I visited Prague for several days last summer, and, to my taste, the non-Czech restaurants were consistently more interesting. Czech food tends to be heavy and meat-oriented; a slab of game with a fruit-infused sauce is regarded as gastronomic heaven. But this doesn't mean you won't eat well; quite the contrary. First, food prices in general are very low -- shockingly low to anyone familiar with Europe's other great capital cities. Second, the people of Prague are very cosmopolitan and support a wide range of "ethnic" restaurants, many of which are top-notch. At U Cedru (At the Cedars), for instance, I had an excellent middle eastern dinner. Finally, there's the beer. Day in, day out, I had the best beer I've ever had *anywhere*, still at those bargain prices. Czech beers are flavorful and full-bodied; odds are, you will get a better beer at any randomly-picked Czech cafe than at, say, a German or Belgian one. This is just my opinion, of course, based on my own likes and dislikes. Peter Dorman From [email removed] Sun Sep 19 11:32:57 EDT 1999 Article: 47428 of rec.food.restaurants
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