Czech Comtemporary.

Rooted in Tradition.

Inspired by the World.

This is Apelace21.

We believe Czech cuisine is one of our greatest cultural treasures. At Apelace21, we draw inspiration from heritage recipes, regional traditions and true craftsmanship. Rather than recreating the past, we reinterpret it for today.

Our cuisine is contemporary, elegant and built around the finest seasonal ingredients.

We occasionally bring in influences from other culinary traditions – not to create fusion, but because local cuisine evolves by remaining open to the world around it.

Pribeh apelace

Inspired by Czech Heritage.

Crafted for Today.

An appellation is a designation of origin for wine or other exceptional produce. It may refer to a particular region, a historic estate or a specific place. More than anything else, it guarantees authenticity and quality.

For those who appreciate great food and wine, however, an appellation means much more. It brings back the feeling of a memorable meal, an evening shared with friends, and the excitement of discovering new flavours. It awakens curiosity and the desire to return.

That is why we are called Apelace21. We want you to remember more than what was served on your plate. Exceptional food should be a given. What matters even more to us is the experience you take away with you.

Just as an appellation protects the origin of wine, we believe in the origin of flavour.

That is why we return to Czech recipes, regional traditions and true craftsmanship. Not to copy them. To move them forward.

Our Ingredients

Modern cuisine does not begin with technique. It begins with respect.

Respect for recipes, for ingredients, for the people who grow, raise or gather them, and for the guests who come to enjoy them.

That is why we personally select many of our ingredients. We work closely with farmers, fishermen, mushroom foragers and trusted producers who share our commitment to quality.

We believe that exceptional food begins long before it reaches the kitchen. It begins in the field, the forest, the river and the orchard.

We bake our own bread. We import our own olive oils and carefully selected wines. We cook with the seasons.

And we believe that the finest dishes are never about complexity, but about allowing every ingredient to express its true character.

Our Inspiration

We believe that the food we love to cook will be the food you will love to remember. The finest recipes have existed for generations. We simply give them a contemporary expression.

At Apelace21, we offer the very best of everything we have learned throughout our culinary journey. And we know it takes more than respect for ingredients, their provenance or the recipes themselves.

It also takes respect for you – our guests – who come to relax, celebrate and enjoy your time with us.

The story of our team began years ago at Restaurant Parnas on Prague's Smetana Embankment. It was there that we learned great gastronomy is not defined by technique alone, but by respect for ingredients, craftsmanship and, above all, the guest. Those values remain the foundation of Apelace21 today, under the direction of Head Chef Jiří Krulich.

Jiří Krulich belongs to a new generation of Czech chefs redefining the country's culinary identity. His cuisine brings together heritage recipes, seasonal ingredients and contemporary techniques. Every dish is guided by purity of flavour, elegance and respect for the origin of every ingredient. Where does he find his

inspiration?

"The finest recipes do not need complexity. They simply need to be understood.

I find inspiration in Czech cookbooks, regional recipes and the dishes that have been prepared in our families for generations.

But I also look beyond our borders for inspiration – not to replicate other culinary traditions, but to broaden and evolve my own interpretation of local cuisine.

I rethink every recipe. I make it lighter, refine its flavours and allow the most important element to shine – the quality of the ingredient."

This is how the contemporary Czech cuisine of Apelace21 comes to life.

Chef

Lunch Menu
10.11.-14.11.

Soups

Pumpkin cream soup, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds

Fish velouté, shrimp croquette

Main course

Rabbit loin, semolina gnocchi, roasted pepper sauce

Panko-crusted boneless chicken thigh, Waldorf-style apple salad, bone-in ham, pickles, peas, carrots

Smoked Blaťácké zlato cheese fried in panko breadcrumbs, buttered grenaille potatoes with parsley, tartar sauce

Egg wrapped in filo pastry, grenaille potatoes, mushroom cream, dill

Dessert

Apricot mousse, almond tuile, apricot and lychee chutney

Two - course menu
420,-

Three - course menu
560,-

Three-course menu for two, with a bottle of bubbly Spumante Millesimato, Coffele
1 820,-

Join us for a special event

Beyond the daily care of our customers, we also organize something truly extraordinary from time to time.

Follow our website or social networks regularly so you don't miss out on unique events.

Throughout the year, we host special tasting dinners with renowned wineries and seasonal menus celebrating the finest ingredients of each season.

You can meet us at any of our legendary parties.

Champagne Beaufort in Apelace21

03/12/2026 from 19:00

We invite you to an exceptional evening featuring wines from the Beaufort family, who have been cultivating vines in the heart of Champagne—in the renowned village of Bouzy—since the 16th century.

We will taste six cuvées, ranging from an elegant Premier Cru and distinctive Grand Cru selections to a vintage Champagne and a delicately sweet Demi-Sec.

Chef Jiří Krulich has crafted a six-course tasting menu to accompany these wines, featuring dishes such as shrimp with yuzu, scallops, veal sweetbreads, turbot with caviar, and a loin of veal.

Shrimp croquette, tart apples, yuzu mayonnaise

Cuvée Les Facettes Brut Réserve 1er Cru – Marcellin Beaufort

Scallops, corn, smoked butter, guanciale

Cuvée Carte d’Or Brut Grand Cru Magnum – Herbert Beaufort

Veal sweetbreads, Jerusalem artichoke, porcini mushrooms, hazelnut

Cuvée Yllen Rosé Brut Grand Cru – Herbert Beaufort

Turbot, leek, caviar, wild broccoli, Champagne beurre blanc, chives

Cuvée Blanc de Noirs Brut Grand Cru – Herbert Beaufort

Veal loin, cauliflower, peas, king oyster mushroom

Cuvée l’Age d’Or Extra Brut Grand Cru, Millésime 2022 – Herbert Beaufort

Pear, honey, caramel, crème fraîche

Douce Nuit Demi-sec – Marcellin Beaufort

Price 3, 690,-

We recommend a reservation

St. Martin's

goose

11/11/2026 - 14/11/2026

Even the traditional St. Martin's Goose can be prepared in a modern and elegant way. Taste the four-course menu prepared by Jiří Krulich.

