Czech restaurant in New York City area
I am planning a farewell dinner for a Czech colleague. We work in NYC. So far, I've found just one place, called Zlaha Praha, which means Golden Prague. It looks good - I would definitely go - but it is in Astoria, which may prove to be a deterrent to some of our colleagues. Any suggestions for a Czech restaurant, or perhaps a Hungarian place? THANKS!
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7 Comments:
You could try one of the Polish restaurants in Greenpoint or the East Village.
Hungarian restaurants have gone the way of the dinosaur. I've heard good things about Zlaha Praha.
Ed Levine at 5:23PM on 08/26/08
Andre's Cafe, at 1631 Second Ave., serves Hungarian food, and it's not bad, but it's too casual for a farewell dinner. (You could pick up pastries for the office, however.) Caterina's, at 316 East 53rd, has a curious menu that's two-thirds Hungarian, one-third Italian; many folks seem to like it, but I've never been there myself.
Zlata Praha is dependable if not exceptional -- I've hosted a dinner myself there -- and it's just steps from a station for the N and W trains.
If travel weren't an issue, the Czech restaurant Koliba is a subway stop (or two) north, also in Astoria; in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, you can find the Slovak restaurant Milan's.
EatingInTranslation at 1:57AM on 08/27/08
As a matter of clarity, and IMHO, you may as well take your co-worker to an Indian restaurant as a Hungarian one. There is precious little similarity between that cuisine and Czech. I'd be surprised to hear that your colleague made the connection that you are trying to match his native palate.
czken at 2:54AM on 08/27/08
@czken - his wife is Hungarian, and she would be invited to the party as well. I'm not trying to match one different cuisine to his native palate. Czech or Hungarian were his suggestions.
LadyMarmalade at 9:42AM on 08/27/08
Czeken--I'd be interested to hear, since you are Czech, what is Czech cuisine? My aunt is Czech and I always want to give her a dish/baked good from her home country on holidays but I'd hate to err and give her something faux like 'Czech cookies' Googled from the Internet.
HeartofGlass at 6:56PM on 08/27/08
HeartofGlass-- I'm also Czech, but your question is kind of broad and difficult to answer. More importantly, if you're looking to give a baked good, Czech pastries tend to be pretty labor intensive, so you'd be hard pressed to find something good in the states. I'd recommend going to the Slovak-Czech variety store in Long Island City or even their website (just google them) -- they have a broad assortment of packaged candies, chocolates, and cookies from the homeland, which my mother brings home by the suitcase-ful whenever she goes back to Prague. I know a lot of Czechs miss the candies/cookies they grew up with, so that might be a nice gift. (Kind of like if you lived abroad, you might start to miss Jif peanut butter, M&M's, Twix, or something like that)
mh330 at 1:58PM on 09/12/08
I know it's kind of after the fact, but for someone looking this info up in the future... my Czech husband and I lived in Astoria for years, and Zlata Praha is a great restaurant, as is the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden. The menu is more limited there but it's great, and they serve Staropramen! (good Czech beer.)
allyn at 11:49AM on 01/18/09