GNR Equivelents in Prague, Salzburg

I'm doing a mini-Central Europe trip this December and looking for GNR-type restaurants in Prague and Salzburg.

My worst nightmare is ending up in the Czech or Austrian version of the Cheesecake Factory.

That said, any favorites in these cities would be appreciated -- especially those that aren't on the expensive side. Speaking of which, what's an average restaurant bill in these cities look like for two with, say, a single drink?

I was in Prague last year and found prices quite reasonable, especially compared to Western Europe. However, the dollar has fallen considerably and I'm sure it will be a bit more expensive.

For lunch, close to the river in the old quarter I had great pizza at Maestro.

U Modre Kachnicky has a wonderful old world atmosphere serving traditional Prague cuisine. Depending on how much you drink, I think dinner may be $30-$50 a person.
http://www.umodrekachnicky.cz/

David restaurant was more contemporary Prague cooking but a little more pricey. We had an excellent meal.

I'm sorry, "GNR"?

globetrotter wrote:I'm sorry, "GNR"?

Great Neighborhood Restaurant

past 35 years. I agree with the attached link which calls it the best larger beer hall in the world.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~patto1ro/salzburg.htm


http://www.augustinerbier.at/pages/estu ... dlgang.htm

some of rick steves' choices are hit or miss in germany/austria, but we went to one in salzburg that was one of the better things we ate that trip... i don't have the book by me now but will look it up when i think to...




very homey traditionalesque food... it was just off the main drag, kinda in an alleyway type thing... right next to an uber touristy place called Mozart Cafe or something. i'll try and find the name.

That looks similar (but perhaps not one in the same) to the Gabler, which is very good traditional Austrian fare:

http://www.gablerbrau.com/hotels-salzbu ... ustria.htm

I would suggest the imperial cafe in prague, it is downtown and has one of the most interesting interiors you could hope for. honestly, food isn't outstanding, but it is an old place, and it is the type of place that local people go to. pretty much any taxi driver down town will get you there.

I couldn't afford it when I was there, but plenty of people raved about Peklo (Cafe Peklo maybe?) It's near the Loreta, as I recall.

Finally found it. Had to dig through some accumulated, uh, stuff, but if you have a chance, get thee to U Matouše (At [the sign of] Matthew's [house]). This is a real neighborhood place that most tourists will never find, wonderful 'real' Czech food, very reasonable prices. Tourist-friendly it turned out to be, though more from the novelty of having tourists than anything else. The small restaurant had a bar at one end and perhaps a dozen tables set up at the other end of the room. We hung our coats on pegs and seated ourselves. When the waitress came over and welcomed us in Czech, our English-language "hello" brought an enthusiastic Czech-flavored echo (simultaneously welcoming and yet conveying clear panic at the thought of English-speaking guests). She spoke no English. The bartender's English vocabulary consisted of approximately ten words (of which beef and pork were his proudest accomplishments), but he stuck with us and the linguistic impasse didn't matter: the meal was marvelous.

Preslova 17 (in Mala Strana)
Tel. 420 257 318 864. Open 11-11

(And, if your Czech is good enough, they even have a website! It has the complete menu--click on the link to jídelní lístek (which opens as a Microsoft Word document)--as well as a little map as well as a gallery of photos.)