According to Edenred, the average price for lunch in a restaurant in the Czech Republic was 168 crores in August 202220 CZK more than a year ago.
The city with the most expensive meals in restaurants was Prague – with an average of 191 kroner. During the year, meals in the capital increased by 26 crowns. The most affordable meals in August were registered in Olomouc – 146 crowns.
The authors of the study point out that lunch menus are the main source of income for most Czech restaurants.
Business owners complain that the coronavirus epidemic has changed the habits of residents. Another problem is that many regular customers do not go to restaurants at all. Due to higher inflation, they prefer to cook at home.
Additionally, alcohol consumption last year was the lowest since 1996, while rice and pulse consumption was the highest since monitoring began in the country.
Beer consumption fell by six liters per person year-on-year, to an average of 140 liters per person. Wine consumption dropped by half a liter to nearly 20 liters per person.
The Czech culinary sector currently relies almost entirely on Czech locals and visitors traveling within the country.
“Last summer, domestic tourism set a new level. “However, establishments that only cater to tourists have mostly closed,” said Lubo Kastner, a restaurant co-owner in Pilsen.
People will also have to rate their “innkeeper,” according to Michal Voldich, head of the Czech-Moravian Association of Microbreweries.
“Only the mightiest ‘heroes’ will survive. If they take on the roles their former employees held, most restaurants rely on their finances, their most loyal regulars and their talent.”
However, bars and restaurants play an important role in the lives of local residents.
“Pubs and breweries have an unmistakable historical presence,” added Voldich, who believes that pubs and breweries bring a community together and are essential components of social life.
“To say that this is our national intellectual property is not an exaggeration.”
Below are the changes in the average cost of lunch menus in Czech restaurants in recent years:
