Showing posts with label Restaurant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Restaurant. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Best Italian Restaurants in the Center of Prague

Prague visitors are often surprised how popular Italian cuisine in Prague is. But it's not really surprising for locals as the country is only a few hours drive from the Czech Republic and Italy is one of the most visited countries by Czechs. Same as most people, they love good pasta, pizza, risotto, lasagne or tiramisu. Some restaurants are owned by Italians living in Prague, but you can also find great places run by enthusiastic Czechs. Choose one of the restaurants from our list and enjoy the best Italian meals in Prague!

1. Casa De Carli

Source: www.facebook.com/CasaDeCarli

Opened in 2012, Casa De Carli is one of the best rated Italian restaurants in Prague. And they definitely deserve this rating. To make their perfect dishes, they use only the best fresh ingrediences inspired by many Italian regions. The staff is very welcoming and helpful, always ready to assist you with choosing the right meal. The restaurant is located in Vězeňská street, only a few steps from the Spanish Synagogue or our apartments Dusni 13, Milosrdnych and Residence Masna.

Website: www.casadecarli.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 300-600 (EUR 12-24)
Google Rating: 4,8

2. Pagana

Source: www.pagana.cz

This genuine Italian restaurant is a real piece of Italy in the center of Prague. Just 5 minutes' walk from our Residence Karolina, this restaurant is hidden in the atrium between Spálená and Vladislavova streets. You simply must try their signature dish, flammed spaghetti prepared in a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano right in front of you. They also prepare awesome fresh fish and have a good choice of wine. Pagana is open from Monday to Friday. 

Website: www.pagana.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 300-500 (EUR 12-20)
Google Rating: 4,6

3. La Finestra in Cucina

Source: www.pagana.cz

La Finestra in Cucina is a part of the large "La Collezione" family owned by Riccardo Lucque, great Italian chef  living in Prague. Other members of this portfolio are Aromi Restaurant, La Bottega or Laboratorio, amazing cooking school located just a few steps from our Residence Karolina and Art Residence Krocinova. If your stay in Prague is longer, don't forget to take one of their courses! La Finestra in Cucina itself is a perfect place focusing on the best quality organic meat from Spain, USA and Italy. In a lovely interior you can taste original fresh meals, seasonal dishes and one of their wines from own wine cellar.

Website: www.lafinestra.lacollezione.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 400-700 (EUR 16-28)
Google Rating: 4,6

4. Divinis

Source: www.divinis.cz

Another restaurant owned by famous Czech chef Zdeněk Pohlreich (see other two in our posts 8 Places to Taste the Best Traditional Czech Cuisine in the Old Town of Prague and 8 Best New Bars, Restaurants and Cafes in Prague). Divinis is an exceptional places serving truly divine food, as the name suggests. You will hardly find better service and gastronomic experience. The restaurant is situated in Týnská street, a small picturesque street not far from the Old Town Square and, of course, our residences Masna and Rybna. Open from Monday to Saturday until midnight.

Website: www.divinis.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 300-600 (EUR 12-24)
Google Rating: 4,6

5. Cicala Trattoria

Source: www.trattoria.cz

If you find yourself hungry in the upper part of the Wenceslas Square, visit Cicala Trattoria, amazing restaurant offering genuine Italian cuisine. It was founded in 1997 by culinary master Aldo Cicala. Chef David Cicala uses only the best fresh Italian ingredients to make top meals inspired by ancient Roman recipes from his ancestors. You must try one of their signature dishes – Astice con linguine (lobster with pasta and tomato sauce), Ossobuco con riso allo zafferano (stewed veal shank) or Carciofi al tegame (fried artichokes). The restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday.

Website: www.trattoria.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 200-600 (EUR 8-24)
Google Rating: 4,6

6. Alriso Risotteria Italiana

Source: www.alriso.cz

Very close to our Residence Karolina or Jilska Palace Apartments both locals and tourists meet in this stylish Italian restaurant focusing on risotto and rice dishes. Their chef Jiří Sus prepares imaginative
meals from carnaroli rice, but you can also get pasta, salads or grilled specialties. The interior is really cozy and the menu is completely gluten-free! On weekdays from 11:00 to 15:00 they offer lunch menu for very reasonable price. Easy to find as it is situated next to the Bethlehem Chapel.

