Places to eat and drink on Interrail trip

[burns20]

I'm off again on an interrail adventure at the end of April and visiting the following places, wondering wheres good for cheap food and decent beer.

Plzen (Evening)
Louny (Lunch)
Ceska Lipa (Evening)
Wroclaw (Evening)
Letohrad (Lunch)
Jesenik (Evening)
Wien (Evening)
Ceske Budejovice (Evening)
Cheb (Lunch)
Plauen (Evening)

Cheers

Dan

 

[Zamracene749]

Wroclaw-
Try Academus on kielbasnicza just off the main square- has a small bar with a few quality interesting Polish beers on tap.
Very friendly, the affable landlady is happy to chat in fluent English and her husband is a beer enthusiast.
There is a restaurant downstairs too.

The brewbar Spiz under the town hall serves ok beer but is overpriced, hectic and was uncomfortably crowded when i visited.

Had a nice meal in an Armenian restaurant in the arches beneath the railway lines along Wojciecha Bogusławskiego just along from the station. There are a couple of lively late bars and cafes along here too, away from the tourists.


Ceske Budejovice-
It's a bit of a tourist cliche , but you can't go far wrong in Budvarka on the main square. The food is typical Bohemian stuff (the roast duck is lush ) reasonably priced and the beer is spot on (it's a Budvar pub). Been back a few times and always enjoyed it. Also i usually call into the beer hall opposite the bus station/shopping mall over the road from the station- it's a typical noisy, smoky Czech dive, no English spoken but the budvar flows fast all day, is dirt cheap and tastes heavenly!

Plzen- only eaten once here, at U salzmannu off the square. Nice food and Urquell beer.

PS if you are into beer and have the time, try the brewery tours in Plzen and Ceske Bud too, if nothing else just to taste the stuff fresh from the barrels in the cellars!

HTH

 

[Capybara]

I had an afternoon in Plzen a couple of years ago and imbibed in Na Parkánu which is a bar/restaurant just off the main square. I found it friendly and English was spoken. They told me it was the only place where you could get unfiltered Urquell. To be honest, beer was my only priority but it looked a decent place for a bite.

 

[33056]

In Wien try http://www.7stern.at/.

Can't find the address on their website, but it is in Siebernsterngasse on the no. 49 tram route.

 

[burns20]

Thanks for all your suggestions. Below is my routing feel free to make any suggestions or diversions;

Prague (Tram Museum)-Luzna (Czech Rail Museum)-Rakovnik-Beroun-Plzen

Plzen-Most-Louny-Ceska Lipa

Ceska Lipa-Liberec-Harrachov-Jelenia Gora-Wroclaw

Wroclaw-Klodzko-Letohrad-Usti Nad Orlici-Sumperk-Jesenik

Jesenik-Ostrava-Breclav-Znojmo-Wien

Wien-Gmund-Ceske Budejovice

Ceske Budejovice-Volary-Vimperk-Klatovy-Plzen-Cheb-Plauen

Plauen-Hof-Lichtenfels-Berlin-Hamburg

Hamburg-Copenhagen Airport

 

[Zamracene749]

You probably already know this, but just in case it's worth checking out Zelpage-

http://www.zelpage.cz/?lang=en

under 'train compositions' to find out what will be working your trains, for example your run up to Jesenik could be either an 810 railbus (pacers seem luxury after one of these) or class 754 hauled loco and stock!

HTH

PS- talking of Jesenik, it's hardly Gordon Ramsey but the noodle bar in the town centre serves a canny plate of food if you just want something post pivo

PPS and do try Holba beer in Jesenik too- V nice.

 

[burns20]

Already checked and crossmatched with zelpage and vagonweb. I think the CD and ZR Railbuses are quaint, especially with the lounge area at one end v useful for prams, bikes and goats, yes i've seen goats loaded at Kacov, v nice brewpub there.

