In every food lover’s culinary calendar, autumn is marked as the season of venison.
Venison can be obtained on a limited basis throughout the year, but it is primarily a seasonal affair that nicely enriches the diet.
Venison can be prepared in many ways, with a variety of venison stews, roasted hams and loins of venison, feathered venison is popularly braised in wine and, last but not least, various pâtés, such as those made from hare or roe deer. It should be remembered that the dispute over whether wild boar is more palatable with rosehip sauce or with cabbage and dumplings is still unresolved.
There are many restaurants in Prague that will offer you a venison feast with a wide range of dishes. However, most restaurants offer venison in the months of October – December. There are only a few restaurants in Prague where you can enjoy venison all year round.
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Located in the upper two floors of the Jindřišská Bell Tower, this luxury restaurant specializes primarily in venison. The original beams, masonry, and the bell itself create a unique interior. From the venison offerings, you can enjoy dishes such as wild boar tenderloin with thyme and mushrooms, venison loin in a pistachio crust, game ragout in red wine, or venison leg with a creamy sauce.
| Pilsner restaurant U Sedlerů Prague 2, Karlovo náměstí 17 Phone: 221 986 345 At the restaurant U Sedlerů, the specialty is goulash, such as venison goulash braised with juniper and red wine, served with bread or Karlovy Vary dumplings, and cranberries. |
| Restaurant Bílá kráva Prague 2, Rubešova 10 Phone: 603 397 367 At the Bílá Kráva restaurant in Prague’s Vinohrady district, you are invited to try venison carpaccio with marinated porcini mushrooms – definitely worth a visit. |
| 1890 Restaurant & Bar Prague 1, Senovážné náměstí 13 Phone: 778 449 055 1890 Restaurant & Bar offers in its autumn menu wild boar cheeks in red beer with sea buckthorn and mashed potatoes, or pheasant with chanterelles, cranberries, walnuts, and chestnuts. Enjoy the seasonal selection in the unique setting of a neo-Renaissance palace in the heart of Prague. |
| Restaurant Dark Kitchen Prague 3, Řípská 12 Phone: 601 393 306 As part of its new seasonal menu, Dark Kitchen restaurant in Vinohrady invites you to try venison tartare with pickled mushrooms and a bread crisp, or ravioli with wild boar ragout in red wine and candied sour cherry. |
| Restaurant and brewery U Supa Prague 1, Celetná 22 Phone: 733 534 383 The oldest brewery with a pub in Prague, U Supa, invites you to enjoy wild boar goulash with potato dumplings, onions, and herbs. |
| Restaurant Chateau St. Havel Prague 4, Před Nádražím 1/6 Phone: 601 577 484 As part of its autumn tasting menu, Chateau St. Havel offers venison tartare with a truffle tartlet or wild boar loin with parsnip purée, a broccoli roll coated in dried mushrooms, and rosehip sauce. |
| Restaurant Červený jelen Prague 1, Hybernská 5 Phone: 735 123 647 In the unique setting of the former Anglo-Austrian Bank, Červený Jelen restaurant offers venison leg with creamy vegetable sauce, cranberries, and Carlsbad dumplings, or grilled wild boar loin. |
| Restaurant Kafka Prague 1, Na Poříčí 7 (MGallery Hotel Prague) Phone: 221 800 552 In the elegant setting of the hotel restaurant Kafka at MGallery Hotel Prague, you can enjoy venison loin in wine sauce with root vegetables and mashed potatoes as part of the autumn menu. |
| Restaurant V Zátiší Prague 1, Liliová 216 Phone: 222 221 155 As part of its autumn menu, the V Zátiší restaurant offers venison loin with horseradish, pickled cucumber, and pierogi. |
| Pilsner restaurant Kamera Prague 5, Tilleho náměstí 2 Phone: 777 850 202 The new menu at the Kamera restaurant also features game specialties, including pâté with duck liver, beer-braised onions, and sourdough bread, or wild boar goulash soup. Among the main courses, highlights include fallow deer loin with cherry sauce and potato rösti, roe deer leg with rosehip sauce and Carlsbad dumplings, and roasted wild boar with white cabbage. |
| Restaurant Vinograf Prague 1, Senovážné náměstí 23 Phone: 739 653 153 You can enjoy wild boar neck in Dijon mustard with roasted potato dumplings, chokeberries, and root vegetables as part of the new menu at Vinograf restaurant. |
Wild game includes feathered animals (pheasants, partridges, quails, wild ducks, wild geese, and woodcocks), furry animals (wild rabbits and hares), large game (roe deer and elk), and wild boar. Additionally, there are now more exotic meats like ostrich or kangaroo, which aren’t exactly seasonal fare. Game meat, known for its distinctive flavor and aroma, is often of higher quality and healthier than farmed meat; it is high in protein and low in fat. The taste can vary even within the same species, depending on the age and health of the individual animals hunted. After being hunted, game meat must be allowed to rest for a while before it can be prepared and consumed.
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