Located just under the stairs leading to the Prague Castle, The Castle Pub & Restaurant is a local restaurant serving a variety of dishes to satisfy everyone’s palate. The menu ranges from traditional Czech dishes to more international dishes such as fillet steak and mushroom risotto. When asked the three best dishes the owner would recommend a customer to order, he had to ponder upon his answer because there is so much to choose from! He finally came out with the top three; the steak tartare, the pork knee and the golden duck breasts. He also added that the pork knee is the most ordered item on the menu, as it is a dish that’s most striking and definitely interesting to people unfamiliar with the Czech cuisine. If you’re searching for a place to eat a hearty and delicious breakfast, look no further! From 8 to 12 am the restaurant offers a marvel of different breakfast dishes to satisfy any morning cravings. They offer a ‘continental breakfast’ which consists of the classic breakfast foods; ham, cheddar homemade marmalade, butter with either a croissant or toast. Additionally, they have scrambled eggs, eggs benedict or an omelette that is available to be...
I often hear from my friends and family that this cake or that tart were much larger and cheaper a certain amount of time ago! What is the cause for these thoughts is a complex question – maybe we grow and the cakes do not. Well, in Erhartova Cukrarna you can be sure the sizes are like in childhood days, but, honestly, I can’t guarantee the prices are. Erhartova Cukrarna is pleasant not only because of the perfect desserts but also because of the location. The sweet shop has been located in this very spot since 1937 when the building was also built. The pure functionalist interior was very gently renovated just a few years ago and, it is truly a miracle the interior was not destroyed during the last era. The new unobtrusive design is balanced by the rich variety of desserts. From soft little cookies to large heavy cakes for cream lovers, I believe each of you can choose the right one. Of course, you can sit inside and accompany the cake with a coffee. Here is another important message for lovers of quality – all desserts are prepared right in the sweet shop and the bakers are using high-quality, natural products like real...
If you tried to keep track of every brand new restaurant and café in Prague, you might go a little bit crazy. So just read this list instead. These are the new openings that seem like they have the most potential – although keep in mind, for the ones we haven’t tried, we make no promises. Go forth and be a pioneer! Ramen Bistro isai A new bistro in Petřiny offers excellently prepared ramen. If you are a fan of this Japanese specialty, you should definitely head to this place because we have already heard it being praised multiple times. They are open Tuesday to Sunday. Wildflower Wildflower is a venue which combines a quality café and an awesome lounge with a cocktail bar. The place is located in Slezská street in the heart of the Vinohrady district and it is bound to impress you with their signature cocktails, premium coffee, or homemade cakes on the second floor. They also wanted to create a space where the rush of city life meets harmonious nature, where they mix signature cocktails from surprising ingredients, and where you will get so absorbed by the atmosphere that you will want to keep coming back. Narodni 38...
FoodCloud connects the food industry with charities is attempting to eradicate food waste by redirecting surplus produce: its goal is to make sure surplus food makes it onto a dinner plate, instead of becoming waste. The Irish company is expanding in Australia, the Czech Republic, and Poland this year. Founded by Aoibheann O’Brien and Iseult Ward, the group have redistributed over 22,000 tonnes of food to charities and community groups in Ireland and the UK, using FoodCloud’s technology platform and redistribution network, in partnership with FareShare. FoodCloud works in a few different ways. It partners with some of the largest supermarket chains in Ireland and the U.K., including Tesco, Lidl, Aldi and Waitrose. Supermarkets can upload the details of their surplus food via the FoodCloud retailer app, then charities who have signed up will receive a notification alerting them of the food availability. The food needs to be collected by the respective charity, but apart from that the service is free of charge. The company licences this technology to international food banks and food rescue organizations and charges them an annual fee towards the cost of running it. In Ireland, FoodCloud has distribution hubs in Dublin, Cork, and Galway where surplus food is...
