What to try delicious food in Prague and where to sit in a restaurant inexpensively? We have selected all the best dishes from traditional Czech cuisine that are worth ordering in catering establishments, we found out the prices for food in shops for independent tourists. Found good and inexpensive cafes where you can indulge in a traditional menu inexpensively.
Gone are the days when people traveled to distant lands in order to see historical monuments, appreciate architecture, visit museums. Today, it is firmly inscribed in the plans of travelers to visit places of food in order to taste the local cuisine and wine, because it has long been noticed that you can get to know the culture of the country more works of architecture and painting by tasting food.
The gastronomic interest in the Czech Republic will leave you with a lot of impressions from:
- tasting of national dishes,
- studying the culinary culture of the country,
- the history of the emergence of a particular dish,
- acquiring baggage of new recipes and knowledge.
Prague is just one of those places where the most vivid impressions are associated with traditional cuisine, because it is the gastronomic capital of Europe. “This is a city where you should definitely go on a gastronomic journey or take at least an excursion that will reveal all the colors of national food.
What to try in Prague from food?
Every tourist in Prague will definitely stop at a place they like to taste local dishes. In the capital of the Czech Republic, you will find themed restaurants, various tasting rooms, breweries, pastry shops, many different places where you can spend time and find out what to eat in Prague.
We offer our selection of dishes:
- Drshtkova - scar soup - the national pride of the Czechs, in the old days - the food of the poor.
- Drowned man - sausage marinated in vinegar, onions, spices. Nice with beer.
- Bramboraca - potato soup with mushrooms, served in a bread bowl.
- Gulasheva vole - goulash soup.
- Beer vole - beer soup with cheese croutons.
- Shank young hog, cooked on a spit.
- Pork ribs in honey sauce.
- Dumplings - balls of potatoes and flour.
- Svichkova on sour cream - beef tenderloin in sour cream sauce.
- Old Bohemian Bashta - cold cuts of baked pork, baked duck meat, smoked neck and baked sausages.
- Vepr's goulash pork with bread or potato dumplings.
- Scapula lamb with lemon juice.
- Bramborough crying - fried raw potato tortillas.
- Apple strudel.
- Thin waffles.
TOP dishes for tourists
Locals recommend 5 dishes from what you must try in Prague:
- Beef tatarak - raw minced meat with garlic, mustard and raw yolk, spread on croutons and washed down with beer.
- Cheese "Hermelin" with white mold, fried in breadcrumbs.
- Dumplings.
- Baked pork knee.
- Garlic - spicy garlic and smoked meat soup.
What to eat on the “street”?
Food on the street is not at all alien to Prague residents. Where you can eat in Prague without spending a lot of time and money is in the center of the capital on the Old Town and Wenceslas Squares, where there are kiosks, stalls, shops with different food. Street food in Prague is not very diverse, but it is quite possible to have a hearty snack.
The Czechs call the main dishes of street food:
- knuckle
- Wenceslas sausages,
- trdlo,
- dumplings,
- a variety of fried potatoes,
- the drinks,
- ice cream,
- beer.
From this list, for the Russian tourist it is unknown unless trdlo. This is a traditional delicacy made of yeast dough in the form of hollow tubes without filling, boned in sugar and baked on barbecue. Trdlo is sold everywhere, so you will be tempted to buy this delicious sweetness more than once.
National dishes of the Czech Republic
Apart from the famous Czech beer, there are many national Czech dishes. They are based on conventional products: meat, poultry, potatoes, flour products. But the secret lies in their culinary processing and seasoning with various sauces and spices. The most traditional dish is considered all kinds of soups... Thick, rich, fragrant: potato with smoked meat, goulash soup, garlic, dill, onion, everything is countless. And there is a specialty soup in a bread pot in every restaurant. In general, if you went to eat in a cafe or restaurant, be sure to order soup, they are all delicious.
As a second course, baked pork knee... Traditional cuisine involves boiling the shank in beer and then grilling it. Pork Honey Ribs are equally popular. The honey sauce gives them a special softness, which is why they just melt in your mouth.
Young beef or veal in sour cream sauce, called svichkova on sour cream, marinated in spices for two days, poured with sour cream sauce and stewed until tender. Served with sour berry sauce and dumplings. Dumplings itself is a national dish. This is something between bread and a side dish. There are a lot of options for their preparation, but they are all steamed or in boiling water. Not differing in their own taste, dumplings, in combination with the main course, convey all its taste qualities.
