World City Guide

Restaurants

The hotels below have been classed into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (more than 2,000 SKK)
$$$ (1,000 SKK to 2,00 SKK)
$$ (500 SKK to 1,000 SKK)
$ (up to 500 SKK)
The prices above are for a three course meal for one, including a half bottle of wine or equivalent, plus tax and tip (usually 10% of the total bill).

Paparazzi Cocktail Bar and Restaurant
One of the city’s most popular upmarket places is set in a 19th-century building and famed for its superb northern Italian fare, including charcoal grilled steaks – don’t miss the spinach with ricotta.

Laurinska 1
Tel: (02) 5464 7971.
Website: www.paparazzi.sk
Price: $$$$

Slovenska Restauracia
Slovak traditional cuisine raised to gourmet standards, offering a ‘stroll through Slovak gastronomy’, a five-course meal of traditional Slovak favourites such as smoked trout, garlic soup and goose liver with apples.

Hviezdoslavovo namestie 20
Tel: (02) 5443 4883.
Website: www.slovrest.com
Price: $$$$

Roland Restaurant and Café
House speciality is the Brazilian barbecue (churrascaria de rodizio), an all-you-can-eat special of grilled beef, lamb, pork, chicken, fish and fruits (pineapple and others) for a fixed price, Italian grappa on the drinks list.

Hlavne namestie 5
Tel: (02) 544 31374.
Website: www.bestintown.sk
Price: $$$

Prasna Basta
Lighter European take on traditional Slovak cuisine in this 16th-century underground bastion, once part of the city fortification; there is a garden at the back.

Zamocnicka 11
Tel: (02) 5443 4957.
Website: www.prasnabasta.sk
Price: $$

Steam & Coffee
This former TGI Friday’s now offers quality Slovak and international fare with a few specialities 1eft from the older franchise, such as Buffalo wings. Extra large cocktails at the best price in town.

Hviezdoslavovo namestie 3
Tel: (02) 5920 4060.
Website: www.steamcoffee.sk
Price: $$