We%26#39;re just back from Prague again last week and we stumbled uponst a keeper pub which we will be sure to visit on our next trip. The place is called Pivovarsky u Bulovky. It is in Prague 8 and definately off the beaten path but it is a wonderful little place. The food is quite good traditional Czech and very reasonable in price. The menu is only in Czech, no German or English, and the wait staff speaks only Czech so it is not your usual tourist pub. We were there last Tuesday evening and had reservations, which are a must as this little place does a land office business! The service is a might slow but that just gives you more time to drink the wonderful beer. They had four styles on tap and my favorite was the Bavarian weissbier which is as good as any weissbier I have tasted on our extensive travels throughout Bavaria. The owners name is Richter which probably speaks for itself. This pub is a bit difficult to find. It is on the 24 %26amp; 25 Tram line at the Bulovky stop. Just go downhill opposite the Fitness Solarium about 150 metres and it%26#39;s on your right.
Na Zdraví!!
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Good find! Just a slight correction of the name, though - Pivovar u Bulovky. I know it as a friend lives nearby. I think the website is kept only in Czech for a reason http://www.pivovarubulovky.cz/cz/jlistek.php (i.e. they probably want to keep it %26#39;local%26#39; :)) but as you found they certainly won%26#39;t turn you away.
I like their motto:
%26quot;Naše restaurace si klade za cíl pokračovat v tradici
vyhlášeného českého pohostinství starých dobrých
časů a působit jako lék pro hosty, znechucené českým
pohostinstvím časů novějších a méně dobrých%26quot;
which means something like:
%26quot;The aim of our restaurant is to continue in the famous tradition of Czech hospitality from the good old times and act as a medicine for our guests, who are disgusted by the Czech hospitality of today%26#39;s more modern and less good times%26quot;
Which says it all, really - they are probably kicking themselves that you found it and recommended it here :))
The menu is good and very good value and with home-produced beer at 29 Crowns you can%26#39;t go wrong. It just goes to show that a little exploring can pay off, and there are many more like that hidden away which still preserve the old atmosphere of Prague (even though this particular one is a newish establishment).
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It is one of my favourites. I go there quite often and i%26#39;ve seen a lot of beer geeks from other countries.
In a way, I really love the fact that neither staff nor menus speak English. It keeps it local and you will never see umbrella following herds taking much of the space. Franta Richter would never allow it.
Word on the street says that he is going to open another brewpub, a really big one, in Prague 11, another area far, far away from the tourist path. I%26#39;m already looking forward to it.
Na Zdraví!
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hmmm, maybe we can get TA to remove that post! ;-)
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not before I get a note of the address.:)
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%26lt;%26lt;another area far, far away from the tourist path. I%26#39;m already looking forward to it.%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;
Is this really what a DE should be saying ?lol :o)
TORII
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You%26#39;ve been all reported, that%26#39;s all I can do :)
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Must say I dont think it will be non tourist for long with all this advertising!:o)
TORII
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I have to say that I didn%26#39;t think that %26quot;PUB%26quot; was particularly hidden from tourists - we visited last June when we were in Prague having a bit of a pub crawl - it was on my list of possibles, compiled by reading pivni filosof%26#39;s blog, and it%26#39;s also mentioned in the Good Beer Guide to Prague - which anyone interested in beer would surely get from the library before their visit. In fact we wondered if the acronym %26quot;PUB%26quot; was specifically aimed at attracting Brits!
Anyway, I agree that it is a totally smashing place although a little too smoky. We tried the Lezak 12 which was good (but not so good as the beer before - Svetla 10 at Pivovarska Krcma) and the excellent Weisbier 13.
Looking forward to hearing more about the new venture on this forum, if and when it materialises - waiting for the exchange rate to improve and then must come back to Prague again!
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It had never actually registered until now that the word %26#39;PUB%26#39; (abbreviation of Pivovar u Bulovky) was actually on any of their marketing material, but it is quite commonly used between young people as in %26#39;pujdeme do pabu%26#39; - %26#39;let%26#39;s go to the pub%26#39;.
Not to be confused with the %26#39;PUB%26#39;, though (details for which can be found if you click on the automatically-generated link) :)
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When we visited, the building itself was actually identified by a sign saying %26quot;PUB%26quot; - we were a bit apprehensive that we might be going into some sort of tourist trap specially devised for Brits Abroad. All was well though, most customers were locals and the atmosphere was empatically Czech. We did swap beer tales with some intrepid scottish souls though - they had their copy of the Good Beer Guide with them!
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