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U modré kachnicky Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Czech, Wild Game, Continental
Hours Daily noon-4pm and 6:30-11:30pm
Address
Nebovidská 6
Location Mala Strana
Transportation Metro: Malostranská
Reservations Reservations recommended for lunch, required for dinner
Phone 257-320-308
Web site www.umodrekachnicky.cz
Prices Main courses 290Kc-690Kc ($14-$33/£6.90-£16)
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
Other There is an even more popular sister to the first "kachnicka," at Michalská 16, Praha 1 (tel. 224-213-418). Reservations recommended. Main courses 240Kc-685Kc ($11-$33/£5.70-£16). AE, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-11:30pm. Metro: Mustek

Frommer's Review

The "Blue Duckling," on a narrow Malá Strana street, is our choice for the most innovative attempt at refining standard Czech dishes into true Bohemian haute cuisine. This series of small dining rooms with vaulted ceilings and playfully frescoed walls is packed with antique furniture and pastel-flowered linen upholstery. The menu is loaded with an array of wild game and quirky spins on Czech village favorites. President and former prime minister Václav Klaus took visiting leaders here when he wanted to prove that Czechs, too, have a unique style. Starters include lightly spiced venison pâté and gooseliver on toast. The roast rabbit, one of my mom's favorite dishes, is cooked to tender perfection and served with spinach and potato dumplings. You can choose from five different duck specialties. Finally, the ubiquitous palacinky crepes are thin and tender and filled with fruit, nuts, and chocolate.

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