Cestr Central location, right off Wenceslaus square across from beautiful National Museum featured on Prague postcards and magnets. Spacious and bright modern decor with a dedicated bar area and shelves with pickling throughout. The specialty is Czech meats, so it’s a fearsome steak selection, with liver, hearts, gizzards and brains of various animals also making appearance on the menu. The wine list has local products by the glass, the portions are generous and service is friendly. Knedlin So knedlyk is a traditional Czech filled dumpling that’s been deep-fried. It’s the size of a tennis ball and Knedlyn has the process […]

For future reference so that I can come back to this post, here are some dining notes from Paris circa 2026. La Saperlipopette (Puteaux) We’ve had two Caesar salads, a beef tartare and a ribeye. The service was pretty prompt and efficient, the motto was “we are not Parisians”, so all of the good bistro stuff without any of the attitude. The venue defines itself as a chic bistro. A few omissions – wine was requested, but never brought. On the plus side, it didn’t show up on the final bill either. The payment terminal prompts for tips. While the […]