La Dégustation Bohême Bourgeoise

1. You will eat a lot. A degustation (tasting) dinner may consist of small plates, but fourteen small plates add up pretty quickly. So it's probably a good idea to skip the svíčková for lunch that day.

2. You will spend a lot of money. Memorably wonderful gourmet experiences at La Dégustation's level don't – and shouldn't – come cheap. Still, considering the quality of the food and service, this is one of the better-value upscale restaurants in town.

3. You will enjoy yourself immensely (but only if you are eating with somebody you like). Dinner here usually takes at least three hours, so this is not the place to bring your cranky mother-in-law or the guy who loves to narrate, word for word, scenes from films you don't care about or have never even heard of.

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...La Degustation, a sleek, loungelike restaurant that opened in Prague's Old Town last November. As the name implies, there is no à la carte menu. Instead, there are just three seven-course tasting menus: one featuring Continental recipes, one composed of daily market specials and one designed around traditional Czech dishes.

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