Noi (Újezd 19, Malá Strana, Prague) – despite its Italian-sounding name, this is actually a Thai restaurant (with a loungy bar). Dishes served here include Kang Phed Kai (chicken fillet cooked in red curry broth with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, carrot, fresh pepper, chillies and fresh basil leaves); Kang Knew Wan Ped (duck fillet cooked […]
Lokál (Dlouhá 33, Staré Město, Prague) – this restaurant prides itself in serving local Czech dishes with a modern twist. Meals served here include Pork braised in paprika; Boiled beef neck with mushroom sauce; Fried pork and beef schnitzel; as well as desserts like Caramel glazed profiterole with caramel and vanilla cream; and Coconut meringue […]
Las Adelitas (Americká 8, Vinohrady, Prague) – a true rarity in this country is a Mexican restaurant, in this case serving crispy- or soft-shell tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and tostadas – all at reasonable prices. Managed and owned by Mexicans, it’s devoted to serve some of the most emblematic dishes of the Mexican cuisine, with the […]
La Finestra (Platnérská 90/13, Prague) – located not far from Old Town Square in central Prague, this is another popular (high-end) Italian restaurant, especially for the business crowd. Opened in 2009, La Finestra is reputed to have the largest selection of Italian wines in the country. For its well-received meals, it uses top grade meat […]
Diocletian Palace and Medieval Split (Obala Hrvatskog narodnog, preporoda 7, 21000 Split) — The Emperor’s Palace is one of the most significant works of late-ancient architecture, not just for the preservation of original parts and the whole, but also for a series of original architectural forms announcing the new early-Christian, Byzantine and early-medieval art. The […]
Croatian Natural History Museum (Demetrova 1, Zagreb) — The Museum was founded in 1986, comprising of over 250,000 specimens distributed among various different collections. The geological and paleontological collection is a presentation of the evolution of the plant and animal world. Inside it, the Krapina Pre-Historic Man Collection represents the most important Neanderthal collection in […]
Croatian Museum of Naïve Art (Sv Ćirila i Metoda 3, Zagreb) — The Croatian Museum of Naive Art holds more than 1,875 works of art – paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints – mainly by Croatian artists. Naïve Art consists of a discrete group of painters and sculptors untrained in the ways of art, among the […]
Croatian History Museum (Matoševa 9, Zagreb) — In 1991, at a time of democratic change and the processes which led to independence for the Republic of Croatia, the Historical Museum of Croatia and the Museum of the Revolution of the Peoples of Croatia were integrated to establish the unified state institution known as the Croatian […]
Fish & Chips 21 Dlouha Street (21 Dlouha Street, Prague) – this is the sister restaurant to another seafood eatery in Prague (Zdenek’s Oyster Bar). As the name implies, its signature dish is British-style fish & chips. There are several different types of fish on the menu, as well as some interesting side dishes, including […]
Cotto Crudo (Four Seasons Hotel Prague, Veleslavínova 2a/1098, Prague) – the first (and perhaps only) Michelin-starred restaurant in Prague happens to be this high-end Italian restaurant, serving dishes ranging from risotto with mushrooms, jamón joselito, impepato del mugellano; to ravioli di ricotta, piedmont back truffle and violet artichokes; and involtino di pollo, gnocchetti, chanterelles, plums […]