Brunnenmarkt, Street market in Ottakring district, Vienna, Austria

Brunnenmarkt is a street market in the Ottakring district with around 170 stalls stretching between Thaliastrasse and Ottakringer Strasse. Here you find fresh fruits and vegetables, spices, flowers, clothing, and household goods from local and international vendors.

The market arose in 1786 in the former suburb of Neulerchenfeld, in what was then Elisabethgasse, after Emperor Joseph II had a fountain built at the crossing with Neulerchenfelder Strasse, fed by the Hernals water line running from the Vienna Woods to the Hofburg. The street only received the official name Brunnengasse in 1873, and the fountain itself gave way to the horse-drawn tram in 1871 or 1872. The market outlasted it and was fully renovated between 2005 and 2010.

The market's name comes from the fountain Emperor Joseph II had built at the crossing with Neulerchenfelder Strasse; the street only became Brunnengasse in 1873. Haggling is expected here, as in southern European markets. Since 2005 the Brunnengasse has been closed to cars and the stalls stay standing overnight.

The market is accessible and easy to navigate, with wide paths between stalls where you can walk and shop comfortably. It is best to come early in the morning or late afternoon when there is less crowding and selection remains good.

Until 2005 every stall was dismantled and carted away after closing time; since the Brunnengasse was fully closed to cars, the stands stay up overnight. The market is one of only two pure street markets left in Vienna, and the adjoining Yppenmarkt, founded in 1897 as a wholesale fruit and vegetable market, has grown together with it.