Lehkahlava in Prague

Lehkahlava ("Clear Head" in English) vegan restaurant is located down a tiny side street near the Charles Bridge. I walked by the street without noticing it on my first try. The restaurant is often packed at peak meal times so I highly recommend stopping in at odd hours. There are 4 different dining areas, each uniquely designed to be comfortable and interesting. Right as you enter that's a room with couches and pink and yellow walls. I imagine this room is used for large parties. There's another dining area that has creamy pink walls with giant silver flowers stenciled on them and another in the back that has blue walls with twinkling star lights on the ceiling. There's even a little courtyard where the toilet is and some tables to sit at if the weather is nice.

The menu is extensive with appetizers (chips and guacamole, various breads and dipping sauces), soups (soup of the day as well as red lentil with veggies), salads, entrees, desserts, juices, cocktails, beer, and wine. I tried the red lentil soup with veggies and was pleased to find the creamy coconut milk base soup with red lentils and pieces of red pepper simple and tasty. I treated myself to a Pilsner Urquell (I walked around in the rain all day!) beer for the reasonable price of about $2.50. As my main I selected the bulgar wheat risotto with red and yellow peppers, zucchini, carrot, and smoked tofu in a red sauce. The portion was large (I actually had to take some home. Be warned, they charge for the take home container) and the sauce was spectacular. It was almost like a sweet barbeque sauce. The total was about 15 dollars which is quite cheap considering I had soup, a beer, an entree, as well as leftovers. I really enjoyed the whole meal. In fact, I enjoyed it so much I stopped by again the next day for lunch.

On my second visit I tried a simple marinara pasta with vegetables. I could see everyone around me enjoying the special and was kicking myself for having chosen something else. That is until the huge dish of fat noodles heaped with vegetables was set in front of me. The dish was filling and delicious, leading me to think anything you choose on the menu will turn out to be wonderful. I highly recommend this restaurant, not only for the cute interior and friendly, English speaking staff, but also for the huge portions and tasty creations.