What to eat in the Czech Republic: restaurants, typical foods, prices

An aspect that always interests us before traveling to a country for the first time is its gastronomy, its characteristics and most typical dishes.

In the case of the Czech gastronomy I tell you that it has one clear influence of German and Austrian cuisine.

What to eat in the Czech Republic is a very recurring topic when you ask us about things about this country.

And the deeper we go into the country, the more things we can answer.

In recent trips we have been paying more attention to the typical dishes of each region in addition to pointing out restaurants and bars that we liked.

If you are going to go to Prague, I can tell you that you have been lucky because we know a lot about there as well as the Karlovy Vary region.

Get ready for a gastronomic trip full of dishes to eat in the Czech Republic, of course accompanied by good Czech beer.

Typical dishes in the Czech Republic

Broadly speaking, a regular meal usually begins with a soup with chicken, meat or vegetable broths (it is easy to find a g Hungarian).

And the most normal thing is that as a main course they offer you a Huge variety of meat dishes, both chicken, pork, turkey, and even beef, although in the latter case at a clearly higher price.

The meat, served with different sauces, is always accompanied by potatoes, vegetables or salad, generally forming a plate overwhelming.

Of course, the very typical companion in the gastronomy of the Czech Republic are dumplings, a few slices of bread gnocchi, soft texture.

Specifically, the three national dishes are roast beef with cream sauce and dumplings, roast duck, and roast pork with sweet and sour cabbage.

I already told you that if you like duck, it is one of the wonders that you can eat in the Czech Republic, on restaurant menus you find various dishes cooked with duck.

Although with much less variety, you also usually have a plate of fish, especially in areas near the río Moldava. The most common is usually carp or trout.

And regarding the desserts, the usual thing is to choose between a large variety of cakes.

The most popular drink is, by far, Beer, of which there are enormous varieties.

Remember the great worldwide popularity of beer in the style of the city of Pilsen, and specifically, in Prague, the most popular beer brand is Old source.

You can also drink wine originating from the Czech Republic, especially white, with good flavor and at an affordable price.

Where to eat in Prague and the Czech Republic

To eat in the Czech Republic there is no problem in finding restaurants that they offer you good food and, also, to more than reasonable prices.

both Prague As in any other city or town, there is enormous diversity where you can enjoy both international food and, above all, typical czech food, which for me is undoubtedly the most recommended.

As for schedules, compared to the “inconvenience” that Spaniards who travel to other European countries usually have to adapt to eating earlier than usual, around 12 or 13 p.m., In the Czech Republic restaurants are open all day long.

This So, if you want to eat, for example, at 15 p.m., you won't have a problem. What's more, you will find the restaurant almost empty.

And if your visits lead you to delay mealtime, for example, until 16 p.m. or a little later, you may even coincide with people who come to “dinner.”

Of course, for dinner the appropriate time would be around 20 or 20:30 p.m.; You should never go later than 21 p.m., as it is common that after 21:30 p.m. the kitchen is already closed and they only serve you coffee.

Of course, in the tourist areas of Prague The hours are longer and, for example, in summer the restaurants and cafes in the old town square They have great entertainment until midnight. Be careful! Outside the tourist area, all establishments close earlier.

But apart from this, getting to dinner at 22 pm in a town or small city in the Czech Republic is an impossible task. At that time it can even be difficult to find a place where they will serve you a beer.

Recommended restaurants in Prague

Obviously we cannot know all the restaurants in the city, but what we do know are the ones we liked out of all the ones we tried and are recommended. Here we leave you some Prague restaurants to which we would return.

U Fleku Restaurant

Without a doubt this is a emblematic restaurant of the city and one of the oldest breweries in Prague.

Visually it is impressive because it does not seem like it before entering, but the experience of eating in what looks like a medieval castle with several very well decorated rooms and a large outdoor terrace garden is amazing.

U Fleku It is a place that is usually in high demand, where it is very interesting to try some of the typical Czech dishes such as Speck Dumplings, bread dunoling (10 euros).

Furthermore, there is usually live traditional music between mugs of beer for everyone.

It is not the best place to eat in Prague, since it is to a certain extent oriented towards tourism, but you will have a authentic medieval czech food experience.

Vytopna Railway Restaurant

This is one of the most original restaurants in the world: the waiters take your order, and the food arrives to you aboard a train.

As strange as it may seem, the entire restaurant is full of tracks where the trains' computerized system distributes the food to their respective tables.

Undoubtedly, Vytopna Railway It is a very curious and entertaining place to eat something, or simply have a few beers next to the National Museum of Prague.

Hany Bany Restaurant

If you want something informal with a international letter, where you can recharge your batteries in a pleasant place in the center, we recommend Hany Bany.

This place is more of a brewery with an outdoor terrace and a very well decorated interior area with sofas and very comfortable spaces.

