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If you like to avoid eating
fast food and will be heading out to restaurants or pubs then
you can experience some great Czech traditional cuisine, with
even better Czech beer at really low prices. You are not limited
to just Czech food though as there is all sorts of international
cuisine to choose from. You can try Chinese, Korean, Japanese,
Cantonese, Italian, Balkan or what ever you want. One
traditional Czech dish is dumplings, pork, gravy and pickled
cabbage, another popular one to try is roast duck. Czech cuisine
has also adapted schnitzels (breaded and fried chicken or pork
patties) from Vienna, goulash from Hungary and other thing like
sour cream, vinegar, sour vegetables and pickles - probably from
the East. Most of Czech dishes are quite filling and quite mild,
fresh salads are still rare except in some cafes which serve
light meals. Czech’s enjoy Czech food and mostly eat in pubs, or
recently fast foods & pizzas but are not really keen to
experience other international cuisines. Among grab-and-go
foods, bramborak (a garlic-seasoned fried potato pancake) is a
quick, if greasy, local favourite. Ditto for smazeny syr (fried
cheese). The parek v rohliku (hotdog in a roll) is sold from
kiosk windows around the city and is a reliable bridge between
an early lunch and late dinner. Lunch is mostly served between
11:30am to 3:00pm. Cheapest food can be found in pubs during
lunch time where you can have lunch with drink for less then 100
CZK. Some fast foods like pizzerias can be also quite cheap,
serving decent food. Dinner is served from 6pm to around 9:30pm,
but some city restaurants server food until late night. Cheap
restaurants including ones in centre will satisfied your belly
with a drink for around 200 CZK. Mid range restaurants will
charge from 250 CZK to 500 CZK for meal, not including drinks.
Top restaurants for dinner can hit the bill for 2000 CZK with
wine. Booking is mostly essential only at well know restaurants
in summer and upmarket restaurants. Don’t be surprised if you
find some funny names on the menu, even we Czechs don’t know
where some of them come from and an explanation is usually
required. If you’re early bird, like many Czechs, you can go to
a bakery, cafe shops or buffets and have breakfast from early
morning for around 60 CZK. Self catering is available from many
supermarkets or grocery shops called potraviny. If you want
cheaper grocery shopping go out of the city centre to any
supermarket, or even better to a hypermarkets.
Can I smoke
in Czech Restaurant?
There is not a restriction on smoking. In some cafes
and restaurants, however, smoking is forbidden. Check directly with
restaurant. |
