What to eat in Karlovy Vary
The day starts with a warm wafer from a colonnade stall, lunch is a set menu, and the evening menu changes at weekends, when duck with dumplings is added.
- The wafer
- €0.82, from stalls along the colonnades
- Set lunch
- €5.29–7.75
- Svíčková
- €13.32, on the menu every day
A walk along the colonnades in Karlovy Vary comes with a warm lázeňská oplatka from a stall, the classic wafer with hazelnut, vanilla or chocolate, €0.82 each. Lunch is a set menu at one of the restaurants off the colonnades, €5.29–7.75, and for dinner a main course at a local place runs €13.32–15.37 — svíčková in cream sauce every day, duck with dumplings only on Saturdays and Sundays.
A walk with a wafer in hand
A thin, warm wafer from the stalls along the colonnades, usually hazelnut, vanilla or chocolate, €0.82 each. It's eaten on the move, between the Mill Colonnade and the Hot Spring Colonnade, the simplest way to pair the walk with something warm in hand.
A meal for €5.29–7.75
Restaurants off the colonnades, in the streets behind the main promenade, offer a set menu at noon — soup and a main course for €5.29–7.75. One dish that often turns up on it is hovězí s koprovou omáčkou, beef in dill sauce, €6.93.
Two dinners, one seasonal
Svíčková in cream sauce, beef with dumplings, cranberries and a creamy sauce, runs €13.32 and sits on the menu every day. Duck with dumplings, a duck leg braised in beer with red cabbage, runs €15.37, but only at weekends — anyone after it has it Saturday or Sunday, which lines up well with the day the bus to Loket or Bečov also runs.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
What is a lázeňská oplatka?
A thin, warm wafer from the colonnade stalls, usually hazelnut, vanilla or chocolate, €0.82 each.
When is duck with dumplings served?
Only on Saturdays and Sundays, €15.37. It's off the menu on weekdays.
How much does lunch cost?
A set lunch is €5.29–7.75.
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