Top 10 Restaurants In Pilsen, Czech Republic

For beer lovers and purveyors of Czech cuisine, Na Spilce is a must when in Pilsen. The largest gastropub in all Bohemia, the 550-seat establishment ticks over to the aromas of packed potato dumplings, spicy Slavic goulash, and bubbling venison stews. Specialities include more experimental twists on the local cuisine, such as pork cuts doused in Na Splice’s dark-beer sauce. Inside, the decor is every inch the historic brewing house, with vaulted ceilings and copper beer casks.

Nestled in the tightly knit streets of Pilsen’s pretty old town, U Salzmannů still oozes with all the fin-de-siècle charm and classic Bohemian character you’d expect of the city’s oldest restaurant. The menu offers up a cascade of traditional Czech treats, such as dumplings, goulash stews and grilled pork cuts. All of these are served up in tandem with home-brewed beer and unpasteurized lager. Don’t forget to quiz the connoisseurs behind the bar on the various pouring methods on offer, each one altering the taste of your chosen tipple.

A curious mix of dusty beer bottles, exposed brick walls, stained timber tables, cracked violins and hanging wagons give U Žumbery its charm. The lengthy menu of inventive dishes – beef carpaccio in Italian pesto, fried sausages in chili and dark beer sauce, and Hungarian pork with sour gherkins – does well to combine culinary traditions from right across the continent. The drinks are that of a traditional Pilsen pub, offering unpasteurized Gambrinus and the Republic’s iconic Urquell too.

Transport yourself back to the 13th century with a trip to this medieval-themed venue. Visitors are immersed in a historic atmosphere, with lute tunes ringing through the restaurant’s stone-walled rooms and the long timber tables of the dining hall. True to its character, Stará Sladovna’s menu is a meat-heavy feast of monarchic proportions, with roast wild boar, various cold cuts, fresh fish and earthy stews to enjoy.

Feeling a little worse for wear after that endless stream of frothy unpasteurized beers? Or perhaps you simply just can’t handle any more sprawling meat platters? If so, AndělVegetarian Restaurant on Bezručova is the place to go. The menu focuses on light, healthy and simple meat-free dishes, while the décor is a calm and soothing mix of modern furnishings, warm hues and pleasant lighting. There is an adjoining music bar to explore, where vinyl turns well into the night and local bands strum away to the crowd.

Touting a menu that changes daily, and plenty of Pilsner Urquell, U Mansfelda is one of the city’s great gastropubs. The interior oozes a stripped-down charm, with its wood paneled walls and white-washed ceilings. Meanwhile, the bar is done out with all the ubiquitous micro-brewery adornments: from the copper casks to the endless array of beer taps. In the summer, U Mansfelda also spills out onto its own al-fresco terrace, offering views over the pretty Safarik’s Orchards and the red-tiled roofs of the Pilsen old town.