Open -air seat, Vienna's urban business card

[Global Times Special Reporter Wang Weiqi] It was in the hot summer again. Many restaurants, bars, and cafes on the commercial street moved the tables and chairs to the outside. The sidewalk is created into a popular open -air seat. Tourists can sit down at any time while shopping, while enjoying wine and food, bathing the warm sunshine, and enjoying the changing street scene. Such an open -air catering area is like a small oasis in the city. We should be no stranger to this, but few people know that this cozy and practical invention comes from Austria, and there is an exclusive name "Sami Garden" Essence

Open -air seat

Beginning in Vienna Old Town

In the middle of the 18th century, Italian immigrants John Jacob Taloni opened a cafe in Graben Street in Old City, Vienna, and was allowed to set up tables and chairs in front of the store, and to sell lemonade in a tent. The catering industry is recognized as the birth of open -air seats. At the beginning of the 19th century, the combination of dining tables, seats and potted plants became the classic structure of open -air seats. The first time the three elements were used to match the Mozart Cafe in the old city of Vienna.

The German name of the open -air seat is "Sani Garden", and the origin has divergent opinions. The more popular saying is that "Shani" means a servant and waiter in the Dialect of Vienna. The restaurant owner must say hello to the "garden" at the door every morning and evening. "Nigeron" became synonymous with open -air seats. There is also a sense of humor, thinking that "Shani" comes from the simplified pronunciation of the German word "watch", which is equivalent to strangers exclaimed in a slightly exaggerated tone "Look!" Watching the meal calmly.

The open -air seat is very different from our common German beer garden. The latter is a permanent catering venue, usually in the private courtyard of each restaurant. The former was temporarily built in public places outside the restaurant. Only wooden platforms that are easy to assemble and disassembled, simple partition walls and mobile flower gardies are separated from the surrounding environment. put. And these facilities are generally demolished at the end of the summer, and guests can only enter the store to consume.

The calendar that is replaced in the season

The Vienna people love it from the day of the birth of the "Shatini Garden" -at the time, women were considered that it was not appropriate to go to "bubble" cafes like men, but only to dessert shops. You can experience Vienna's deep "cafe culture" without restraint. There is a saying in Vienna: "If the" Shatini Garden "appears in front of the house, the clock will be adjusted forward (that is, the summer time starts); The "Sisi Garden" in the year has been regarded by Austria as a calendar that is replaced by the season.

According to statistics, in 2019, Vienna has about 3,500 catering institutions with open -air seats. In March each year, the Municipal Government and Chamber of Commerce in Vienna have held official press conferences to announce the official launch of the summer business season of "Shani Garden", which shows that it attaches great importance to it. The online magazine of the Vienna Museum introduced the history and reasons of open -air seats in detail. The official website of the Vienna Tourism Bureau has a special section "Top Ten Most Beautiful" Shatini Garden ", which also launched a video promotional video" Typical Vienna: Shane Garden "in social media.

To open the open -air seat in Vienna, the operating permit of the competent department of each urban area must be obtained, and must follow the corresponding laws and regulations. For example, only the road of non -traffic use can be used to ensure that there is enough space on the sidewalk; The design needs to be consistent with urban landscape; barbecue activities are prohibited, and music cannot be played; the business hours of dining areas along the street need to be controlled at 8 am to 11 pm. In addition, if the nearby residents are disturbed, the municipal government may request the restaurant to shorten the open -air seats, and for open -air seats that open in tourism areas or areas with small buildings, they can also apply for proper business hours.

Show charm in winter

In recent years, due to global climate change, the northern hemisphere is shortened in winter and warmer. Vienna began to allow open -air seats to open in winter to promote the development of urban tourism. Before the epidemic, Vienna had more than 200 winter "Sisi Garden". The restaurant provided customers with warmth and pads to keep warm, and used electric heater to create a warm and comfortable atmosphere. With the continuous enhancement of people's environmental awareness, the requirements for warm -keeping equipment are also getting higher and higher. For example, a Austrian company uses pure natural wool and alpaca hair to make a short carpet with temperature adjustment characteristics, which is especially suitable for micro weather in the weather. Protect the legs and shoulders when cooling, thereby reducing the frequency of electric heater to save energy.

After the epidemic starts, outdoor meals have become an effective way to ensure social distance and hygiene and safety. The demand for open -air seats has increased significantly. One catering facility. The Austrian Food Magazine "Farstata" carried out a questionnaire survey on the location of the open -air seat. The public response was very enthusiastic. Almost all of the places that I hope to open the "Shatini Garden" are almost the iconic attractions in Vienna, such as Meiquan Palace , Beauty Palace, Hero Square, Carl Square, etc. During the epidemic, only 10 temporary open -air seats were added to urban parks alone, becoming the largest outdoor dining area in Vienna. Munich, the nearest German city in Austria, not only fully introduced a mature Austrian "Sisi Garden" system, but also used this exclusive name to use it directly. Another anecdote, the Federal President of the Austrian Federal President Vande Bellen was very happy to talk to his friends in the open -air and elegant, ignoring the time and the surrounding environment. fine. Today, the long -established open -air seat also has a fashionable "opening" method. Not long ago, a three -day "Flash -flashed Sanni Garden" event was held in the Vienna Prate Park, and the temporary open -air seat area was arranged with various home accessories, fashion art, and photo background.

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