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Radost FX
Radost FX Cafe / Restaurant When we first arrived, my friends and I heard about a restaurant that serves amazing vegetarian brunch on the weekends in Prague. It is called Radost FX. The place is huge, as it includes a restaurant, café, lounge and even a club downstairs at night. We have also heard that it is one of the first and oldest vegetarian restaurants in Prague. Intrigued by the elegant design of the restaurant and café, we have now spent many Saturdays and Sundays indulging in the Radost brunch menu. However, we are not alone. We are always sure to find other NYU students, as well as Americans, Czechs and a diverse range of people feasting on the large portions of their weekend brunch. Similar to a meal you would see in the United States, we were shocked after our first dining experience at Radost. Not only was the food fresh and delicious, but also the plate sizes were enormous. And unlike most restaurants in Prague, the food was prepared rather quickly.
Devoured Brunch I think Radost is such an interesting experience in Prague. My friends and I love to bring visitors to Radost because we know the brunch is always a great meal, even if it’s vegetarian and American. It’s not about experiencing the Czech food at Radost, but the ambiance of the place. The only sure let down from Radost is the cloudy, cigarette smoke-filled room; without a doubt, one of the tables around you will have someone smoking a cigarette. But this is a factor you will find in every restaurant in Prague, especially in bars. I still cannot figure out how Czechs enjoy their meals with cigarette smoke looming above their plates. However, the Radost atmosphere is unforgettable and it comes as a whole package. I have yet to eat dinner there, but I am curious to try their other vegetarian cuisine.
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I remember you telling me about this place. I think no matter how much we are enjoying the experience abroad, it is definitely a relief sometimes to have American food, especially if the food in your country isn't your ideal. I agree completely about the smoke. I have never seen so many smokers before I came to Madrid. It's amazing. You can smoke in all bars and restaurants to the point where my clothes will forever smell like an ashtray. Our apartment has at least 10 ashtrays where it is lacking in other more necessary items, like a stove. Normal? Not so much. What gets me the most is that on the packages it says in huge letters "No Fumar" because smoking gives you cancer. And yet people still smoke like chimneys. It makes no sense.
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When i read your post about Radost FX, a restaurant that tended to attract NYU students and other Americans and foreigners, it reminded me of this cafe here in Buenos Aires, Natural Deli. Though not vegetarian, Natural Deli serves really healthy, delicious organic food, and seconds as a little market for high-end grocery products. I tend to got there several times a week with my laptop or books, and sit there all day ordering cafe con leche (and everything else off the menu. But as the hours go by i can be sure to find that i am not the only NYU student or American with a taste for this place. In fact, while sitting at Natural Deli, i have run into not one but two girls from my high school in Los Angeles. These girls were maybe five years ahead of me in school, graduated college, and independently moved to Buenos Aires to live here for a while. And both of these girls now frequent natural Deli. Is Natural Deli really that delicious? Surely it can't be the only great healthy cafe in the city, and yet for some reason it has become a watering-hole for us Americanos. Maybe we're just all looking for a little taste of home...
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I wonder if and when Prague will change its laws on indoor smoking. It seems crazy that cities like Paris have already changed their policies and Prague's restaurants and pubs are still filled with smoke at all hours.