If you’re doing the fast-paced tour of Prague, you may want to eat on the run rather than sit down to eat at a restaurant, which, in the European way, will generally take an hour or two of your time.
Street food in Prague may not be to everyone’s liking, but it is available if you need a quick snack before heading to Prague Castle or exploring the Old Town. Try these street food options if you’re in a rush or on a budget. And you might get hooked and want to recreate these street dishes when you get home.
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Trdelnik Rolled Cakes
These warm, fluffy, sugar-dusted cakes are baked right before your eyes and sold fresh all over Prague. Look for the sign depicting a trdelnik cake – you’ll find them in the Old Town, Mala Strana, and elsewhere in Prague. This street food is perfect if you have a sweet tooth.
The cakes are not exclusive to the Czech Republic. The former Austro-Hungarian Empire was home to many modern Central European countries, including the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and trdelnik cake recipes were passed down from family to family and town to town.
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Mulled wine
Mulled wine is a favorite cold weather drink. Usually made from red wine, spices are used to deepen the flavor of the wine, and sugar or honey sweetens the drink. You can order mulled wine in restaurants and bars, but during cold weather, you can buy a cup of mulled wine from vendors. Restaurants in the Old Town Square sometimes set up mulled wine stands to attract shivering customers.
It is common for tourists to drink and enjoy mulled wine at the Prague Christmas market while looking for souvenirs and gifts. You may want to start a new Christmas tradition and serve mulled wine at home. One way to do this is with apple cider, red wine (such as Cabernet), honey, cinnamon sticks, citrus zest, juice, cloves, and star anise.
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Sausages
The sausage carts on Wenceslas Square do a constant job of feeding those on the go throughout the day. The sides include a piece of whole wheat bread and sauerkraut. Hot, filling and easy to go, sausages, with a dollop of spicy mustard, are Prague’s favorite street food. You can find a variety of sausages. German white sausages and Polish red sausages are the most common. Pair your sausage with a plastic glass filled with premium Czech beer.
Interestingly, Saint Wenceslas is also known as the Sausage King and is considered the patron saint of klobasa sausage.
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Fried Cheese Sandwich
The fried cheese sandwiches ( smažený sýr ) available at the vendors in Wenceslas Square look like a fried fish or chicken burger. The thick slices of cheese are breaded, deep fried, and topped with mayonnaise (or tartar sauce) before forming a thick bun.
Once you return home, you may yearn for this dish. You do this by dredging a square of cheese like Edam or Gouda in flour, then you dip it in egg, then in breadcrumbs, and then in flour once more. Fry the cheese in a shallow pan with hot oil for two to three minutes per side.
