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Bánh Cuốn Phương Phượng: Rice Rolls in Prague's Sapa
I've been climbing the green stairs to the upper floor of the Sapa market in Prague for more than ten years - at the top sits the Bánh cuốn Phương Phượng bistro, which serves just one dish: bánh cuốn rice rolls with meat and mushrooms under a shower of fried shallots. I'll explain what bánh cuốn is, why it's a breakfast dish in Vietnam and why a one-line menu is all I need.
What to Buy in Sapa? Groceries! (2)
The second part of the series about shopping at Prague's Sapa market, this time from a Saturday morning at the Tamda Foods supermarket. It covers Squid fish sauce, vermicelli rice noodles, Tilda basmati rice, sticky rice, a mild red curry seasoning paste and Japanese sweet mochi dumplings - groceries the author has been using in his kitchen for years.
Výčep Restaurant, Prague: Jiří Hrachový's Eastern Moravian Cooking in Vinohrady
Výčep Restaurant in Prague's Vinohrady borrowed its name from the bottom rung of the Czech pub hierarchy - and then cooks eastern Moravian food under it that has earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Head chef Jiří Hrachový cooks from the recipes of the grandmothers of his home region, and whatever can be made in house is made in house: bread, cheese and cured meats.
Vietnamese Bistro Nhà hai hành (The House of the Two Onions), Prague
A review of the Vietnamese bistro Nhà hai hành (The House of the Two Onions) in Prague's Smíchov. Behind the punk decor are head chef Tomáš Cibulka, who spent years at the Michelin-starred La Degustation, and his Vietnamese wife Phương Anh Trần. The bistro cooks home-style Vietnamese food, serves food family style (mâm) and puts on a superb hot pot that guests cook right at the table.
Pohotovka Canteen, Prague: The Lunch Queue in Stodůlky
Pohotovka Canteen in Prague's Stodůlky serves Czech classics on a plastic tray within half a minute of ordering. The day's menu is chalked on a board and gone by tomorrow, and the queue outside forms every lunchtime. Yet the self-service canteen is no invention of socialism - the family tree runs from Automat Koruna all the way back to the Warsaw milk bar.
Asian Grocery Store on Zlatnická Street, Prague 1
The Vietnamese shop with Asian groceries on Zlatnická street in Prague offers a surprisingly wide selection of sauces, noodles, frozen delicacies, original sweets, Asian Home Gourmet pastes, and fresh Asian herbs, vegetables, and fruit. The store is an ideal place for lovers of Asian cuisine who find Sapa in Prague too far away.
Dejvická 34 Restaurant, Prague: Lunch Menu and Pohlreich's Best Restaurant
A month after getting home from Matera, a craving for Italian food took me to Dejvice. Dejvická 34, a restaurant with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, was serving its lunch menu the day before the whole country watched it win the Italian round of Pohlreich's Best Restaurant. Torched salmon with rhubarb, monkfish the Roman way and a chocolate mousse.
The Best Restaurants in Prague's Sapa
I've been coming to Prague's Sapa market for Vietnamese food for over twenty years. This is my own ranking of the best restaurants and bistros there: bún chả off the charcoal grill at Hải Hà, bánh cuốn rice rolls from the bistro upstairs, carp soup at Bún Cá Hải Phòng and grilled duck at Dũng Liên. It's based on dozens of visits to Sapa.
V Zátiší Restaurant, Prague (3): Lunch Menu
V Zátiší Restaurant is my favorite establishment in the center of Prague offering a lunch menu. During my February visit, I tasted goose kaldoun with root vegetables; for the main course, I chose goose breast and confit leg with truffle stuffing, and the sweet ending was chocolate mousse with fruit.
Mlýnec Restaurant, Prague (3): Lunch Menu
Mlýnec Restaurant is a renowned establishment in the center of Prague with a direct view of the Charles Bridge. The local cuisine attracts with a permanent offer as well as a regularly changing lunch menu. During my January visit, I was delighted by the juicy pulled beef brisket croquette with pickled vegetables and the grilled zander served with exotic mint quinoa.