If you love Vietnamese food, you should check out the so-called little Hanoi aka Sapa, situated in Prague. TTTM Sapa, located in the south surround of Prague called Písnice, is a wholesale market where you can buy a lot of stuff (the majority of the items sold comes from Asia of course). Actually it’s like a town in a town with different amenities for the Vietnamese community: restaurants, beauty salons, a school, a temple etc. I´m a big fan of Sapa especially because of the food. I like the Vietnamese groceries, where you can buy different ingredients for Asian cuisine that you can not buy anywhere else (or they are way to expensive) – various vegetables and fruits, herbs, sauces, frozen prawns, alive crabs, strange looking meat, tea, rice, tofu and much more… Besides checking the shops you should definitely eat there. The criteria of a good place to eat is simple: eat where local people eat. Places which are oriented in one type of food are usually the strike home. My favourite place is a tiny place named Hai Há – the have the best bún chả- it is rich and savory. P.S. Check out the Anthony Bourdain´s No Reservations episode from Czech republic, he´s been to Sapa as well Details about this spot (Show on map).jpg)
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Sapa | Shopping, Snacks, Restaurants (Vietnamese) | Bún chả CZK 80.00
Libušská 319/126 | Praha 4
09:00 – 20:00 daily
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hi katerina
yes it is the one in holesovice i ment …
Well okay i think we will go there this time we have been to Prague a few times now but never at SAPA didnt know there was a market called that … ty for your quick response
Best regards KAte
Hi how is this market is it better than the other market with the chinese people ? we have never been here at this market befor but been on the other alot of times .. is it posible to “work” the prices like on the other market ?
Best regards kate
Hello Kate,
thank you for your comment. I’m not sure, what other market you mean – maybe the one in Holesovice? Sapa is good because you have many shops where you can buy ingredients for Asian cuisine plus you have quiet a lot of places where you can eat. And yes, I think that some prices are always negotiable
Hi Costas, you can take the metro C to the station Kacerov and then eg. bus 133 to the stop Sidliste Pisnice.
Hi,
it sounds very interesting (plus appetizing : )! Any idea on how one might get there by public transportation? Thanks!
Rory: Yes, indeed
Sapa is where its at. The Phở shop is where its at…
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