12 eastern european spots in Stare Mesto (Old Town)
RIVERBANK Restaurant
- ★ 4.5
- €€€€
Order The Sunday brunch is the standout sitting; the evening tasting is steadier.
RIVERBANK inside the Grand Hotel River Park on Dvorakovo nabrezie looks at the Danube and cooks modern Slovak with global accents, three-toques Gault Millau.
Dolnozemska Krcma
- ★ 4.5
- €€
Order Bryndzove halusky and the dolnozemski sausage; the lunch denne menu drops the bill.
Dolnozemska on Panska 7 sits in a 14th-century building and cooks Slovak recipes from the dolnozemski communities of Romania, Serbia and Hungary.
Bratislavsky Mestiansky Pivovar (Drevena)
- ★ 4.5
- €€
Order House unfiltered lager with halusky; the pork knuckle is the heavy second.
Bratislavsky Mestiansky Pivovar at Drevena 575/8 brews house lagers in the cellar and serves halusky and Slovak-Czech pub fare upstairs since 2009.
Dolnozemska
- ★ 4.5
- €€
Order Bryndzove halusky and the dolnozemski sausage; the lunch denne menu drops the bill.
Dolnozemska on Panska 7 sits in a 14th-century building and cooks Slovak recipes from the dolnozemski communities of Romania, Serbia and Hungary.
Houdini Restaurant
- ★ 4.5
- Slovak
- €€€
Order The five-course modern Slovak tasting with the matching Small Carpathian wine pairing.
Michal Skrabak's Houdini at Marrol's Boutique Hotel on Tobrucka cooks modern Slovak and Central European tasting in a velvet-curtained dining room.
Albrecht Restaurant
- ★ 4.4
- Slovak
- €€€€
Order The chef's degustation; the winter-garden terrace is the seat to ask for in summer when warm.
Hotel Albrecht's Mudronova room seats 80 in a non-smoking dining room and 100 on the winter terrace, with creative seasonal Slovak and international plates.
Bratislavsky Mestiansky Pivovar (Dunajska)
- ★ 4.4
- €€
Order House unfiltered lager and the wood-fire pork plate; the garden is the seat May to September.
The Dunajska 21 branch of Bratislavsky Mestiansky Pivovar carries the city's largest beer-garden terrace and the same house-brewed lagers as flagship.
Roland Slovak Restaurant
- ★ 4.2
- €€€
Order Bryndzove halusky with bacon; the breakfast service runs 09:00-11:00 on weekdays.
Roland on Hlavne namestie 5 in the main square serves a modern take on traditional Slovak, with halusky and Slovak duck on the daytime menu.
Koliba Kamzik Zelena
- ★ 4.2
- €€
Order The Pirohy-halusky platter is the way in; the Kamzik's Plate covers the basics.
Koliba Kamzik on Zelena 5 dresses an Old Town cellar as a Tatra mountain chalet, serving honest halusky, grilled meats and sheep cheese in the tourist core.
Pheasant Pub
- ★ 4.0
- €€
Order The Zlaty Bazant 73 unpasteurised tank beer with the daily goulash.
Pheasant Pub on Sedlarska pours Zlaty Bazant 73 tank beer straight from the lager-house and serves home-cooked Slovak plates in the Old Town.
Urban House
- ★ 4.0
- €€
Order The weekend brunch plate; the burger holds up in the small hours.
Urban House on Laurinska 14 doubles as cafe by day and Slovak craft-beer room at night, with a leafy back garden and a kitchen open past midnight.
Also on our listsIrin.Bratislavsky Mestiansky Pivovar (Drevena)Houdini RestaurantAlbrecht RestaurantRoland Slovak RestaurantKoliba Kamzik Zelena
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