Špejle (Skewers) was founded on an original principle – your bill is determined by the number of skewers left on your plate. Each skewer represents a line on your tab, and each line stands for twenty nine Czech crowns (just over 1 euro) other than that, you pay just for the drinks. The space behind the main door welcomes you with a display of cold delicacies. Slices of baguette are topped with homemade egg salad or Spanish Jamon Serano ham. Next to this is French quiche, or brawn salad.
After a while, the glass cabinet turns at a right angle, and the “savory” gives way to the “sweet”. A few steps higher, you can take your pick from the selection of hot goodies on skewers: burgers, spicy homemade sausages, or a variation of vepřo-knedlo-zelo (a traditional dish of pork with dumplings and sauerkraut), served on skewers.
The Špejle has a wide selection of wines, and for beer lovers, there is one tap with a rotating selection of beer brands. A second tap offers the Špejle’s own brand of unfiltered or unpasteurized beer. This goes down well not only with the said pork-sauerkraut meal, but with duck meat wrapped in potato flapcakes.