France is a country of gourmets. Great care is devoted to the preparation of meals, and cooking and feasting have a deep-rooted tradition here. Good food is undoubtedly one of the pillars of French culture.
Although French cuisine is rich and diverse, and very popular here, there aren’t many establishments in Prague where you can taste traditional French specialties.
Phone: 222 313 712
La Gare is an authentic French restaurant offering exclusively traditional French cuisine. Here, you’ll find a variety of well-known French dishes, including coq au vin, escargots à la bourguignonne, and excellent onion soup. Throughout the winter, they serve delicious oysters, and the establishment features a large open grill where the chef prepares steaks from aged beef.
Phone: 731 136 144
The French restaurant Café Savoy is located by the banks of the Vltava River, near Kampa, in an Art Nouveau building, with roots dating back to the late 19th century. This lively and welcoming establishment is part of the Ambiente group, which typically guarantees excellent food and service. Open for breakfast, the restaurant resembles traditional French bistros, offering classic French dishes such as excellent steak tartare, salads, oysters, escargots, frog legs, beef steak, and other specialties. The restaurant also features a variety of sweet desserts and cakes from its own bakery.
Phone: 603 397 367
The restaurant Bílá Kráva specializes in traditional French cuisine, with a focus on dishes made from aged beef from the French Charolais breed. In addition to steaks, the menu features escargots de Bourgogne, frog legs, beef Bourguignon, goose pâté, excellent lamb, and other specialties.
Phone: 257 941 669
The French restaurant Red Pif in Smíchov’s Anděl area delights lovers of French cuisine and wines. The menu features dishes such as Boudin noir (blood sausage), escargots de Bourgogne, French steak tartare, French onion soup, tarte flambée, lamb Navarin, coq au vin, and much more. There is a diverse selection of natural French wines, and the restaurant partially fuses with Czech cuisine. Guests can also enjoy Plzeň beer from the tap.