So, you want to have a Wienerschnitzel and don’t want to travel to Vienna… Well, no problem, Vila Kajetánka is ready to help. This restaurant is located in a charming building in this not very busy park with a pond full of fish. Originally a vineyard, later a monastery and finally a tiny castle, it was renovated in 2010 and turned into a restaurant capable of hosting big group functions. But you don’t have to worry—it is usually a very quiet place. I strongly recommend sitting outside enjoying the kind of environment you would not expect to find about 100 meters from a major road. It probably helps that to get here you have to take a bus (180 to station Kajetánka) or tram (22 or 25 to the station Marjánka) and walk a little. From the tram go straight downhill and cross the major road at the traffic lights. Once you see the nice old yellow building in the park, you are in the right place. Get your schnitzel (almost certainly you will have to take half of it home) and enjoy the cold glass of beer. Author: Michal Lebl. You can find the original article here Spotted by Locals Prague is a blog (and iPhone &...
On June 27th, Bistro Sisters (part of Together Group) reopened its doors at Dlouhá street. This little shop serves up modern takes on chlebičky (small open-faced sandwiches), the “treasure” of the Czech gastronomy. It’s popular for its creative versions of the classic snack, all made using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients from a small farm about 30km from Prague. Vegans, vegetarians, and meat lovers could find their favorite among the variety. Classic chlebíčky could also be found with egg, goat cheese with beets. However, the bistro also provides distinctive sandwiches with duck and cabbage or pork with cabbage. At this instance, Hawaii Poke is the potential best-seller, made with a special recipe including avocado, mango, cucumber, seaweed, and wasabi. One of bistro’s main objectives is to keep the Czech tradition alive. “When making sandwiches, I often kept Czech classics in terms of raw materials, but their adjustment and texture is quite different than what Czechs are used to. For example, cucumber is a jelly in the case of ham sandwiches, the egg is dried in salt, and diced ham is spread over the whole bread length,” says chef Vladimír Čech. The individual recipes and ingredients are prepared in cooperation with some of the top...
You don’t get to try Portuguese food every day, do you? Experience Portugal (Zažij Portugalsko) might the best place to start (except for Portugal itself, maybe). A must for all fish-lovers among you, as well as for those who cannot resist some good wine! You can expect an afternoon filled with food and wines from Portugal at the Anděl pedestrian zone, from 8.00 till 20.00. Vendors will offer: Francesinha: a sandwich originally from Porto, made with bread, wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage like chipolata, steak or roast meat, and covered with melted cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce; Bacalhau: (cod); Caldo verde: a popular soup prepared with potatoes, collard greens, olive oil, and salt; Arroz de marisco: means shrimp rice and is cooked with several types of shrimp, namely shrimps, clams, crabs, crayfish, mussels, and cockle; Cozido à Portuguesa: traditional Portuguese stew prepared with a multitude of vegetables, meat, and smoked sausages; Pasteis de Nata: popular egg tart pastry dusted with cinnamon Admission free Facebook event
CocoLove foodie is a small family business in Prague, created by a nutritionist with a lot of years of experience – Eliza Voss and a professional chef – Gregor Korczak. CocoLove is 100% homemade food; the main aim is high-quality food products. They produce coconut milk (certificated by a laboratory), which contains only coconut pulp based on the filtered water. Their main products are CocoLove Milk and CocoLove Musli. CocoLove Milk (75% coconut, 25% filtered water) CocoLove Milk is handmade coconut milk which is a good choice for everyone, who loves natural and organic food and great for diabetics (low-GI, no sugar, low carbohydrates), for people with lactose intolerance or even for vegans because it is a plant based product. Thanks to MCT fats (medium-chain triglyceride), CocoLove Coconut’s Milk promotes weight loss in several important ways, is an instant source of energy that can also be used to fuel your brain, reduces lactate buildup in athletes and helps use fat for energy. You can use CocoLove for smoothies, pancakes, or you can drink it directly from a bottle as a hot or cold drink. Price: 1l – 100CZK (if you will bring a bottle for a next picking up, the milk’s price is 90CZK) CocoLove Musli The ingredients include dried banana flakes, dried apple, dried...
