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Location: Tachovské nám. 288/6, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia
Venue Type: Czech Hospoda / Pub-Restaurant
Year of Inscription: 2017
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| EBG Rating: | 7.5/10 |
| Choice/ Quality of Drinks | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ |
| Style/ Décor | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ |
| Atmosphere/ Character | ❤️❤️❤️ |
| Amenities/ Events | ❤️❤️❤️ |
| Value For Money | ❤️❤️❤️ |
| Description | Zizkov is an area of Prague usually associated with grungy alternative bars, perhaps unfairly, as it is so large and brimming with drinking holes it should just be associated for ‘pubs and bars generally’. U Slovanske Lipy is proof enough that there is more to it than that, a beer hall with a surprisingly delicate and genteel edge, appropriate for summer drinking (despite being entirely indoors) as well as roaring fires on a winter evening. The bohemian script on the sign outside with the very common green background is a reasonable indicator of the traditional interior, and you can rest assured before your visit that all involved in the making of this pub have a command and mastery of what they’re doing. As you often find, there is a tapster area but unlike some pubs this is only usually used during busy periods, and the tapster is otherwise obliged to (shock-horror) actually engage with the general public. You’ll find around 6-10 beers on tap, usually a selection of regional Czech ales, one or two short term German or Polish kegs and a desitka lager should anyone simply want to get down to business. The beer is excellent, with regional offerings from smaller breweries offering genuine competition to the usual big beers, but look out for some rarer microbrews from across the country too. It all sounds great so far, but sadly the restaurant aspect of the pub and the choice of furnishings does somewhat detract from the pub feel, and it never really strikes a comfortable balance, teetering between dedicated lunch and evening meal spot and drinking hole. They ideally want you to eat a full meal then hang around downing a series of glasses, but in reality there’s too much going on in Zizkov, let alone Prague in general for that to be a judicious use of time. This is a frequent problem with Czech pubgoing, the blurring between dining and boozing. It depends which night you come and which crowds are in. Sometimes it is full of dedicated drinkers (the best time to come) other times you might feel slightly, just slightly out on a limb sitting there with only a pint. There is a beauty to the simple First Republic era genteel stylings of the place as well as the beer selections which invite further inspection. The food is pretty good by any local standards. It stands to reason that this is a venue to merit serious consideration as you plan your choices of pub crawl/lunch from the many hundreds (yes, hundreds) of viable options around Prague, particularly given the unfortunate closure of sister pub U Vodoucha. |