Bohemian sour-cream and mushroom soup: a velvety sour-cream and potato broth with caraway, dill, foraged mushrooms and a poached egg floating in the middle. Served with a chunk of dark rye on the side.
Kulajda comes from south Bohemia and the Sumava forest region, born from the foraging-and-dairy economy of the highlands. The classic version uses dried wild mushrooms in winter and fresh hribky (porcini) in autumn. The poached egg is the structural finish, breaking into the soup to enrich it further. Eska in Karlin runs a refined version with house-fermented cream; older pivnice serve the rustic version with a heavier dose of dill and vinegar. Always finished with a drizzle of vinegar (rather than lemon) to lift the cream.
4 editor picks for Kulajda in Prague, ranked by editorial score. All Prague signature dishes · Kulajda across every city.
Eska Karlin ★ 4.5
karlin · Pernerova 49, 186 00 Praha 8
Eska Karlin is the original Ambiente bakery-cafe-restaurant in a converted 19th-century factory. Open mon-fri 08:00-22:00, sat-sun 09:00-22:00.
Cafe Savoy ★ 4.5
mala-strana · Vitezna 124/5, 150 00 Praha 5
Cafe Savoy has anchored the Mala Strana riverside since 1893, sitting under a protected neo-Renaissance ceiling. Kitchen leans czech grand cafe.
U Modre Kachnicky ★ 4.2
mala-strana · Nebovidska 460/6, 118 00 Praha 1
U Modre Kachnicky in Mala Strana cooks the old Czech repertoire, roast duck and venison, in two Baroque-era dining rooms a five-minute walk from Charles.
Mistral Cafe ★ 4.1
stare-mesto · Valentinska 11/56, 110 00 Praha 1
Mistral Cafe sits in the Old Town near Staromestska, a bright modern bistro running all-day breakfast, daily soups and a popular weekday lunch menu.