maitrea

As promised in my Prague Vegan Guide, this week I am going to be featuring some of my favourite restaurants we visited on our trip; and what better way to start than with Maitrea – the restaurant Matt has dubbed his new favourite restaurant in the entire world! Matt and I loved the food at Maitrea so much in fact that we visited twice during our short time in Prague and ordered the exact same 3 courses to share on both days!

Maitrea is a beautifully decorated vegetarian & vegan restaurant located in Old Town Prague. The vegan and veganisable options (as well as lots of other allergens) are all clearly labelled on the menu, making it easy to see which delicious dishes you can choose from.

We absolutely loved every single dish we ate there; so, if you visit Prague and only have time to visit one vegan restaurant, make it Maitrea!

STARTERS ▷▷▷

To start we shared the veganised tempeh bruschetta and the vegan cream of split pea soup. Maitrea’s unique take on classic bruschetta was bursting with flavour, and the soup was so creamy and comforting.

MAINS ▷▷▷

For main we shared the vegan maitrea vegeburger and the vegan paella à la barcelona. The burger was absolutely delicious and was complimented perfectly by the barbecue sauce, caramelized onion, and tempeh bacon it was served with. The paella was equally delicious and its combination of veggies, sundried tomatoes and tofu created an amazing fusion on flavours.

DESSERTS ▷▷▷

Finally, for dessert we had the warm vegan pancake from the kid’s menu and it was absolutely amazing! The pancake was filled with a delicious chocolate sauce and topped with sweet caramelised bananas and grapes (just typing that out made me want to go back and order 10 of these, not to share!!!)

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As you guys can tell, we fell in love with Maitrea’s incredibly diverse menu and next time we visit Prague, this will for sure be our first stop!

If you’re planning on visiting Maitrea, it’s worth noting that it can get very busy at peak times (which is a testament to how incredible the food is), so be sure to book your table in advance to avoid long wait times. Maitrea also has a sister restaurant – Lehka Hlava – which we didn’t get to visit but their menu looked awesome too, so if you have a chance I’m sure it would be worth a visit!

At the start of January, Matt and I spent four days in the beautiful city of Prague. The combination of snow, beautiful architecture, christmas markets and an abundance of vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants made it our new favourite city! Whilst exploring the city, we tried out as many vegan eateries as possible and I’m really happy to be able to share them all with you today.

Mama Coffee

Type of food: Cute café with a huge variety of vegan options

What we ate: Soya hot chocolate (amazing!!!), pita bread & hummus, sundried tomato & sesame paste on toast, veggie burger & Ukrainian dumplings

Find out more: https://www.mamacoffee.cz/content/kavarny/

Maitrea

Type of food: Beautiful vegetarian restaurant with lots of vegan options (Matt’s new favourite restaurant in the world!) Be sure to book in advance during peak times as it can get very busy. We didn’t get a chance to try out Lehka Hlava, Maitrea’s sister restaurant, but it looked awesome too!

What we ate: Veganised tempeh bruschetta, vegan cream of split pea, vegan maitrea vegeburger, vegan paella à la barcelona & warm vegan pancake (from the kid’s menu)

Find out more: http://restaurace-maitrea.cz/en_home.htm

Find out more about Lehka Hlava: http://www.lehkahlava.cz/en_home.htm

Plevel

Type of food: Gourmet style vegan food in a nice casual restaurant

What we ate: Chickpea patties with tagliatelle, eggplant rolls filled with chickpea paste & yellow thai curry

Find out more: http://restauraceplevel.cz/en

Dhaba Beas

Type of food: Casual vegetarian Indian food chain, eat in / takeaway buffet with vegan options

What we ate: noodles, rice, curry and an assortment of pastries

Find out more: http://www.beas-dhaba.cz/en/dhaba-belehradska

Loving Hut

Type of food: Fully vegan café chain with veganised favourite foods including traditional Czech food

What we ate: Schnitzel with mashed potato & veggie burger with chips

Find out more: http://www.lovinghut.cz

Creme de la Creme

Type of food: Eat in or take out ice cream parlour with vegan options

What we ate: Vegan chocolate & salted caramel ice cream

Find out more: https://www.cremecreme.cz/en/

Pizza Letna

Type of food: Pizza take away / delivery with vegan options

What we ate: Vegana pizza with mushrooms and red onions

Find out more: http://www.pizzaletna.cz

Radost FX

Type of food: Cool restaurant with vegan options & a night club attached

What we ate: Veganised nachos, smoked burger & soya milkshakes

Find out more: http://www.radostfx.cz/en/

Burrito Loco

Type of food: Take away mexican open 24 hours with a vegan options, making it perfect for late night snacks

What we ate: Nachos with dip

Find out more: http://burritoloco.cz/en/

Hotel U Bar

Although this wasn’t a vegan restaurant, I thought I’d let you guys know about this little gem as it is one of my favourite places we visited in France, and I’m pretty sure we visited at least 3 times!! The rooftop bar has has such a fun vibe and amazing views over Prague so be sure to check it out during your visit!

Find out more: https://www.hoteluprince.com

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I can honestly say that we enjoyed the food at all of these eateries but we of course had our favourites and I’ll be writing more detailed posts about these in the coming weeks, so be sure to look out for those.

My Prague Vegan Diary video will also be going live on my youtube channel tomorrow, so look out for that if you’d like to see more behind the scenes footage of these awesome restaurants.