Prague Food-Restaurants

Prague Food-Restaurants information

Czech Cuisine

V Zátisí *** Liliova 1 Tel: +420 222-221-155 Regularly rated one of Prague's best and most innovative restaurants, V Zátisí is a sumptuous eatery that reinvents Czech cooking with delicious results. The daily lunch special is legendary - and good value. Located down a cobbled street, the plush interior prepares you for an evening to remember. Reservations are advisable. U Tri Pstrosu *** Drezickeho Namesti 12 Tel: +420 257-288-888 For visitors with a slightly more expensive taste, U Tri Pstrosu is ideal. The restaurant name means "three ostriches" and appropriately ostrich meat features heavily on the menu. Situated at the Mala Strana end of the Charles Bridge, it also serves a number of fine foods including trout, traditionally prepared carp, and a variety of meat dishes. Zlata Praha *** Kiruiovych Namesti 43/5 Tel: +420 296-631-111 The Hotel Intercontinental's deluxe restaurant, with a high-class menu that includes the finest international and local dishes. The Intercontinental is one of the city's finest hotels and the restaurant lives up to its grand reputation. Tosca *** Hradcanské námestí 5 Tel: +420 220-516-020 From Prague Castle, it takes only ten minutes on foot to reach Tosca which boasts one of the capital's more ostentatious façades. The décor mirrors the style of the 1920s and is accompanied by appropriate music from the period. Specialities include a number of traditional meat dishes. Marie Teresie ** Na Príkope 23 Tel: +420 224-229-869 The spacious cellar is furnished in classic Czech style with numerous pictures of the bewigged Empress looking down from the walls. The dumplings are the house speciality and portions are generous. Stoleti ** Karolíny Svìtlé 21 Tel: +420 222-220-008 Reliably excellent Czech dishes and reasonable prices is a winning combination. The service is expert and skilful - characteristics you can never take for granted in Prague. Bertramka ** Mozartova 169 Tel: +420 257-317-465 The perfect location to combine dinner and a concert at the nearby venue of the same name. Stylish décor and fine traditional food. The closest underground station is Andel.

Japanese

Tamura *** Havelska 6 Tel: +420 224-232-056 Tamura serves high-quality Japanese cuisine in authentic Japanese surroundings. Located just off the north end of Wenceslas Square it is easy to find and popular with tourists despite the high prices.

Bars

Prague bars range in quality and price greatly in the city. The city has a large expat population, drawn by Prague's 90s reputation as a modern Bohemia and there are many Westernised bars, often with pretentious literary names and tenuous connections (and pretentious prices to match). Traditional Czech bars are relatively hard to find, unless they're faked tourist traps. Expect a basic beer hall look and feel to the place, wooden tables, flagged floors and suchlike. Straw or sawdust on the floor doesn't look amiss either. Drinks on offer are wholly international, with Guinness, whisky and beers from all over Europe on offer, though locals and tourists alike tend to drink the excellent local brews such as Budvar Budweiser or Staropramen (Star of Prague). Here are some bars you might like to check out while in the city: U Medvidku Na Perstyne 7 Tel: +420 224-211-916 Not as famous as its beerhall rival U Fleku, U Medvidku still ranks as one of the capital's finest traditional bars. Does a good and hearty line in bar food as well, although with delicacies such as pickled sausage and fish you'll be glad that the beer is of such high quality. U Fleku Kremencowa 11 Tel: +420 224-934-019-20 Founded in the 14th century, U Fleku has established its reputation as the most famous of Prague's bars. Although visitors may find they have to pay a little extra for the unique atmosphere, the ambience and drink is of a high standard including the mysterious black beer house speciality. A good place to eat as well as drink with hearty portions of Czech meat and dumplings. U Svateho Tomase Beerhall Letenska 12 Tel: +420 257-533-466 Formerly the brewery of the St Thomas monastery the Tomase beerhall serves excellent traditional Czech food as well as some of the tastiest beer in the whole of the city. Located in the old town and very handy for the castle and main attractions, try to get here early, as even with the vast trestle tables seating is often at a premium by the start of the evening. James Joyce Liliová 10 Tel: +420 224-248-793 Prague's expat hangouts and slightly over-priced by Prague standards for its Caffrey's, Guinness and Irish whiskey. However, there's little doubt that this Irish pub is one of the liveliest bars in Prague and the drink and banter flow freely in Joyce's atmospheric interior. U Spirku Kozna 12 Tel: +420 224-238-420 Cheap, cheerful and spacious, U Spirku was once one of Prague's most central brothels. Although it's not got quite the house of ill-repute it once was, it is renowned for student debauchery as the cheap beer exerts its influence. It's a good place to head for if you're trying to avoid Western tour groups and stag parties, who for some the most part tend to leave it off their meandering route around the city. U Pivrnce Maiselova 3 Tel: +420 222-329-404 Its very central location should mean that U Pivrnce is one of the most popular tourist bars in the city, but it remains the haunt of locals and only a handful of more adventurous (and therefore more interesting) out of town visitors. Cheap and cheerful it serves up reasonable versions of Czech traditional pub grub, but it's more used as a place for a few beers and a gossip rather than a sit-down dinner. U Sudu Vodickova 10 Tel: +420 222-232-207 The name translates to "The Barrel" and you can imagine many a keg has been broached in this bar's cramped interior. The downstairs cellars are often packed out with a fashionably crumpled young crowd. Sudu's other rooms are populated by a more eclectic mix of locals and more adventurous tourists. Decent Czech wines are the order of the day. If you're visiting in the autumn try the speciality Burcák - a sweet wine made from unripe grapes.