Prague

The tastes that make Prague

The 13 tastes on our Prague list, and the kitchen we send you to for each.

What to taste

Small plate
Chlebíčky
Open sandwich on sliced white roll: potato salad, ham, egg and gherkin
Chlebíčky Letná · Letná (Milady Horákové)
Sweet
Větrník
A Czech choux pastry with a caramel top
Erhartova cukrárna · Letná
Plate
Svíčková
Svíčková — larded beef in cream-and-root-vegetable sauce, with dumpling
U Slovanské lípy · Žižkov (Tachovské náměstí)
Small plate
Utopenec
Pickled sausage, the Czech beer snack
Lokál Dlouhááá · Old Town (Dlouhá)
Small plate
Nakládaný hermelín
Czech white-rind cheese, pickled with spice
U Bansethů · Nusle
Plate
Pražská šunka
Prague ham — cooked, smoked ham from the Přeštice pig
Naše maso · Old Town (Dlouhá)
Sweet
Koláč
A round Czech yeast pastry filled with poppy seed
Kolacherie · New Town (Hybernská)
Drink
Pivo
Pivovar Strahov · Hradčany (Strahov Monastery)Also at Pivovar U Bulovky, Vinohradský pivovar
Small plate
Tradiční špekáčky
Pickled sausage, the Czech beer snack
Lokál Dlouhááá · Old Town (Dlouhá)

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