The Gluten Bigot: Gluten Free Prague

Monday, April 29, 2013

Gluten Free Prague

The final stop on our holiday was to Prague, a place I had wanted to visit for much longer than I admit as it clearly ages me. As excited as I was to visit Prague, I was warned I may not have the easiest time eating gluten free there.

As I had bought food along the way, I knew I at least had some things to eat (I deliberately bought some cakes in Paris which I earmarked for Prague breakfasts). So, the evening of our arrival we went into Billa, a local grocery store, and were happy to find many Schar products. I bought gluten free rolls, cheese, bananas and juice to have for breakfast and some granola bars to keep in my bag (as well as some interesting teas like Banana Cinnamon and Pear & Caramel). 

I was able to get by eating salads and fries for lunches, as well the bars came in handy. Gluten free was certainly not impossible and there are couple of places of note that I ate at thought that I did want to share - and one in particular as I ended up there every day.

First, Pizza Colusseum. This is a chain I had starred on my Google map as they had gluten free pasta. I imagined it as a fast food / takeaway for some reason, and so had my husband, however when we went there for lunch one day, it was actually a restaurant. I would equate it to Olive Garden. I had spaghetti and creme brulee so I was happy enough, but I did find the food to be mediocre. Certainly convenient though, and the service was decent.
The next day we decided to just pick a place that was convenient and had maybe salads for lunch, and we ended up at a placed we had walked by the day prior and though was cute in a gimmicky kind of way, Kolonial. They had multiple salad options, and the one I had was good and very satisfying.
I was so excited to drink that beer!

The real place d'resistance though, was Na zlaté křižovatce. This restaurant is 100% gluten free and offer proper Czech dishes. I cannot tell you how thrilled I was to be able to have goulash (which I had never tried before), schnitzel, dumplings, apple strudel and dessert pancakes (crepes). Scroll down for pictures of everything I ate. I am a massive fan of goulash now, and their spinach soup was so incredible I decided I am going to have to attempt to duplicate it at home. Oh - and did I mention they have gluten free beer on tap? Yes, you can have a nice pint (350mL or 500mL, your choice) of Celiac. So happy. A complete must eat in Prague!

Port schnitzel with some of the best potatoes I have ever had.
My favorite dessert - chocolate pancake
Goulash
Apple Strudel
Homemade gluten free bread.... amazing!
Goulash with dumplings!
One last thing I picked up was some candies at a chocolate store by Old Town Square. We asked and were advised the ingredients were water and sugar... do delicious!



Prague was such an amazing place - I am so glad that despite the fear of easy food options we went. The food I had was amazing and the city was storybook beautiful.

Have you been to Prague? Do you have any tips there?


13 comments :

  1. Hi, I was recently in Prague. I stayed at Mamaison Suite Hotel Pachtuv Palace- address Karoliny Svetle 34, 11000 Prague, phone- +420 (0)2 34705111. They have a restaurant that is just next door called Amade. The waitstaff and chef are great and very accommodating if you have gluten and/or other food issues. I would highly recommend them. They are near the Charles Bridge. The prices are reasonable.

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  2. love your posts! I'm travelling around Europe at the moment and so excited to be able to try some foods that I never thought I would! Sad news thou... Na Zlate is closing early 2014 due to a lack of business, I was lucky enough to eat there and agree - it was fantastic, such a shame! Also ate at Svejk Restaurant U Karla in Prague, read mixed reviews on trip advisor but I loved it, extensive gf menu, delicious goulash and reasonable prices!

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  3. Im going to Prague with my school in July, does anyone have any more ideas on where I can eat that is gluten free or can cater for it? :)
    xx

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  4. Hi Jennifer, I can see how much you loved Na Zlate Krizovatce but unfortunately it has now closed. The website is still running as they would like to reopen somewhere else but as of 1/1/2014, it's a dead duck.
    Jason (www.livingprague.com)

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  5. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  6. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  7. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  8. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  9. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  10. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  11. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  12. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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  13. We are headed to Budapest and Prague the first half of October. So sad we will not visit Na Zlate Krizovatce but searching for alternatives. Thanks to everyone's ideas and suggestions!

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