Empty stores

Graz’s Annenstraße remains on the sidelines

Graz's Annenstraße was once a flourishing shopping street - there is little left of those glory days today(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz)

The Annenstraße in Graz, once a popular promenade, is dominated by vacancies and monotonous stores. Now another kebab restaurant is opening on the site of the last long-established pub on the street.

In April, the long-established Gasthaus Postl in Graz's Annenstraße closed its doors. It was the last traditional pub in the once popular promenade, where the gastronomic offerings have increasingly focused on foreign fast food outlets in recent years. This trend is now apparently continuing in the former Postl premises: according to the signage, the new restaurant - which has not yet opened - will offer kebabs, burgers and pizza. A concept that is not exactly surprising in Annenstraße ...