Spring in the kitchen is, among other things, a time for asparagus. This vegetable (scientifically known as *Asparagus officinalis*) has been known since ancient times and has since been regarded as a luxurious delicacy and an aphrodisiac. Asparagus is rightly referred to as the king of vegetables.
Asparagus typically floods the market from March to May, and during this time, it also appears in some restaurants as a special offering. Asparagus is excellent when fresh and is difficult to store. Therefore, take advantage of this season and treat yourself to your yearly dose of this delicious vegetable. Some restaurants in Prague prepare special asparagus menus in spring.
Asparagus is classified into white and green varieties. White asparagus is more delicate and tender; it is grown under a layer of soil and harvested when it breaks the surface. It contains fewer vitamins and has a slightly sweet taste. White asparagus needs to be peeled, and the lower third of the shoot is cut off. It is usually cooked but can also be pickled; however, pickled asparagus can never fully replace fresh asparagus. A popular delicacy made from white asparagus is creamy soup, but there are many recipes featuring asparagus. Green asparagus contains more vitamins, does not need peeling, and is often used raw in salads, blanched, or lightly cooked as a side dish for various meats.
Restaurants with asparagus offerings:
| BRICK’S Restaurant & Bar, from 26.4.2025 Prauge 1, Cihelná 2b Phone: 732 950 960 With the start of asparagus season, BRICK’S restaurant also invites you to enjoy its spring menu. Try the creamy asparagus soup, a salad of white and green asparagus, white asparagus with hollandaise sauce, poached egg, and Grenaille potatoes, veal with pasta, morels, and green asparagus, or venison loin with white asparagus and hollandaise sauce. For dessert, enjoy a tartlet with asparagus, strawberries, tarragon cream, and pomegranate. |
| Restaurant Esprit, May 2025 Prague 4, Na Pankráci 15 (Hotel Holiday Inn) Phone: 296 895 030 The Esprit restaurant invites you to enjoy its spring asparagus specials. Treat yourself to asparagus soup or salad, asparagus with hollandaise sauce and roasted potatoes, pork schnitzel with asparagus and hollandaise sauce, and for dessert, asparagus panna cotta. |
| Restaurant Potrefená husa Platnéřská, od 15.5.2025 Prague 1, Platnéřská 9 Phone: 266 311 497 At Potrefená Husa Platnéřská, you can look forward to the traditional asparagus feast starting in mid-May. |
| Restaurant Kampa Park Prague 1, Na Kampě 8b Phone: 296 826 102 For this year’s asparagus season, Kampa Park Restaurant has prepared a white asparagus velouté with quail egg, and as a main course, white asparagus with morels, baby potatoes, and Béarnaise sauce — served with your choice of smoked salmon or bacon. |
| Restaurant Dark Kitchen, 1.5. – 31.5.2025 Prague 3, Řípská 12 Phone: 601 393 306 In May, the Žižkov-based restaurant Dark Kitchen invites you to enjoy its asparagus specials. Delight in white asparagus cream soup with chickpea crumble, Greek pita with green asparagus, peas, and stracciatella, and for main courses, stuffed chicken breast with blanched asparagus or asparagus risotto with broccoli purée and prosciutto crudo. |
| Restaurant Hliněná bašta, 15.5. – 31.5.2025 Průhonice, Újezdská 619 Phone: 272 690 700 Starting May 15, you can enjoy a spring asparagus menu at the Hliněná Bašta restaurant. The selection includes asparagus cream soup, tagliatelle with asparagus, asparagus wrapped in Parma ham with hollandaise sauce, creamy risotto with pecorino cheese and asparagus, and beef stir-fry with asparagus and rice noodles. |
| Pivovarský dům Benedict, 8.5. – 29.5.2025 Prague 2, Ječná 16 Phone: 296 216 666 Try the special spring menu along with house-brewed beer at Pivovarský dům Benedict. Start with toasted bread topped with green asparagus, a poached egg, and tuna spread. For the main course, enjoy grilled pork tenderloin medallions with roasted potatoes and a white and green asparagus sauce. There’s also a fresh salad with green and white asparagus, egg, bacon, and radishes. |
