Where to eat in Cesky Krumlov

There are lots of great restaurants and cafes in Cesky Krumlov and we  certainly haven't tried all of them, but here then are some of our  favourites:

Two Marys (U Dwau Marii) - next door to Laibon and offers authentic  medieval Czech food. To drink try the mead - especially good warm. Can  get booked up.

The Jailhouse (Satlava) in Satlasvska Street is also a place that needs  booking in advance at weekends. It is the old Jailhouse and offers meat  grilled over an open fire.

Nona Gina in Klasterni Street - the best pizza restaurant (for our money) in Cesky Krumlov

The Gypsy Tavern (Cibanska Jizba) in Dlouha Street - a real old fashioned  Czech tavern. The goulash is cheap and delicious. If you're lucky you  may get to hear a genuine gypsy band play.

The Two Ladies near the Marionette Museum in Latran - riverside seating and great honey cake and strudel.

Na Ostrove on the island near to the Castle cliff - offers tasty grilled meat with seating next to the mill race.

Barbakan - has a terrace overlooking the river and also serves grilled meat.

• Laibon Restaurant and Tea-room (Parkan Street) - a vegetarian restaurant with a warm welcome and views over the river to the castle. The tearoom  (above) is full of atmosphere and worth a visit

Cafe 99 is next to the Budejovicka Gate and offers free wifi as well as lovely cakes

What to Eat

Here is some of our favourite Czech food:

Grilled meat, often cooked on an open fire as at Satlavka.

Meat in a range of sauces, such as mushroom or fruits of the forest.  The Czechs are great hunters - so you will often find wild boar, venison and  rabbit on the menu.

Sausages in all shapes and sizes often served with delicious Czech mustard. For a cheap snack have a hotdog from one of the stands.

Cakes - strudel, honey cake (medovnik) , doughnuts, and various pastries, check out the poppy seed paste used in many cakes.

Potatoes - some how the Czech ones just taste nicer than British ones, try  boiled with melted butter or bramboraky (potato pancakes) which is also  sold as a snack

Wild Mushrooms - the Czechs are obsessed with them, try in a sauce or omelette.

Fruits of the forest - you will find wild strawberries, raspberries,  bilberries growing in the forest. Smaller than cultivated ones and twice as tasty. The Czechs use them in cakes, pancakes, fruit dumplings,  milkshakes, ice cream and sauces for meat dishes.

Beer - the Czechs are rightly proud of their beer, our favourites are Budvar, Gambrinus, and Bernard. You can get dark beer as well as the  light - we like both. And what is more it is cheap compared to British  prices.

Other alcohol - try medovina (mead) to be drunk hot or cold, we recommend the ones served in Two Marys, and then there is Becherovka - a herbal  spirit and said to be good for the digestion.

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