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The wait is over, and Prague (and the whole of Czechia at large), now has its own Michelin guide. The ceremony took place in the casino of the Nové lázně spa in Mariensbad, and was attended by nearly the entire food industry of the country.
So what were the restaurants rewarded by the Michelin guide? Let’s recap.
So, you’re in Prague with kids, and it’s raining. Bummer, but not the end of the world. We have a kid, too - a pesky 7yo old boy who loves Minecraft, Sprunki (if you don’t know, congratulations), and treats in any shape or form - and keeping him occupied can be a challenge. Below are some of our favorite spots.
Just a side note: while Prague is generally very kid-friendly, this is still Central Europe, a part of the world where retired curators guarding the gallery exhibitions can frown at the smallest signs of „fun“ and shush you endlessly. Sadly, that is not how our 7yo son, who enjoys everything with a strong „Zorba the Greek“ energy, rolls, so there can be friction. Just be mindful of that, otherwise you’re totally fine.
This is when we go when the weather sucks, and our son is bored.
Spending Valentine’s Day in Prague? Excellent choice - the city offers some truly nice romantic spots, and the vibe of the city is easy. But where do you eat on Valentine’s Day in Prague? Well, we got you covered. Here’s our favorite romantic spots in Prague to impress your loved one.
St Martin’s Day falls on the 11th of November and it celebrates St Martin of Tours, one of the first „non-Martyr saints“, a soldier-turned-Bishop who lived in the 4th Century. There are many legends surrounding his life, but only a few are relevant for us specifically.
Namely, it’s St Martin goose, St Martin rolls, St Martin wines, and St Martin “arriving on a white horse”.
Traditionally, St Martin is said to be arriving on a white horse, meaning that November 11 tends to coincide with the first snowfall of the winter season. While due to a little thing called climate change, this hasn’t been the case very much lately, St Martin remains the day on which you feast on comfort food before the Nativity Fast hits on November 28: there’s a few legends involving geese and St Martin, but the fact is St Martin goose with cabbage or sauerkraut and dumplings is an absolute St Martin’s Day classic, along with sweet rolls filled with either nuts or poppies.
The one thing you should know is that St Martin’s goose feast has literally exploded as a food event in recent years, and it has become THE busiest weekend for many great restaurants. So if you haven’t made a reservation for your goose by now, you should drop everything and start making calls right now. St Martin’s weekend is pure madness, in a good way.
Okay, we love carbs and gluten just like the other guy (Zuzi’s favorite dish ever? Bread, butter, slices of radishes, salt. Drops mike, leaves.), so let’s talk our favorite bakeries in Prague. This time around we will focus on bread bakeries. So without further ado, here we go: our favorite bakeries for bread in Prague.
One day, we will look back at 2023 as a fantastic year for the Prague food scene. A year when Prague finally left the covid years behind and moved forward. We have been running food tours in Prague for 12 years, and we have now been running a cosy bistro in Prague for less than 12 months, and let us tell you: people in Prague are hungry, and tourists have come back after the almost three Covid years with a vengeance.
So let’s get to it. What’s opened in Prague in 2023?
When we wrote the wrap-up of new restaurants and food stops in Prague in Q1 of 2023, we closed it with a promise that some exciting openings would happen in Q2 and Q3 of the year. And boy, did Q2 and Q3 deliver! So without further ado, here’s the most exciting new restaurants in Prague that opened in Q2 and Q3 of 2023.
Let’s face it: the ubiquity of mobile phones and internet access have completely changed the way we travel. But while some may roll their eyes at the tourists staring at their phones rather than the sights, we actually think that with the right apps, a mobile phone with internet access can actually immerse you deeper into the local culture and scene when you’re in Prague or Czechia. (Or anywhere else for that matter.)
So what apps should you download if you’re planning to spend some time in Prague? Here’s our top 10:
With the Michelin guide skipping a year (there’s a lot of discussion now in our social bubble about the fact that the guide now cooperates with local tourist boards to „promote“ the given destination’s food scene… for a fee) and eater.com’s Kat Odell not having refreshed their awesome heatmap (guess who gave Kat a few tips for the one!) for quite some time, it is obviously up to us to write a piece about the latest coolest and best Prague restaurants and other food stops.
We have decided to do this quarterly from now on, and with Q1 2023 behind us, it is high time we start. So here we go:
This might come as a shock to some, but the Czech Republic is more than just Prague. And we know, your vacation is short but hey, if you can slap on one extra day, we truly believe you should venture out of the city for a bit - it will give you a better idea about what the Czech Republic is, and immerse you more into the culture. Just like NYC doesn’t give you a full idea of what America is, there’s more to Czechia than Prague. So where do you go? We have a few tips.
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