After all, it's good to learn about the food before traveling from one end to the other. Prague is known for having rather healthy and balanced food at all meals. Czech cuisine is made for food lovers, with fresh food served in good quantities. Influenced by Germanic as well as Balkan gastronomy, you can find many diverse and varied flavors. Ready to taste?

1. The Smažák

Appearing after World War II, this dish made with fried melted cheese is enjoyed hot. Accompanied by fries or potatoes (potatoes being very consumed in the Czech Republic), this recipe is very appreciated by the inhabitants of the city of Prague, as well as by tourists from all backgrounds! Usually served with a delicious tartar sauce, it's a must-have.

2. The Goulash

Certainly, this is not a dish that was born in Prague. It actually originates from Hungary, but quickly won the hearts of Prague residents. As well as their stomachs! What is it? Based on tender beef deliciously seasoned with a digestive herb called "marjoram", we add flour dumplings rolled into soft balls inside. Goulash being very certainly the flagship dish of all Central Europe, it will be easy for you to eat one in one of Prague's cozy little restaurants.

3. The Koleno

Don't they say "everything is good in the pig"? Well, the Koleno, which we call "knuckle" in English, was specially designed to affirm this theory! Pork being one of the bases of Czech cuisine, this dish is the guilty pleasure of all lovers of good food. Thus, on a wooden board you will find a large piece of pork knuckle, roasted, accompanied by a little horseradish, a plant with a high vitamin C content (cuisine in Prague being known to be quite balanced) and fresh mayonnaise. Bon appétit!

4. The Svíčková

Know that at almost all your meals, you will find meat in your dish, and the Svíčková does not break the rule, that's the least we can say! This dish very much tasted during joyful festive banquets, consists of beef sirloin, to which we have added a fine touch of sauce based on cream and carrots. Eaten with bread slices that we arrange at the edge of the meat on the plate, we usually garnish it with whipped cream, cranberry jam or even lingonberries. Apparently the taste would be spectacular!

5. Duck with Potato Dumplings and Cabbage

This one will delight you! After all, who here doesn't like white meat? In the city of Prague, duck is often honored, and we understand why, as it is cooked with brilliance. Can be prepared in different ways, the most famous in the city of Prague is that of the duck that has been roasted in an assortment of cumin. Served with potato dumplings, these have been covered with fried and crispy onions, as well as cooking juice. With a zest of red cabbage on top, you will be conquered, we guarantee it.

6. The Trdelník

Make some room for the legendary and very artistic pastry straight from Prague! The trdelník is what the croissant is to Paris, that is to say its identity, a piece of its culinary DNA. This little piece of spit cake wrapped around a stick, which facilitates its tasting, is cooked over a large open fire. Flavored with cinnamon, and the dough having been mixed with walnut and sugar, Prague residents like to garnish it with confectionery, chocolate, or jam. Very sold in the city's street food, you will love it for sure!

7. Blonde Beer

Honestly, in Prague, there is no drink as popular as this light and frothy nectar. Cheaper than water, it is found at every table in front of every meal plate in the Czech Republic, and with any type of food! It has the ability to pair with everything: meat, vegetables, sweets... The inhabitants of the city swear by it. We recommend the Kozel beer, meaning "goat": its taste is very soft and it has a slightly buttery and malted aroma.

8. The Česnečka Soup

Did you know that soup is a very widespread dish in Prague? The Česnečka, nicknamed "garlic soup", is cooked with potatoes (the big stars of this ranking), onions, celery, and carrots, mixed in a meat broth. A very traditional meal, it is perfect in the evening, when you return from a long day spent exploring every corner of the city. It is generally eaten with bread, and is particularly rich in flavors.

9. The Bramborák

These little potato pancakes, even if by name they tell you nothing, are very present in the Czech Republic, whether on restaurant menus, or in the kitchens of residents. Resembling a mini pancake, the bramborák is cooked using flour, eggs, onions, and grated potatoes: you will love to sprinkle this dish with jams or others, to accompany it as if it were a crepe. The best? You absolutely must try the apple compote, the taste in the mouth is extraordinary! Who would have thought that potatoes and apples could one day go well together?

10. The Kolache

This little pastry catches the eye, with its round shape and colorful filling, which can be seen in the middle of the dough. Very sweet, many like to eat it during snack time or as dessert, with a good coffee, or even a delicious blonde beer! What makes it interesting? It's that you can add absolutely all possible fillings according to our preferences, whether they are salty or sweet: cheese, fruit, meat, strawberry jam... What do you prefer?