Prague Food Blog
The best Prague food tips and Prague restaurant guide by Taste of Prague Food Tours. For more insight in Prague food, check out our Prague food tours and our Prague Foodie Map!
Tomas and I are absolutely addicted to freshly baked bread! The thick, crispy crust of it. The way it cracks and crumbles. Om nom nom. Always when we travel, we love searching for the best bread the city has to offer, so our hunt begins quickly wherever we go.
It’s called v Kotcích. And I would say, most people probably haven’t ever heard of it. There are thousands of visitors and locals every single day who simply pass by it without even knowing that it exists!
We definitely love to eat. We could miss a train, a plane, or a meeting but we would never ever miss our meal! Missing a meal is like forgetting to breathe. Nope. Can’t do it.
Why not go for a run and feel a little less guilty about eating all those delicious Czech dishes you can’t wait to get your hands on? Vacations are perfect for working out since you are far from your typical routine, and you might actually have more time to exercise.
Tomas and I love to run! When we travel, we always look for parks, trails, and streets that we can explore, and because we run here all the time, we would love to share one of our favorite running routes in Prague just for you. Good luck!
START:
Start at the stairs that lead up to Letná Park. (If you are in the city center, cross the bridge Čechův most, and you can’t miss them.)
I don’t know how you feel about running up stairs, but we love them! We run up them as fast as we can. It’s a bit challenging, yes, but in the end it’s totally worth it. (You can do it! We believe.)
After the steep stairs, we are totally out of breath and enjoy running on the smooth park pathways for a bit. Letná Park is a popular spot for families, couples, foreigners, locals, the young and the old, so it’s always fun to just breeze through the park and people-watch. If you want to take a mini-break here, just head to the edge of the hill and catch some unbeatable city views.
LETNÁ:
Letná is full of winding streets that can get confusing, so just as you run through try to stay on the right side of the park, heading north. In the northeast corner, you will run into Letenské náměstí. (In other words, you will end up on the opposite side and to the right of where you entered the park.) When you get to the corner of M. Horákové and Nad Štolou, you are in the right place. Just cross the street to reach Čechova street.
STROMOVKA:
Once you’re at Čechova, run through it until, at the end, you can finally see our favorite park Stromovka. In our opinion Stromovka is simply the best place for running in Prague. If you want a shorter workout, skip all the previous stuff and come straight here. It’s worth it.
Stromovka Park is a massive area with the perfect mix of flat surfaces and elevated points, so we do sprints, run hilly routes, or even go for long distances! It was designed as an English garden, and it used to belong to the King from the 13th century until the 19th century. Basically, it’s gorgeous. You can amuse yourself with the beautiful trees, the lovely ponds, or the spacious flower meadow (which is my personal favorite).
THE FOOD:
When you are ready to call it quits, it’s time to treat yourself! Gain back your energy by heading out for a good bite to eat.
This neighborhood is teeming with hot new places for food, but we definitely have our favorites. If we run in the mornings, we love to eat breakfast in a cafe called Farm Letná (on Korunovacni street). It is known for farmer’s market quality lunch, brunch, breakfast and snacks, and it’s a great place for a coffee or meal. We love the pancakes! Sometimes we like to run in the afternoons, and, in that case, we go get our refreshments from Lokál Nad Stromovkou which is also nearby. It’s the perfect place to eat authentic Czech food, sip on a refreshing beer, and enjoy a friendly and relaxed environment.
We wish you all the best on your Prague running adventures, and we hope you have a fantastic workout! In the end, we just hope that you get the chance to see our beautiful city in a different way… straight from the parks and streets. Never stop running!
Photo by Kubo Krizo
Oh, how time flies! It seems like yesterday when we boarded our plane to New York City, and it’s now been three weeks of awesome Prague locals taking over our social media. Marcela and Igor were in charge of our inter-webs the last week and brought us some great tips for Vinohrady, the part of the town they live in and love.
Now it is time to introduce the next, and the penultimate, local Prague couple who will take over our social media the week ahead of us: Bara and Tomas Karpiseks.
The second week of awesome Prague locals is behind us so, and we think Eliska and Lukas of Couple of Prague did a fantastic jobs on our Facebook and Instagram accounts and here with their pictures of the places and things they love in Prague. Thank you so much! But now is the right time to introduce the third couple who will blog and post for us during the upcoming week of November while we are gone in the US: our dear friends Marcela and Igor.
Here it is. The second week of awesome Prague locals blogging and posting on our social media is now officially over. Again, a fantastic week: the tips of Eliska and Lukas, the founders and photographers of Couple of Prague, came to life with their wonderful pictures, just as we expected. To see most of their pictures, have a look at the two posts they published on our blog. It is also a good idea to follow them on Instagram (hereand here).
Week is almost over and we're closing our Taste of Prague social media takeover with a few more places we've visited during last couple days. We're so happy and humbled by the experience we've had. We've discovered some new places and met great people doing amazing things. If you missed our Part I click here.
This week we took over Taste of Prague’s social media and we already visited some great places here in Prague. We started with our favourite Polagraph gallery and Musictown Record Store, next day we had lunch in beautiful Coffee Room. Here are some pictures we took so far.
With the first week of Kurator taking over our social media behind us (they did a fantastic job - thank you guys!), the time is right to introduce our second couple who will blog and post for us during the second week of November while we are gone in the US: Eliska and Lukas of Couple of Prague.
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