My two lovely girls took me for
a gourmet weekend to Prague to discover some if it finest foods. We had great
time not just around delicious food but we were lucky with awesome autumn sunny
weather so we walked a lot too around the capital and breathe the unique
atmosphere.
Here are the places we visited during our stay:
This fancy bar is placed on the rooftop of Hilton hotel so it offers great view. We came here for drinks which are pretty special due to their unique combinations. Waiter will recommend you a drink if you are not sure what to choose and afterwards they will guide you – explain to you how to best enjoy the drink to be sure you will get the full experience.
Here are the places we visited during our stay:
Cloud 9 Sky Bar&Lounge
This fancy bar is placed on the rooftop of Hilton hotel so it offers great view. We came here for drinks which are pretty special due to their unique combinations. Waiter will recommend you a drink if you are not sure what to choose and afterwards they will guide you – explain to you how to best enjoy the drink to be sure you will get the full experience.
Prices per cocktail are around 200-240
Czech crowns.
French bistro Le caveu and
bakery
This little bistro, two stops by
metro away from city center – stop Juriho z Podebrad, was a great stop for
quick breakfast to take away – very jummy coffee and freshly baked French
croissant. I was amazed by their little bakery which is next door to the bistro
and offers home baked original French products. I definitely will have to come
back here to try all the French baguettes, rolls, croissants, pain chocolate...
Dish burgers
People who know me will probably
be surprised what the hell is this doing on my list of places I visited, as I’m
more famous for my green/raw food, than meet, and burgers particular.
But whey open mind never hurt
anybody so I gave it a shot and I was pleasantly surprised.
Dish is not just about the
burgers is about the experience you get there. You can see that everything is
thought thru, every detail has a meaning and altogether it creates unique
atmosphere which you will like to experience over and over again. So when you
enter this little bistro you enter the kitchen as well, so you can see how your
food is made if you like, I love this interaction, the possibility to be aware
how the ingredients look like before somebody create the end product for you to try, so this was a great plus point
for me. Dish is not a big place, has just couple of tables in smaller room,
nicely decorated. Menu is not wide but you wouldn’t starve even if you don’t
fancy a burger. All food is homemade, and it’s delicious. I’m not fan of
burgers, so my opinion is irrelevant in this area, but Lucy (burger lover) was
saying that it was great. But what I will definitely recommend are the fries
which are made from real potatoes and you can choose between classic ones or one
made from sweet potatoes, both taste lovely. And of course you have to dip them
into some of their homemade dips - we tried Dish ketchup and Smoked chilli
peppers mayo and we collectively decided the ketchup one was a real deal. As we
were full to the top we didn’t try any deserts or coffee but it looked great
too, especially the way they present it. If you fancy homemade lemonades they
have a wide range of them too for you to try. As I’m a detailist i even loved
the setting - various plates, cutlery and napkins they are using, as all of it
fitted perfectly the rest of the atmosphere. Oh and i almost forgot, you have
to have a reservation if you don’t want to miss this place.
Cukrkavalimonada
At this place we stopped just to
grab a coffee and have some cake, which was a shame as I saw some of the food
coming out to people. It’s not just patisserie but a restaurant too. The place
looks awesome, cosy atmosphere is created thanks to smaller rooms(one on the
left with the sweets bar and one on the right after you enter) surrounded by
timber roof-beams, chalkboards, chandeliers and many other wooden details.
So we had coffee which was
decent, babovka which was good but didn’t taste like actual babovka more like
cake and a hot chocolate, which sadly wasn’t a real chocolate but chocolate
pudding.
I will definitely come here
another time to try some other things from their menu.
Yammy Asian noodle bar
This little noodle bar on
Vaclavske namesti(square) was a great catch of Dominika, which she discovered,
fall in love with their curry, and so she shared her experience with us. And
yes she wasn’t wrong; the Phanaeng curry we tried tasted delicious, wasn’t too hot,
too spicy just right in all flavours. If you like curries give it a go.
Cafe Louvre
We stopped here on our last day
for breakfast before departure. This Parisian style cafe-restaurant teleports
you back in old days when big people such as Kafka, Einstein, Capek and others
were visiting this place regularly.
Breakfast was typical we had
fresh squeezed orange juice, eggs, croissant and coffee (which was regular, not
particular my taste).
Breakfast wasn’t anything special,
it was more about the general atmosphere, but I will give it a try to come to
try their lunch or some of their freshly made cakes and pastries.
Cafe-Cafe
Saturday night before heading
out to dance we decided that we had to stop by in Cafe-Cafe for a sweat dot
after our Thai curry. It was full, so in case you want to visit this place
better to make reservation. So we left disappointed, but we didn’t give up and
came back just before 11, when they are closing and we got a spare table to
enjoy some of their delicious cake. Cafe-Cafe is cafe, bar, breakfast and
brunch restaurant, so you can get anything here, but they are well known specially
for their cakes, so if you will be there try some. We had a caramel cake and
quark cherry cake, caramel one was a real-deal.
Angelato ice-cream
After the disappointment of not
getting into Cafe-Cafe we saw across the street Angelato so no brainer – we headed
there. I took salty caramel and tiramisu flavour, the tiramisu tasted like
water, salty caramel was fine, but overall I wasn’t that happy, maybe because I
just love ice-cream so this was a disappointment comparing it to other placed I
have been.
Cafe Imperial
Is a place which is on my list
of the next Prague visit - as we didn’t get reservation this time, it was fully
booked, no surprise when you look at pictures online. I love how the place
looks like, I love how the food looks like so this is definitely something to
give a chance to see and experience.
Clear head
Another place we didn’t visit as
we had just about 48 hours so we had prioritise. But I was at this place couple
of years back and once you find it (is quite hidden away) you will fall in love
with it. Its vegetarian restaurant, where not only the atmosphere is nice but
food is very untraditional and tasty. I’m sure that even hardcore meat eaters
will be happy and satisfied after some of their delicious meals. So next time I’m
in Prague i will definitely check out this place again.
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