Kuchyň, Czech restaurant in Salm Palace at Prague Castle, Czech Republic
Kuchyň is a restaurant inside Salm Palace, located within the Prague Castle grounds, serving traditional Czech food. It has an indoor dining room and an outdoor terrace that looks out over the surrounding castle district.
Salm Palace dates to the 16th century and originally housed a working kitchen that fed the palace's residents. The space survived through the centuries and was eventually converted into the restaurant it is today.
The name Kuchyň simply means kitchen in Czech, pointing directly to what this room once was inside the palace. The dishes on the menu follow old court recipes, so eating here gives a sense of what was once served at the tables of Bohemian nobility.
The restaurant is easy to reach on foot from the castle grounds, right in the heart of the historic center. On days with bad weather, the indoor dining room is a good fallback, as the terrace is fully exposed to the open air.
In summer, meals are grilled over an open fire on the terrace, so guests can watch the food being cooked right in front of them. This open-flame cooking recalls how the palace kitchen once worked, and makes the experience feel different from a standard restaurant visit.
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