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coil of pork sausage called vinna klobasa on a plate served with boiled potatoes

Czech Food – Vinna Klobasa

Czech Food – Vinna Klobasa Despite the name “Klobása” which you would expect to be red in colour, vinná klobása is a white sausage although it might acquire some colour once cooked. It has a very unique appearance on the plate. The basic ingredients of vinná klobása will be pork mince, bread soaked in milk, … Read More

sign saying cafe elektric and examples of food

Cafe Elektric

Cafe Elektric Cafe Elektric in the Old Town is like the old version of a cafe i.e. it’s really a restaurant. Cafe Elektric opened in 2018 and is located in the Old Town Kolowrat Palace, it’s owned by the Kolowrat family and takes its name from a 1920s film produced by the family. There are … Read More

signage for the alriso risotteria in prague old town

Alriso Risotteria

Alriso Alriso appears on this site as a restaurant recommendation for people that have a Gluten Free requirement because all food here is 100% Gluten Free but it’s also a nice place to visit in a very pleasant square. Read the name carefully and you’ll see that it is a Risotteria and NOT a Pizzeria. … Read More

prague restaurant jaffa garden courtyard arabic food

Restaurant Jaffa

Restaurant Jaffa I like middle-eastern and Mediterranean cuisine so I’m always on the lookout for places in the centre of town that may not always be visible on the main streets. I first added Jaffa to the site as an option for visitors who require Halal food but it’s equally as attractive to vegetarians, grilled … Read More

czech filled dumplings served on a bed of caramelised onions

Czech Filled Dumplings

Czech Filled Dumplings Very often Czechs will eat smoked pork or what we call Uzena. From the original joint, part will be cooked immediately and part will be frozen to use later. Filled dumplings are what we use it for. Strangely, if a dumpling is filled with meat it’s often just referred to as a … Read More

graphic on the front of a bottle of R. Jelinek slivovice or plum brandy

Slivovice – Plum Brandy

Food and Drink – Slivovice – Plum Brandy Slivovice sounds like “sliv-voh-vit-ser” and you will find it in every bar in the city. Pretty much anybody who has visited Prague will have at least tried it and for those of us that live here it’s an unavoidable fact of life that during celebrations we have … Read More

interior classical decoration of the prague cafe savoy

Cafe Savoy

Prague Cafes – Cafe Savoy As you approach Cafe Savoy in Prague you should pay attention to the extra words on the main signage which say “Restaurant – Vinotheque – Patisserie” so this is going to be a lot more than your regular coffee and cake stop. Note: This place has nothing to do with … Read More

langoš with grated cheese and ketchup on a white plate

Czech Food – Langoš

Czech Food – Langoš The full name that you might recognise is Langoustine but we call it Langoš (sounds like “lan-gosh”). You won’t find Langoš in any restaurants as it is very much a street food option. From a distance it looks like some kind of small pizza. It’s about as unhealthy a snack as … Read More

flight of beer on a tray on a wooden table in prague

Fat Cat – Flight of Beer

Fat Cat – Flight of Beer Experience I’ve had many flights of beer or what we call a “Beer Degustation” here but on a very warm and stormy July day I was passing the Fat Cat restaurant in the Old Town and the girls were wiping down the tables after a rain shower. So there … Read More

dhaba beas vegetarian restaurant signage in prague

Restaurants – Dhaba Beas

Restaurants – Dhaba Beas Yes, that is the correct spelling. Welcome to a healthy kind of fast food Indian-style. I’ve frequented several of Dhaba Beas branches in Prague (at the time of writing they had 19 locations) and they’ve gone from relatively obscure locations to become a mainstay of shopping centre food floors. It’s a … Read More