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Restaurants around Prague

Czech meals can be considered as tasteful, but also very heavy and unfortunately unhealthy. You can eat typical Czech meals a few times per week, but probably not every day. What else does Prague offer?

The variety of cuisines which you can taste in Prague is enormous. Thanks to the numerous Vietnamese community, you will find many Asian restaurants. There are cheap Vietnamese bistros, fancy Thai restaurants, Indian restaurants offering all you can eat: buffet, authentic sushi places, Korean BBQ, or Indonesian restaurants. In case you prefer Tex-Mex, there are several Mexican restaurants and many burger bistros. Besides this, of course, Prague offers other European cuisines like Italian, French, Spanish, or Greek.

This article will focus on Czech cuisine. Due to the high competitiveness, the quality of restaurants in Prague is outstanding. If you avoid overpriced restaurants in the touristic areas, you can find great places where to eat for a reasonable price.

Czech cuisine and popular dishes in Prague

As mentioned above, the Czech meals may be considered as heavy. Usually, they consist of a big portion of meat, side dish and sauce. Pork is the most common kind of meat; it is followed by beef and chicken. Unfortunately, fish is not so popular. Although the variety of freshwater fish is wide, there are not many places where to get tasteful and fresh fish. A popular side dish is dumplings (knedl铆ky), or potatoes in different ways.

What are the typical dishes? The most common is 厂惫铆膷办辞惫谩 鈥� marinated sirloin with creamy sauce. 骋耻濒谩拧 (goulash) has Hungarian roots, but Czech people consider it traditional as well. 碍苍别诲濒辞-锄别濒辞-惫别辫艡辞 is a great combination of dumplings, roasted pork and cabbage. You can also take 艠铆锄别办 (schnitzel) with mashed potatoes. Tatar谩k s topinkami (beef steak tartare with toasted bread) goes perfectly together with beer.

The soup is a common part of the meal, especially for the lunch, and usually, replaces the starter. The most common is 膶别蝉苍别膷办补 (garlic soup), and by the way, it helps with hangovers. Kulajda is a creamy white soup with eggs and mushroom, and 骋耻濒谩拧ovka (goulash soup) is a variation of goulash sauce. Regarding desserts, 艩迟煤诲濒 also called Jable膷n媒 z谩vin (appel strudel) is considered as traditional.

As a vegetarian, very often you will be offered Sma啪en媒 s媒r (fried cheese) with French Fries. In fact, this is considered a fast food dish and Czech cuisine has other vegetarian meals to offer. But it can be hard to find them in the restaurants' offer. Fried cheese is sometimes replaced by Sma啪en媒 kv臎t谩k (fried cauliflower) or Sma啪en茅 啪ampiony (fried mushrooms). Very tasteful are 叠谤补尘产辞谤谩办测, also called Cmunda 鈥� fried potatoes pancakes which can be accompanied by cabbage. Houbov媒 kuba is a vegetarian dish from cooked hulled grain and mushrooms and is common to eat, especially during the Christmas time.

Don't be surprised if you get a sweet dish for lunch. There are several traditional sweet meals which are considered as a vegetarian main dish. For example, 沤别尘濒辞惫办补 with apples, Bramborov茅 拧i拧ky s m谩kem (potato buns with poppy seeds), or Ovocn茅 knedl铆ky (sweet dumplings filled by fruit). 尝铆惫补苍肠别 looks like pancakes; usually, you will eat them with jam or melted butter, sugar, and cocoa powder.

Cheap eats in Prague

If you know where to go, even in the city centre you can get some cheap and tasty food. Enjoy the typical Czech atmosphere and eat together with locals. Check those places:

Moderately priced eats in Prague

Prague offers plenty of restaurants with a nice atmosphere and still affordable prices. Below are tips for some of them:

Fine dining in Prague

In case of special events, maybe you want to try more luxurious restaurants. There are many of them in Prague. Renowned chefs offer a degustation menu inspired by Czech cuisine. Bring your partner or family there; it can be an unforgettable experience for all of you.