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What to eat in Czechia

The 10 best dishes in Czechia

Dumplings, gravy and the best lager in the world.

1

Svíčková

Eaten all over Czechia

Beef sirloin in creamy root-vegetable sauce with dumplings and cranberries.

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2

Vepřo knedlo zelo

Eaten all over Czechia

Roast pork, dumplings and sauerkraut.

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3

Guláš

Best: Prague

Beef goulash with bread dumplings and beer.

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4

Smažený sýr

Eaten all over Czechia

Breaded fried cheese with tartar sauce.

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5

Trdelník

Best: Prague

Rolled dough grilled on a spit and coated in sugar.

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6

Kulajda

Best: South Bohemia

Creamy dill soup with mushrooms and a poached egg.

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7

Bramboráky

Eaten all over Czechia

Garlic and marjoram potato pancakes.

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Ovocné knedlíky

Eaten all over Czechia

Plum or apricot dumplings with butter and curd.

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Koláč

Eaten all over Czechia

Round pastries with poppy seed, plum or curd.

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10

Pečená kachna

Eaten all over Czechia

Roast duck with red cabbage and dumplings.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.