Food prices in Prague
The question of where to eat in Prague is not worth it at all. There are many restaurants, cafes, small outlets and large supermarkets. The usual rule applies: the further from the center, the cheaper. The most popular supermarkets in Prague are Billa, Albert, Globus, Tesco. If you wish, you can buy fresh food at the farmers' market on Tylova Square.
Prices for basic food products are comparable to Russian ones (1 Kč ≈ 3 rubles):
- milk, 1 l - 14-25 Kč,
- sour cream, 1 l - 60-112 Kč,
- cheese, 1 kg - 104-120 Kč,
- cottage cheese, 1 kg - 800 Kč,
- butter, 1 kg - 88 Kč,
- sunflower oil, 1 l - 200 Kč,
- bread, 0.5 kg - 40-84 Kč,
- eggs, 12 pcs - 30-40 Kč,
- chicken fillet, 1 kg - 110-137 Kč,
- pork, 1 kg - 150 Kč,
- sausages 1 kg - 80-150 Kč,
- water, 1.5 l - 12 Kč,
- instant coffee, 200 g - 160 Kč,
- cigarettes - 90-100 Kč,
- fruit, 1 kg - 20-60 Kč,
- potatoes, 1 kg - 15 Kč,
- onions, cabbage, 1 kg - 14 Kč,
- beets, 1 kg - 35 Kč
It is unacceptable for a tourist to come to the Czech Republic and not taste beer. A bottle of the popular Gambrinus or Branik costs 11-12 CZK in the store. In restaurants, draft beer will cost 38 CZK. About half of the alcohol consumed by Czechs comes from herbal liqueurs. The most famous - Becherovka - costs 180 CZK. Vodka with a strength of 37% in a 0.7 liter bottle is sold at a price of 120 CZK, wine, depending on the variety and aging, from 50 CZK and above.
Where to eat deliciously in Prague?
The capital of the Czech Republic is sure to appeal to food lovers. The presence at every turn of restaurants for every taste and budget, huge portions, very simple and hearty dishes leave pleasant impressions and delightful reviews of tourists about food in the Czech Republic.
- You can spend a pleasant evening and enjoy traditional Czech cuisine in a colorful restaurant Kozlovna(Praga 5, Lidická, 796/20, near Andel metro station).
There is a large selection of soups - garlic, potato, sauerkraut, salmon, with pieces of liver. For the second, meat is served with a side dish in different variations. Deliciously cooked pork, delicious sausages, assorted dumplings, beer - this is not a complete list of the offered dishes. A hearty lunch for two will cost 300 CZK.
- A restaurant Pepř a Sůl (Praha 9, Krátkého, 1) is located away from the center, but super food and great service are worth a visit.
This is the place where to eat in Prague tasty and inexpensive is very real. Delicious salads, pork loin in potato breadcrumbs, mushroom soup, amazing lamb dishes, apple pate bread, pancakes and cherry donuts - this is not a complete list of dishes worthy of attention. The price range for two is from CZK 280 to CZK 550.
If you need a quick and tasty snack - Bistro Krystal to the very thing you need.
Located in the very center of Prague (Praha 1, Sokolovská 101/99), it offers traditional simple dishes from Czech products from local producers. The food ordered is served very quickly. The most delicious burgers in Prague are also prepared here. The price of a snack, depending on the amount of food ordered, is from 65 to 350 CZK.
- coffee house Café Lounge (Praha 5, Plaská 615/8) ranks among the best establishments for a cozy interior, pleasant service, excellent coffee and delicious breakfasts.
Here you will be offered poached egg with smoked trout and cauliflower, pancakes that melt in your mouth, granola with apples and yogurt, aromatic pastries. The cost of food is from 70 CZK.
Inexpensive cafes
Czech street eateries - these are places where to eat in Prague is affordable for absolutely everyone. On Wenceslas Square, you will be offered a variety of hot dogs for 80-90 CZK with impressive sausage, sauerkraut or pickles, seasoned with ketchup or mustard.
For lovers of fast food in the center of Prague (Praha 1, Rybná, 26) in the restaurant Fasty's there is a wide selection of pizzas, garlic-fried squids, homemade hamburgers, chicken wings, burritos, pastas, salads and other foods such as fries, cheeseburgers and a variety of drinks. For 70-100 kroons you can satisfy your hunger very well and quickly.
Any experienced traveler will say that the national cuisine of the Czech Republic will tell more about the country than any museum. It contains the spirit of the people, its traditions, which are still very pleasant to learn through food.
