I have discovered 5 interesting restaurants employing foreign cooks and offering fresh but affordable meals, together with unique atmosphere.
I am sorry for the quality of pics, I took most of them with my phone.
Bún cá Hải Phòng
There are 14 meals in the menu, all nicely photographed. Vietnamese news channel is on all day long, so you won't miss anything.
This is maybe the most “bizzare” restaurant in Brno, located in a Vietnamese market at Olomoucká st.
Meals cost between CZK 80 and CZK 90. If you are new into the Vietnamese cuisine, have a beef soup. If you want to try something really special, ask for my favorite “tofu-snail” soup.
A soup with snails and tofu
There are knives and forks prepared for those who don’t like eating with chopsticks. Don’t forget to enjoy the green tea served for free.
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The estaminet of Mr. Thuan Nguyen Van
Hanoi in Brno
There are more interesting restaurants at Olomoucká st. I like especialy this one – an untitled estaminet that belongs to Mr. Thuan Nguyen Van (or maybe to someone else, my Vietnamese is really bad). Only 12 people can fit in, so you have to be lucky to get a place during the lunch time.
The true special of this place are hand-made baguettes with coriander and chilli (CZK 50). Of course you can get a beef soup, noodles or rolls as well.
Beef soup with sprouts
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Mr. Gyros
A small estaminet in quarter Mendlánky offers Greek cuisine prepared from fresh ingredients. I had a moussaka and it was cool. My friends enjoyed gyros and burgers, so why don’t you have a big fat greek lunch here?
Moussaka
Mr. Gyros was closed down in 2010.
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Indian restaurant Goa
Fish masala
There is an interesting Indian restaurant at Geislerova st. in quarter Židenice. The owner employs an Indian cook and waiter (or maybe they are from Nepal, I am sorry for having the central Asia so messed up), which gives Goa an oriental atmosphere.
I was always satisfied with my food, although sometimes you have to wait for a long time – anyway, if you want to have a quick lunch, go to KFC.
Great greasy chapati
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Greek tavern Pontos
Yoghurt, nuts and two kinds of honey: a food orgasm for CZK 40
I visited this restaurant to test it for local newspaper – and I was so suprised by their quality/price ratio! It may has the highest price of all the mentioned places, but you can still have a dessert for CZK 40, so try it out. For more information, read my machine-translated review.
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Do you have any “secret” tips?
If you know about more restaurants that offer cheap but great exotic (or just “not-Czech”) food, let us know in the comments!
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maybe not “a secret tip”, but taiwan bento (zelny trh 14) offers great sushi for decent price ;)
I’m used to eat at OC Kralovo Pole (Tesco). There is an outstanding Indian fast-food.
What about Ukrainian cuisine? There is Tryzub restaurant near Křenová street. I’ve been there few years ago, so can’t say how is it now, but give it a try:
http://www.tryzub.cz
The cook and waiter from Goa really are from Nepal:) But they’ve spent some time working in India and what they bring you to the table is truly Indian.
I have a tip – Greek restaurant Akropolis at Anenská street, (reeeeally) big plate of great soup for 30 CZK and other meals aren’t expensive either and in my opinion, they’re good.
The duck at King’s Head is fantastic. You have to order it ahead of time though. Drop in and talk to George, the owner. He will schedule a time. Its reasonable and very good!
Thank you all for the fresh advices!
@Michal: I went to Tryzub with my family four years ago and none of us was satisfied – the interior was weird, meals were edible but not really great and their prices were quite high. Maybe they have improved since that time – don’t know.
Faraon at Veleslavinova
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Faraon at Veleslavinova with preety exotic surrounding, belly dancer on Thurs night. Nice Indian and Oriental dish. I’m not so sure about 5 Euro though.