Jelica is one of the places I stumbled upon by sheer coincidence and I’ve kept coming back. This restaurant is owned and managed by a bunch of Serbian people living in Prague and you can feel it the moment you step in. Most of all, I love to come there in spring because there is a big, big garden to sit in, with edible plants everywhere. There is a nice playground for kids of all ages, a cute yard with many tables and also a lot of space inside if it gets colder. All of the food I had there was delicious. They serve nice and not expensive wine and the staff is very helpful and able to answer all kinds of questions. Lots of foreigners keep coming there, and the feel of the restaurant is very international and relaxed. The inside part of the restaurant is very nice and I feel like I’ve stumbled upon someone’s home — plain tablecloths, old chairs, walls decorated with old and folklore stuff… there’s always something new for me to find and enjoy the place even more. Author: Janina Michlová. You can find the original article here Spotted by Locals Prague is a blog (and iPhone & Android app)...
This is not just another coffee shop. It is also a gallery and concert hall in a very recently renovated historic building. This gate is the only still-standing part of a section of the fortification of Prague castle. It was built in 1721, so when you are having coffee in here, you can really feel your own historical significance. If you are lucky to be around during one of the concerts, you may enjoy the very intimate acoustics of the vaulted ceiling of the tiny hall that can host about 150 listeners. This hall is also a gallery having a new show about every two weeks. In the summer there are two tables in front of the gate and having the coffee there is my favorite treat. Even though the Prague castle is so close to this place, you can be almost sure that you will not meet any tourist here; they will all be bypassing this place riding tram number 22 (the so-called pickpocket express) on the way to the castle entrance… Author: Michal Lebl. You can find the original article here Spotted by Locals Prague is a blog (and iPhone & Android app) by locals who live & love their city.
The prices of some vegetables, especially potatoes, in the Czech Republic are increasing dramatically due to a significant drop in production. Consumers are paying almost 25% more for vegetables (including lettuce, peas, cucumbers) and over 67% more for potatoes. At this point, some imported tropical fruits are cheaper than locally produced potatoes. The main culprit of a massive surge of vegetable prices in the Czech Republic is an 18% drop in production compared to last year’s harvest. According to the Czech Statistical Office, the total harvest of vegetables (excluding potatoes) in 2017 reached 241,692 tons on an area of 10,237 hectares, while in 2018 farmers harvested only 198,863 tons of vegetables from a slightly larger area of 10,404 hectares. Potatoes, a staple foodstuff in the Czech Republic, followed the same trend. In 2017 the harvest totaled at 583,560 tons, which is by 105,410 tons (15.3 percent) less than in 2017. Out of vegetables, the largest decrease in crop show lettuces (49.5 percent), green peas (35.3 percent), gherkins (34.6 percent), and cabbages (34. percent). Onions are down by 11 percent. The hot and dry weather conditions are the main drivers behind this production drop. Drought is becoming a new and important...
The term ‘Beer Cheese’ is literally translated from the original German word for the Weisslacker cheese, ‘bierkäse’. Weisslacker is a stinky mild cheese which got its name from Germans who would dip a hunk of it into a glass of cold beer. In Bohemia, Professor Laxa, an eminent cheese expert, first mentions a beer cheese recipe similar to today’s pivní sýr in his 1924 cheese book. The Czech equivalent of the Bavarian Weißlacker was the Krkonoše beer cheese, whose production started in 1953 by the famous cheese maker Zdenek Havlicek in Horni Branna, in the north of the Czech Republic Since then, there have been various beer cheeses produced in the Czech Republic, including Maršovský, Zumbero or Jarošovský. Today, there are a number of beer cheeses produced in the Bohemian region and its surroundings, following on the tradition of these Bavarian and Bohemian cheeses. Czech beer cheese can be found at most restaurants in Prague and is sort of a mixture of the two mentioned above because you are using the Weisslacker to make a spread. The beer cheese you get at Czech restaurants is served sliced, sitting on a large plate surrounded with little piles of butter, onions, sardines, mustard, paprika, and...
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