The advantage it has is that it is next to the Charles Bridge and the prices, for Prague, are very reasonable.

Restaurant U Pivrnce

Also next to Charles Bridge in the direction of Jewish quarter is U Pivrnce, a restaurant with very long hours and very striking decoration on all the walls of the premises.

A varied menu that mixes international dishes with others typical dishes that you can eat in the Czech Republic at a great price.

To give you an idea of ​​how well it works, in Google Maps It has a rating of 4.6 with more than 5.000 reviews.

Municipal House Restaurant

If you are looking for something else elegant and sophisticated with an exceptional decoration, the Municipal House restaurant It is the place you are looking for.

It is next to Budapest Cafe one of the most beautiful in the world.

A really nice place ideal for romantic dinners or celebrations, and it is also very central, next to the Powder Tower.

Vozokovna Dog BAR

This is probably the craziest and most extravagant recommendation for eating in the Czech Republic, since this place is not actually a restaurant, which doesn't mean you can't eat inside.

With a place to have an after dinner drink or a beer or whatever you want with live music, a decoration that borders on psychedelia with its colored lights, where you can also eat something.

It may not be an appropriate recommendation if you are just looking to eat, but it is if you want live a curious experience in Prague.

Recommended restaurants in the Kalovy Vary region

Carlsbad It is a very curious region of the Czech Republic and one of the most beautiful without a doubt.

A region of spas for their hot springs which encourages it to be a region where enjoyment and good Czech gastronomy.

Ceska Hospudka (Marianske Lazne)

A small place in the heart of the city where it is worth giving yourself the pleasure of trying czech food.

Knuckle, fish, soups, rabbit, meats, everything is very good here, and the prices are also very affordable for the quality of the food.

Becherplatz & Karel IV (Karlovy Vary)

Next to the museum of the famous Czech liquor factory Becherovka, there is a restaurant that is worth it.

Themed as a Czech beer tavern, in the lower part of the building they serve exceptional food, the classic place where it is a pleasure to eat.

Una varied menu including international dishes y typical czech dishes as snichels, duck in sauce which comes in a very generous portion, knucklesEtc. ...

All this served with good Czech beer between large long tables.

VARYO Restaurant (Karlovy Vary)

Another brutal place to eat in Karlovy Vary es Varyo.

Beyond the food, which is very good and at a very good price, the key to this place is its views.

Carlsbad It is located in a privileged place crossed by the river and the city rises towards the slopes, and precisely on one of them is the restaurant.

At the top with a huge pool at its feet, since this place is part of a resort with thermal baths, is the ideal place to dine with a stunning sunset over the city.

Restaurant Hvezda (Cheb)

If you visit the beautiful town of Cheb, there is a place worth eating.

Hvezda It's a chain style brewery. Gambrinus where you can eat a little of everything in the heart of the town.

Nothing special, but not bad either.

Bistro u Hulvy (Skalna)

If you visit Soos Game Reserve, where the protected area is also located where you can see how brutal the hot water inside the earth is, there is a place where you can eat.

Is called Bistro u Hulvy and it is a family-run place, very pleasant with a huge and tremendously varied menu of typical czech foods.

Restaurant prices in Prague and Czech Republic

Below I am going to give you an idea of ​​the Prices that you will find in the Czech Republic at lunchtime (in 2023, on my last trip),

I will tell you that main dishes in good restaurants will cost you between 150 and 300 cz (6 to 12 euros), and in cheap restaurants they will cost you 100 to 200 cz (4 to 7 euros).

Now, if you go to a more exclusive restaurant, like the one at the Prague Municipal House, the price can go higher, costing a main meat dish between 20 and 25 euros, but this is an exception.

Obviously in Prague restaurant prices are clearly more expensive, although with a big difference between the restaurants in the tourist areas and those in neighborhoods of the city less visited by tourists.

You will have the extreme on the terraces of the Old Town Square restaurants, where lunch or dinner can cost you up to 30 euros per person (not too expensive for the impressive setting...).

Of course, I will tell you that if you choose to dine inside these restaurants, it will cost you half!, although the setting is not the same...

Plus, the beer is really cheap. It is said that beer in Prague is cheaper than water, and after looking in many restaurants, we have to say that it is true, or at least it is true.

In a Prague bar or restaurant like the ones we have recommended, a pivoIn other words, a 0,30 l beer costs around 25 cz (one euro) and a half-liter jug ​​costs 49 cz (2 euros) and 1 liter costs 4 euros.

If you drink a special coffee in one of the traditional Prague cafes, it will cost you 3,50 euros, a capuccino, 2,50 euros, and a smoothie, 3,50 euros.

One last piece of advice: in the Prague airport, where there are not many restaurant options, the prices are totally international, in their worst version, that is, very, very expensive...

Enjoy your meal!