 

[Glenmutchkin]

You probably already know this, but just in case it's worth checking out Zelpage-

http://www.zelpage.cz/?lang=en

under 'train compositions' to find out what will be working your trains, for example your run up to Jesenik could be either an 810 railbus (pacers seem luxury after one of these) or class 754 hauled loco and stock!

That's a useful looking site. Does it have a translator? I couldn't spot one.

 

[87015]

That's a useful looking site. Does it have a translator? I couldn't spot one.

Its a superb site. Which bit are you looking to use - there are basic english bits or if I can get by with what isn't translated I'm sure most can aswell!

 

[Glenmutchkin]

Its a superb site. Which bit are you looking to use - there are basic english bits or if I can get by with what isn't translated I'm sure most can aswell!

Is it possible to get the main news items in English? There is a Union Flag to click on at the top left but it doesn't seem to do anything.

 

[Zamracene749]

Lol- i've been through Kacov a few times but have never seen any rail riding goats

Didn't know about the brewpub though- i'll keep that in mind for next time- cheers!

Already checked and crossmatched with zelpage and vagonweb. I think the CD and ZR Railbuses are quaint, especially with the lounge area at one end v useful for prams, bikes and goats, yes i've seen goats loaded at Kacov, v nice brewpub there.

 

[burns20]

Get off at Kacov Zastavka and go over the river follow the road to the left, turn left at the crossroads and the road starts to go between farm buildings in the building on the left thru a wooden dr is the brewpub that does food, they dnt speak english. Pacifika Heritage Rail Group with CD run excursions frm here at weekends at around 0830 frm Praha Smichov with heritage diesel and stock with observation car with barrel of beer at 16 korona per 500ml.

 

[burns20]

Has anyone been to the Beroun and/or Zatec Brewery Brewpubs?

Reviews welcome.

 

[Zamracene749]

Been to the Beroun one.

Bear left outside the station, past the block of flats and follow the road alongside the railway into the scrapyard.
You'll see a building on the right with the brewery name on the door- not sure if it's an office or off sales?- turn right after this a few metres deeper into the yard and the brew pub is well marked on the left! It sounds complicated but it's only about 5-10 mins walk.

Two nice beers on tap when I visited, no English spoken and a reasonable and inexpensive food menu. Felt a bit like a locals bar when I visited on a midweek afternoon, pleasant enough atmosphere.

And yes, there were scrap armoured cars laid about!

HTH

 

[burns20]

Thanks Dave.

Still struggling to find any info about things beerwise in Ceska Lipa or surroundings.

Will need a holiday after moving northwards nxt week to Carlisle.

 

[gordonthemoron]

in Plzen, you could do worse than the station buffet which is dirt cheap

 

[Zamracene749]

Can't find anything online around Ceska Lipa.

Looking around http://www.pividky.cz/mapa.php did find this-

http://www.minipivovarjesenik.cz/

which might be of interest?

Map was linked from http://www.pivovary.info/index.php

HTIOU

PS i'm back in CZ again for a few days soon (no plans but hoping for 749s on T200 or over Ramzova!), if I find owt interesting i'll let you know

 

[burns20]

Great links thanks a lot, now a got a few more beer tastings planned.

 

[burns20]

Attached (hopefully) is my plan for my holiday, feel free to comment

 

[Zamracene749]

Just back from Czecho, the bad news is that the superb value 7 day cd net is no longer available.
One day whole country tickets are 550k, you may however be able to save a bit of cash by combining regional cd net tickets at around 150-220k.

http://www.cd.cz/en/vnitrostatni-cestovani/jizdenka/jizdne-a-slevy/-9533/

The good news is that the beer is still worth the trip

 

[burns20]

That is a shame but it was extremely gd value at £40 a week!

Will have to price up individual trips now.
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Well all booked, lovely lady at OBB has been most helpful getting advances for Budapest-Vienna and Vienna-Prague posted out to me for only €5.