French restaurants in Prague
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Café de Paris
A little corner of France tucked away on a quiet square, the Café de Paris is small, straightforward and unpretentious. So is the menu – just a couple of choices, onion soup or foie gras terrine to start, followed by entrecote steak with chips, salad and a choice of sauces (they’re very proud of the Café de Paris sauce, made to a 75-year-old recipe with 35 ingredients, and very nice it is too). There are also one or two daily specials, including a vegetarian alternative. The wine list offers a decent range of French wines, including a Muscadet that’s good value at 390Kč a bottle.
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La Crêperie
Odd place to put an authentic French crêperie, in a forgotten corner of Holeśovice next to the district’s massive administrative office complex. Still, if you happen to be in the area, it’s worth a stop for excellent sweet and savoury open-faced crêpes called galettes. Everything is made to order, so you may have to wait. That’s fine, since the space – fitted out like a rustic inn in Bretagne – is warm and there’s usually some rousing, vintage French music piping from the speakers. The galette complet (ham and cheese with an egg on top) makes an excellent and filling breakfast.
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Chez Marcel
There’s an authentic French bistro atmosphere at this peaceful backstreet café-bar, from the blue haze of cigarette smoke hanging over the dark wood tables (though you can escape to a smoke-free room at the back) to the copies of Le Monde and Le Figaro and the escargots on the menu. Stick to the simple dishes – steak au poivre, grilled chicken, quiche lorraine, the daily specials – and you won’t be disappointed. The two-course lunch for 150Kč is great value.
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La Provence
With its dark-wood beams, cushion-strewn benches, dim yellow lighting and shelves crammed with cooking implements, the basement restaurant at La Provence makes a good fist of passing itself off as a French country kitchen. The menu matches the décor, ranging from terrine of foie gras to rabbit Provençal in a creamy tarragon sauce. In the evening, when candlelight and soft piano music add to the atmosphere, it’s an ideal spot for a romantic tête-à-tête.
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U Zavoje
This wood-panelled gourmet complex, set in a beautiful old passageway between Havelská and Kožná streets, includes a wine bar, restaurant, coffee house and delicatessen, all dedicated to fine food and French and Czech wines. The restaurant menu concentrates on fresh seasonal produce, with dishes such as artichokes stuffed with tartare of wild salmon and scallops, organic Bresse chicken with courgette lasagne, and confit of quail with asparagus purée.
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Bellevue
Book a table on the terrace of this formal establishment and enjoy fabulous views of the river and castle, while tucking into gourmet cuisine. Bellevue offers a Eurasian range of dishes from roasted veal loin in black truffle sauce to infused black cod on wasabi mash. The service, however, can be inconsistent so don't come on an evening when the odd blip might upset you.
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Pálffy Palác
Dining by candlelight among the faded grandeur of the dining room, or perched on the 1st-floor terrace overlooking the palace gardens, is a truly memorable experience. Housed in the same neobaroque palace as the Prague Conservatoire, the Pálffy is popular for weekday lunches with staff from the nearby embassies and government offices.
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Francouzská Restaurace
The grand main restaurant of the even grander Municipal House is a haven for fine dining. Coq au vin, bouillabaisse and swordfish are some of the gourmet offerings, or there's the cheaper 3-course 'quick lunch' menu, which changes regularly. The Art Nouveau decor is sublime.
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