¿A taquería in Brno? ¡Olé!
Tucked in a passage once notable for having an ATM, taquería Bistro Bastardo fills a long empty niche in the Brno food scene.
Author Archive: Colin Kimbrell
Café Pilát: Arabic with a creative twist
There is now a cornucopia of options covering cuisines from around the world in Brno. Two cuisines that are relatively lacking, however, are North African and Middle Eastern. Café Pilát fills this void.
I scream for ice cream
If this were Berlin, Brooklyn or London, the word “artisanal” would probably be thrown around when referring to Božský kopeček. But this is Brno. No bourgie pretention here.
Cattani: Refined simplicity
This pasta joint draws its inspiration from the city of Palermo, Sicily. Focusing on homemade pastas combined with basic sauces made from good ingredients, the food is delicious.
Restaurant day at Piknik Box
An open-air café in a little park behind the Moravian Library hosts a laid-back food festival of (mostly) amateur cooks fulfilling a personal passion.
Saturdays with Panksy
Do you know Japanese noodle soup ramen, the cause of recent foodie crazes in many a Western metropolis from Berlin to New York City? Now we too have it in Brno.
Transported to Ellas
Greeks constitute a sizable community in CZE so it is no surprise that delicious Greek food can be had in Brno. If you didn’t make it to Greece this summer, at Ellas you’ll almost feel like you’re there.
Finally! Vietnamese comes to town
I ordered my bahn mi to go, taking it back to its humble origins. In the time it took to walk to Hlavní nádraží, I had devoured it. It was perfect. At the price of a stravenka, this is my new go-to quick lunch.