What to eat in Brno
Brno drinks beer before wine, even though Moravia's vineyards surround the city, and alongside the beer comes utopenec, a pickled sausage that rarely leaves the pub.
- Lunch
- A set menu, €5.95–6.55
- Utopenec
- €3.65, a pickled sausage with beer
- Beef goulash
- €8.95
A day in Brno starts with a set lunch at €5.95–6.55, at noon, in any tavern in the core. In the evening people sit with beer and utopenec, a pickled sausage that's a pub bite before the main course, and the main course is most often beef brewery goulash. Moravian wine sits on every menu, but Brno drinks it after the beer, not instead of it.
A pub bite before the main course
Utopenec is a sausage pickled in vinegar with onion and spices, served cold with a slice of bread. In Brno it's ordered with beer, as a starter that needs no cooking, and it rarely appears on the menu of a place that doesn't pour beer. A portion is €3.65.
A meal for €5.95–6.55
At noon taverns in the core offer a set menu, usually soup and a main course for a fixed price. It's the cheapest hot meal in town. Have it near Zelný trh or Petrov, before the afternoon climb.
The evening's main course
Beef stewed with onion in beer comes with a dumpling or a slice of bread for dipping. Outside the set menu it's €8.95, and alongside it goes a half-litre of beer for €1.95.
After the beer, not instead of it
Brno lies in Moravia, whose vineyards are the reason for the trip to Lednice, but in the city itself beer is ordered first. A glass of Moravian wine is €2.40 and is most often drunk after dinner, not with it.
A sweet from the street, not a meal
Trdelník is dough wound around a spit, roasted over an open flame and rolled in sugar and cinnamon, sometimes filled with cream or ice cream. It's sold from a street stall, from from €3.25, and eaten as a snack between sights.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
What is utopenec?
A sausage pickled in vinegar with onion and spices, served cold with bread, usually alongside beer. A portion is €3.65.
How much does lunch cost in Brno?
A set lunch in a restaurant is €5.95–6.55.
Does Brno drink more beer or wine?
Beer first, with utopenec. Wine comes later in the evening, a glass for €2.40.
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