I Think I Love Czech Food

I didn’t spend very much time in the Czech Republic, which means that I didn’t get to try as many foods as I would have liked.  However, I absolutely loved everything that I got to try.

At the very top of my list was definitely Svíčková, since I had read that many people claim this to be the one truly native Czech dish.  On my very first night, I set out to try this at Café Slavia and was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved it.   It might not be the prettiest dish, but it is definitely one of the tastiest.

The next morning, I ventured over to the elegant Café Savoy for breakfast.  The Café was packed by the time I arrived and I was ushered up to the second floor, which turned out to be great, as I loved having the view of the first floor. I ordered the hearty French breakfast, which consisted of a vegetable tart, sausage, ham, potatoes, egg, and French toast. 

The huge breakfast tied me over until the late afternoon and after taking a walking tour of the city, we ended up at a Cafeteria style restaurant and I tried this potato stuffed with ham.

Before leaving Prague, I had breakfast at Cafe Imperial, an upscale café that made me feel like I had stepped back in time.  The strangest part of the café was that the breakfast buffet is set up right at the entrance.  Perhaps there are rarely any line ups, since the size of the café is quite grand, but I would imagine that if it got busy and a line started forming, people would be crowding around the food, which would make it difficult for existing guests to grab their food.  The breakfast buffet itself is good, but not super memorable, with the exception of this whole wheat croissant that I had never seen before.  The most memorable part was definitely the grandeur of the café and being able to enjoy breakfast at such a place.

I was bummed that I didn’t get a chance to try fried cheese before leaving Prague, so I knew I must have it in Český Krumlov.  Na Louži offers about 4 different versions and I went with the waiter’s recommendation of the fried edam, which turned out to be one of the best things I ate on my entire trip.  If I was staying in the Czech Republic for a few more days, I likely would have tried all the different versions.