Website: www.alriso.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 200-600 (EUR 8-24)
Google Rating: 4,6

7. Pastař

Source: www.pastar.cz

If you cross the bridge from the National Theatre, you will discover this authentic Italian restaurant and shop. Thanks to this unique concept you can buy everything served in the restaurant and vice versa. It was opened in 2014 and since then it gained many loyal guests loving freshly made Italian dishes. You will be surprised by the homely atmsophere and very attentive staff. Pastař is open every day until 10 P.M.

Website: www.pastar.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 200-500 (EUR 8-20)
Google Rating: 4,6

8. Kogo Havelská

Source: www.facebook.com/kogohavelska

This italian restaurant and bar is situated next to the Church of St Havel in picturesque Havelská street. Thanks to its central location it is easily accessible from most of our apartments. Open until 23 P.M. every day Kogo offers everything you would expect from the top Italian restaurant – attentive service, stylish and decent interior with nice atomsphere, but especially perfect food! Choose from fresh fish, pasta or delicious grilled specialties and taste a piece of Italy in Prague.

Website: www.kogohavelska.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 250-600 (EUR 10-24)
Google Rating: 4,5

9. GamberoRosso

Source: www.facebook.com/GamberoRosso

In GamberoRosso they love Italian cuisine and healthy food. And that's exactly what you'll get! Their fitness meals taste really great whether prepared from fish, lamb or chicken. But don't worry, if you're not fitness lover, you can get delicious traditional Italian dishes as well. On weekdays until 3 P.M. they also offer daily menu for very reasonable prices. The restaurant is located in Jakubská street, just a few steps from our residences Masna and Rybna!

Address: Jakubská 4, Prague 1
Website: www.gamberorosso.menu
Approx. main course price: CZK 150-500 (EUR 6-20)
Google Rating: 4,4

10. Pasta Fresca

Source: www.pastafresca.ambi.cz

Pasta Fresca is a member of Ambiente family, a chain of very popular various restaurants, wine bars, pubs and cafés in Prague. Check our other blog posts or visit ambi.cz for more information. Pasta Fresca specializes in first class authentic Italian pasta. Every day from 11 A.M. until 11.30 P.M. you can get awesome Italian dishes prepared from fresh seasonal ingredients. The staff is very professional and attentive, you will also like the elegant interior. Pasta Fresca is located in Celetná street connecting the Old Town Square and Republic Square.

Website: www.pastafresca.ambi.cz
Approx. main course price: CZK 200-500 (EUR 8-20)
Google Rating: 4,4

Monday, April 10, 2017

8 Best New Bars, Restaurants and Cafes in Prague


What are the best new bars, cafes and restaurants in Prague? Here are brilliant ones that were opened in the past 6 months. Would you like some first class food, a delicious dessert, the strongest coffee in the world or just a couple of beers? Check our list!

1. Kantýna


A meat lover's dream come true! If you describe yourself as a carnivore, you just must visit Kantýna! This freshly opened (in March) spot combines a butcher shop and a restaurant. They specialize in the top pork and beef meat from Czech farms. Quite exceptional interior is dominated by a large open grill. If you try their roasts, a pork knuckle or a steak, be sure you will love it. Kantýna is located not far from Wenceslas Square.


2. Donuterie


This place opened last month and their products are already referred as the best donuts in Prague! Colorful donuts are fresh every day and you can have them with delicious lemonades. The place is nice and cozy, the staff is more than nice. Donuterie is very close to our Residence Karolina, just 1 minutes' walk from the Bethlehem Chapel in Náprstkova street.


3. Next Door by Imperial


Café Imperial is a popular restaurant headed by chef Zdeněk Pohlreich (famous for his TV show). In 2016 there was opened a new stylish bistro with the same owner just next door - Next Door by Imperial. You can expect modern Czech cuisine, very professional staff and impressive atmosphere. You must try their cream crayfish soup or veal cheeks! The bistro is located 7 minutes' walk from our Residence Rybna, close to Náměstí Republiky (Republic Square).