| Restaurant Hoffmeister, květen 2025 Prague 1, Pod Bruskou 7 (Hotel Hoffmeister) Phone: 251 017 133 Indulge in a spring symphony of flavors at the Hoffmeister Restaurant, located in the hotel of the same name. The menu begins with marinated asparagus with hollandaise espuma and ricotta, followed by a carrot cream soup with raspberry dust. The main course features a turkey roulade with gouda and pancetta, and for dessert, a nougat mousse with orange jelly. |
| TONY’S Café & Bar, 22.4. – 19.5.2025 Prague 1, U Obecního domu 1 (Hotel Paříž) Phone: 222 191 195 TONY’S Café & Bar at Hotel Paříž invites you to enjoy asparagus cream soup with garden cress and wild garlic pesto, tagliolini with asparagus, poached egg, and spinach, and white asparagus with hollandaise sauce, Prague ham, and sautéed potatoes. |
| Pivovarský klub Benedict, 8.5. – 29.5.2025 Prague 8, Křižíkova 17 Phone: 222 315 777 At the Benedict Brewery Club in Karlín, you’re invited to try pork tenderloin medallions with roasted skin-on potatoes and asparagus sauce. For a lighter option, there’s toasted bread with tuna spread and a poached egg. Everything can be paired with house-brewed beer or Horňácká blueberry brandy. |
| Restaurant Malostranská Beseda, květen 2025 Prague 1, Malostranské nám. 35 Phone: 257 409 112 Head to Malostranská Beseda in the very heart of Prague for a special spring offering – an asparagus variation with poached asparagus, hollandaise sauce, and garden cress. |
| Restaurant V Zátiší, květen 2025 Prague 1, Liliová 1 Phone: 222 221 155 V Zátiší Restaurant invites you to enjoy a refreshing symphony of spring flavors – start with asparagus paired with creamy burrata, juicy mango, and fragrant basil, then move on to the main course: char served with white asparagus, tomatoes, and Prague ham. |
| Restaurant Mincovna, květen 2025 Prague 1, Staroměstské náměstí 7 Phone: 727 955 669 Mincovna Restaurant, located in the heart of Prague, invites you to enjoy its asparagus menu. Dishes include creamy asparagus soup, roasted duck breast with grilled asparagus and confit artichokes with bacon, or asparagus with hollandaise sauce, confit garlic, potatoes, and egg. |
| Restaurant FUZE, 14. 5. – 19. 5. 2025 Prague 1, Na Florenci 2139/2 Phone: 734 889 633 At the FUZE restaurant and brewery, several asparagus specialties will be prepared in mid-May. These include creamy asparagus soup, asparagus with hollandaise sauce and truffle, and asparagus served with pork chops or rolled veal. To accompany the event, the brewery has brewed a special wheat beer. |
| Restaurant Tiskárna Jindřišská, květen 2025 Prague 1, Jindřišská 22 Phone: 602 448 854 Restaurant Tiskárna Národní, květen 2025 Prague 1, Národní 39 Phone: 731 756 900 You can enjoy spring asparagus specialties at the Tiskárna Jindřišská and Tiskárna Národní restaurants. Try the asparagus cream soup with mushrooms and peas based on a 1937 cookbook recipe, a cherry tomato salad with cheese, roasted eggplant, and olives, asparagus with hollandaise sauce, egg, and potatoes, or roasted duck breast with oranges, grilled asparagus, and confit artichokes with bacon. For dessert, indulge in strawberries with mascarpone cream, strawberry sauce, and tonka bean. |
| Restaurant U Kalendů, květen 2025 Prague , Rašínovo nábřeží 58 Phone: 732 947 574 The restaurant U Kalendů, part of the Ambiente group, offers asparagus from Hostín with béarnaise sauce and wild garlic. |
| 1890 Restaurant & Bar, 15.5. – 27.5.2025 Prague 1, Senovážné nám. 13 (Hotel Carlo IV) Phone: 778 449 055 1890 Restaurant & Bar invites you to enjoy a four-course asparagus menu: grilled green asparagus with parmesan foam, asparagus soup with peas, sea bass with white asparagus in butter, and for dessert, asparagus ice cream with vanilla and rhubarb. |
| Restaurant Potrefená husa Platnéřská, 15.5. – 31.5.2025 Prague 1, Platnéřská 9 Phone: 266 311 497 Potrefená Husa Platnéřská invites you to enjoy its seasonal offerings, including white asparagus cream soup, roasted asparagus with hollandaise sauce, potatoes, and egg, or sliced flank steak with green asparagus, pepper sauce, and roasted cauliflower. |