Restaurace U malé velryby / Little Whale

This is a very small, cool place. So small, in fact, that we took over the whole restaurant for the evening. There are only about eight tables. Because of the location, the restaurant often pulls in tourists and people working at nearby embassies. I think the high quality and reasonable prices will keep its few seats full for the foreseeable future.

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Rare sirloin steak showed a thin margin from searing on each side, giving way to the vivid maroon color of natural beef. Dense and husky in flavor, washed lightly by salt, pepper and garlic, scarred bittersweet on the grill, it’s an impressive piece of meat. Yet the chef insists on silencing the expressiveness of a beautiful steak with a deadly pool of red wine and cherry, reduced until a candied taste emerges.

Applied with even the gentlest touch, the sauce still manages to dominate.

This is akin to what occurs when a very good cook puts on airs. Dishes bearing haughty names receive home-style treatment.

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