it influenced at night or during the day. The idea: document the stands and put them on a phone. Apps were young then; everyday culture in your pocket felt unusual — and still exactly right. What time and where is which stand open - that was the use case. The idea: document the stands and put them on a phone. Apps were young then; everyday culture in your pocket felt unusual — and still exactly right. What time and where is which stand open - that was the use case. The idea: document the stands and put them on a phone. Apps were young then; everyday culture in your pocket felt unusual — and still exactly right.

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Only the data was not sitting neatly online. So friends got on their bikes and rode through Vienna — on an organised Würstelstand tour. They looked for the stands in the districts, in the hoods, in the industrial area and in the city center, talked to the owners, and clearly enjoyed the ride.

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From those chats and notes grew the first foundation for the atlas. And in between there was time for a Käsekrainer — shared from the plate before the tour moved on.

App programming was in the air, location-based services were the new thing — and with them came plenty of late nights at the Würstelstand. Out of that mix grew the drive to build an app of our own and put it in the app stores.

It was also clear: a Würstelstand is not a kebab, noodle or pizza stall. Things work differently here — and that sharpened the will to do something for the culture, for keeping the stands going, and for the principles that come with them.

A real conversation with an owner who answers to no chain and looks after their own stand was — and still is — simply the better, and funnier, experience. Mustard, sausage and dark bread just sat closer to everyday Austrian life.