Location: Zlatnická 1126/3, Prague 1
Website: www.next-door.cz/en/

4. Loď Pivovar


A truly unique restaurant! It is the first microbrewery situated on a boat in the Czech Republic (maybe in the world?). You can taste one of 3 beers - 10 °C Legie, 12 °C Republika and 13 °C Monarchie - and they are all delicious! Regularly they also brew special beers like Irish stouts or India pale ales. They serve very tasty venison, pork and fish. The boat is anchored next to the Štefánikův bridge - it is a very nice 12 minutes' walk from the Residence Brehova or just 8 minutes' walk from the Milosrdnych Apartments.

Location: Dock 11, Na Františku, Prague 1
Website: www.pivolod.cz

5. Špejle


Skewers everywhere!!! Another extraordinary place -  they don't have any menu and everything is skewered. Everything! You pay by the number of used skewers. And what can you get? You serve yourself at one of the 3 bars - hot, cold and sweet - where you can choose of savories, small sandwiches and tasty cakes. Very clever concept and nice atmosphere. Špejle is located in Jindřišská, not far from Wenceslas Square.

Website: www.spejle.eu

6. Dak Lak Coffee


Take a lovely walk through the Old Town and visit this special coffee shop. Dak Lak Coffee serves high quality Vietnamese coffee. The cafe was founded by Tuan from Vietnam who wanted to spread the word about the Vietnamese coffee and to improve its reputation. He founded a coffee roaster and now, among other things, they have the strongest coffee on the market! The cafe is located in Školská street.


7. Prague Fear House


The first fear house in Central Europe! The haunted house itself is not open yet but you can visit a scary bar! You will be impressed by a very stylish interior - the bar is open every day from 6 P.M. Discover the world of a crazy sadistic doctor Hermann, his loyal servant Hans or one of his many victims Isabel! The house is located only 10 minutes' walk from the Residence Karolina, in Vodičkova street.


8. Kuizin


Do you fancy Czech and French food? You don't need to choose, in Kuizin you can have both! They serve meals inspired by Czech modern cuisine with a touch of traditional French gastronomy. Everyday you can get specials made of fresh ingredients from the best Czech farmers. They are open on weekdays from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. You will find it just 2 minutes' walk from our residences Rybna and Masna!

Website: www.kuizin.cz

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Our Staff Recommends Hidden Pubs and Restaurants in Prague


In every guide you can find pubs and restaurants mostly recommended by other tourists who don't know the city very well. But the ones who were born or live in Prague knows all the great hidden pubs, tearooms, cafes and restaurants you would hardly discover as a tourist. Our staff members reveal their favorite places and invite you to join them!


ZUZANA, Guest Services

"Are you looking for a piece of America in Prague? Fancy for some hot dog or a burger? Than you should definitely try this newly opened bistro at Letna - Mr. Hotdog. Their specialities are hotdog with high quality beef or half beef-half pork sausages from a Czech farmer. You can try as well sliders-small type of burgers, a real gourmand can eat eat even three in a row. They also offer tasty fries even with interesting sauces. All of this in stylish baskets making you feel like you are in an american diner on a roadway, stopping by for a lunch on your roadtrip. But careful, if you try the Frozen Margarita, better go back home on your foot."

 Address: Kamenická 24, Prague 7
Website: http://www.mrhotdog.cz/



MARY, Guest Services

"My favourite coffee shop. The name of the coffee shop is Letka. It is at the Letná district. It has a beautiful design and a really tasty coffee. You can sit in the window inside and during the summer spend time behind the table outside in front of Letka."

Address: Letohradská 44, Prague 7
Website: https://www.cafeletka.cz/



KATE, Guest Services

"My favourite coffee place is also in the quarter Holešovice. It is called Vnitroblock. It used to be an old factory, but now it is a place where you can have delicious coffee, homemade lemonades, soup, healthy snacks... There is also a design shop, little cinema and a dancing room. A lot of lectures or charity evenings are held here. It is not recontructed so you can see rough walls or pipes which is unusual and interesting. The atmosphere and people at this place a super nice! It is kind of hipster place."

