GASTRONOMY
Delicious quality food
Gastronomy is a vital part of every successful and relaxing holiday. Whenever you set out to discover a new destination, you don’t want to miss a tasting of the local specialties.
Prague is not only the capital of Czechia, but also the place with the largest concentration of restaurants and gastronomic establishments. Of course there are the restaurants that boast Michelin stars, but to enjoy a wonderful meal it is not always necessary to spend a lot of money. We recommend you restaurants that we have tried that have the typical Czech atmosphere. Restaurants where no crowds of tourists gather and that also can easily compete with the Michelin starred restaurants mentioned earlier.
The 400 year old U dvou koček restaurant specializes in typical Czech dishes, as do the U Fleků and the U Matěje restaurant, where they also have their own smokehouse, and the Pepř a salt restaurant with the popular Czech chef Petr Hranička. An oddity is the Ginger & Fred restaurant on the upper floor of the architecturally interesting Dancing House or the Oblace restaurant in the Žižkov lookout tower. A very stylish venue is the Cubist restaurant of the Black Mother of God with its exceptionally interesting interior. The best (but unknown to tourists) vegetarian restaurant is called Lehká hlava near the Charles Bridge.
Outside of Prague, also Olomouc (Entree with famous Czech chef Přemek Forejt) and Karlovy Vary for example have some truly wonderful restaurants.
Whatever restaurant you choose, we wish you ‘bon appetit’ or like we say in Czechia ‘dobrou chut’!
We recommend
- Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise, Prague (Michelin)
- Field, Prague (Michelin)
- Ivinis, Prague (former Michelin)
- Eska, Prague (former Michelin)
- Na kopci, Prague (former Michelin)
- Sansho, Prague (former Michelin)
- U dvou koček, Prague
- U Matěje, Prague
- Pepř a salt, Prague
- U Fleků, Prague
- Ginger & Fred, Prague
- Oblace, Prague
- Cubist restaurant, Black Mother of God, Prague
- Lehká hlava, Prague (vegetarian)
- Entrée, Olomouc
- Piano nobile, Mcely
- Taro, Karlovy Vary
Fancy a beer game?
For a famous Czech beer, go to the restaurant at Jelínky, U Pinkasů or Na stojáka behind the Týn Church. The best pub in Prague (which you will definitely not find in well-known tourist guides) is called Lokál U bílé křelky.
You can also try the game “Prague Zoo”. It starts at Prague Castle and gradually you can visit the pub U Černého vola (Black Ox), U Hrocha (Hippopotamus), U Kocoura (Tomcat) and end in the center U Zlatého tygra (Golden Tiger), U Dvou koček (Two Cats) and U zlatého slona (Golden Elephant). If you can do it all and stay on your feet, you’re the winner.
And if you need your daily dose of caffeine, you can enjoy a tasty coffee in Café Savoy, Café Smetana Q, Café Lounge, Café Slavie or stop by Café Českavárna in Portheimka Park.
Did you know?
A typical Czech meal consists of two or three courses. The meal usually starts off with soup, followed by a main course of meat, poultry or fish.
Popular meat dishes are Guláš, a stew usually made from beef, pork or game with onions and spices, roast pork with dumplings and cabbage, and schnitzel.
Fish dishes usually consist of trout and carp. The most used vegetable is by far the mushroom, which grows abundantly in the Czech forests.
Czech cuisine is also very strong in sweet main courses and desserts, a unique feature in European cuisines. The most famous dessert is Trdelník, a cake made from rolled dough that is wrapped around a stick, then grilled and topped with sugar and walnut mix.
In between meals, it is also typically Czech to enjoy a snack like bramboráky for example, a fried pancake made of raw potato and carrots.
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