Address: Tusarova 31, Prague 7
Website: https://www.facebook.com/vnitroblock



LUBOS, Guest Services

"Favorite spot I go to quite often is the Cocktail & Music Bar Nebe at Wenceslas Square where you can get tasty cocktails and drinks for amazing prices during their happy hours between 6 and 9 pm. This place is definitely worth a visit. And for example one of the restaurants I found out about recently (certainly for burger lovers who I am) is Café Palanda with unbelievably tasty burgers and a fine interior."

Address: Václavské nám. 56, Prague 1
Website: http://www.nebepraha.cz/en/vaclavske-namesti



KLARA, Guest Services Manager

"If you love Asian cuisine and sushi as much as I do and you don't want to spend too much money, you should go to Wok & Sushi, just next to the Dancing House, not far from our Residence Karolina. You need to try their Phở bò, one of the best in the city! Also their noodles, roasted duck and sweet and sour chicken are delicous."

Address: Masarykovo nábřeží 2
Website: http://wokandsushi.cz/



FILIP, Guest Services

"Since Czech Republic is a beer country I would like to recommend you a place where you can get huge variety of beers. In this pub you can get six different beers on tap (changing every week) and over two hunderds different beers in bottle. There is also very good choice of meals in the menu, which doesnt include only traditional czech cuisine. Pivovarský klub is very popular amongst locals, so its better to make a reservation there, since its crowded even during the week. By the way nextdoor there is also a shop with all the beers you can get in the pub."

 Address: Křižíkova 17, Prague 8
Website: http://www.pivovarskyklub.com/index/index/lang/en



ADELA, Guest Services

"The best place where you can get good coffee and some snack or cake is Ema espresso bar which is located in city center near to train station Masarykovo nádraží. The place is not so big but it doesn´t matter, because when you try the coffee, you wouldn ´t like to taste some other. The emplyees are the best and they really undrestand coffee, how to do it and everything around that. In last weeks my top from Ema is typical czech sweet is ´buchta´ with curd cheese or plum jam. I would recommend you to buy a book Taste of Prague ( you can buy it also in Ema) and you will find there the best places where to go for good food, coffee, drinks or bakerys."

Address: Na Florenci 3, Prague 1
Website: http://www.emaespressobar.cz/



RADIM, Product Manager

"As a beer lover I just must recommend my favorite beer pub - Zlý časy in Nusle disctrict. The beer offer is really unique - there are three bars and every day you can taste one of 48 tap beers from small and microbreweries of the Czech Republic. The name of the pub can be translated as Bad times but I have always had a great time over there. They also have delicious burgers and Czech dishes. If you stay in our Residence Karolina, just get tram no. 18 at the National Theatre and get off at the Náměstí Bratří Synků station."

Address: Čestmírova 390/5, Prague 1
Website: http://zlycasy.eu/




WENDY, Guest Services

"We are in the biggest city of Czechia - Prague. People here are beer and food lovers as well. I am talking about speciality coffee lovers here and trust me, we made a great way since lets say 2012 or so. People open new cafes at famous places almost every month and it is alway big! They opened a new cafe in February called Urban Café and to be completely hones with you, this place became my "home" the minute I walked in the very first time. Such an impressive urban interior and very nice people behind the bar. Enjoy your coffee!"

Address: Na Poříčí 37, Prague 1
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Urban.cafe.prague/




VERONIKA, Guest Services

"Creperie U Slepé kočičky can be found on M. Horákové 38, Prague 7, just a short tram ride from Hradčanská. Their lovely home made lemonades and crepes are just delicious. I recommend to try the crepe with a plum jam, mascarpone and shredded gingerbread, as it has a bit of a Czech twist. They also offer healthier buckwheat crepes that are very nice too. They have sweet and salty versions in their offer that make a nice lunch even for a vegetarian."

Address: M. Horákové 38, Prague 7
Website: http://www.slepakocicka.cz/