Soup

Goose kaldoun, goose, vegetables, egg yolk noodles

Appetizer

Goose liver pate, foie gras, sour cherries, butter brioche, fried onions

Main course

Stuffed goose, black truffle, chestnuts, red cabbage marmalade, bacon dumplings, sour apples,

goose demi-glace

Dessert

Bun, vanilla cream, rum, sparkling wine, raisins

Price 1, 590,-

We recommend a reservation

Rottensteiner

in Apelace21

04/11/2026 from 19:00

We invite you to an exceptional evening featuring wines from the Rottensteiner family winery in Bolzano, a producer with a winemaking tradition spanning several generations.

We will taste seven wines, ranging from crisp Chardonnay and Sauvignon to elegant Pinot Nero and the distinctive Lagrein—a signature South Tyrolean variety.

Chef Jiří Krulich has crafted a tasting menu to accompany the wines, featuring dishes such as oysters, shrimp, veal loin with tuna, squab with porcini mushrooms, and roe deer loin with black truffle.

Cauliflower, guanciale cracklings

Chardonnay Classic DOC 2025

Oyster, cucumber, green apple, dill

Sauvignon Blanc Classic DOC 2024

Shrimp, phyllo, avocado, lime, cilantro, jalapeño

Pinot Bianco Cru Carnol DOC 2024

Veal loin, tuna, red grapes, celery, capers, parsley

St. Magdalener Cru Premstalerhoff DOC 2023

Squab, porcini mushrooms, Jerusalem artichoke, sour cherry, thyme

Pinot Nero Riserva Select DOC 2020

Roe deer loin, celery, black truffle, cranberry, juniper

Lagrein Grieser Trigon DOC 2022

Apricot, lychee, buttermilk, almond wafer Gewürztraminer Cresta DOC 2022

Price 3,950,-

We recommend quick booking.

Vins Picard - Burgundy

in Apelace21

30/09/2026 from 19:00

Burgundy is about more than just Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Above all, it is a place where a wine’s character is defined by its origin—sometimes determined by just a few rows of vines. We invite you to an exceptional evening dedicated to the wines of Burgundy and the Picard family, who have been cultivating vineyards there for generations. We will taste wines from outstanding vineyard sites, ranging from Rully, Saint-Aubin, and Meursault to Volnay and Nuits-Saint-Georges. Chef Jiří Krulich has crafted a seven-course tasting menu to accompany them, featuring scallops, foie gras, veal sweetbreads, pheasant, and aged beef tenderloin.

Trout, buttermilk, cucumber, dill

Champagne Gautherot Brut Grande Reserve

Scallop, cauliflower, hazelnut, beurre blanc

Rully 1er Cru Chardonnay, Meix Cadot 2022, Château de Davenay

Foie gras, peach, almond, chamomile

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay, Les Charmois, 2016, Au Pied du Mont Chauve

Veal sweetbread, shimeji, Jerusalem artichoke, brown butter Meursault,

Au Pied du Mont Chauve Chardonnay 2020

Pheasant, plum, celeriac, black truffle

Volnay, Pinot Noir AOC, 2018, Famille Picard

Aged beef tenderloin steak, chanterelles, potato fondant, chives

Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Pinot Noir, Les Charmois, 2016, Au Pied du Mont Chauve

Sour cherry, dark chocolate, crème fraîche

Nuits-Saint-Georges Pinot Noir, 2018, Famille Picard

Price 4,950,-

We recommend quick booking.

"100 Vini" di Oscar Farinetti

in Apelace21

13/05/2026 from 19:00

We invite you to a tasting dinner with Oscar Farinetti's "100 VINI" project, which represents a cross-section of boutique wineries united under this brand.

The evening will offer a carefully curated seven-course menu presented by Jiří Krulich, paired with wines from across Italy, from Sicily to Tuscany.

Tuna tartare, miso emulsion, tomato chips

Aria Cataratto DOC 2024 Baglio di Grisi Sicily

Shrimp, avocado, yuzu, kadaif dough

Verdeco e Fiano IGT 2024 Trullo di Noha, Puglia

Veal thymus, pea ragout, spinach, white asparagus foam

Pecorino Coline Pescaresi IGT 2024 Marchesi Migliorati, Abruzzo

Beef cheek in red wine, Jerusalem artichoke, truffle, fava beans

Chianti Classico “Belriguardo” DOCG 2022 Certosa di Belriguardo, Tuscany

Venus saddle, green asparagus, celery, sour cherry reduction

Chianti Gran Selezione “Vinci” DOC 2020 magnum Colomabaio di cencio, Tuscany

Steak from matured beef tenderloin, grated terrine of potatoes, confit tomatoes, balsamic reduction

Chianti Classico Riserva “Massi del Colombaio” DOCG 2019, Colombaio di Cencio, Tuscany

Chocolate, elderberry, mascarpone, pickled berries

Nero d´Avola DOC 2023, Baglio di Grisi, Sicily

Price 3.390,-

Reservation recommended.

Moscone in Apelace21

28/04/2026 from 19:00

The Moscone family winery, right from the heart of Piedmont, will be introduced by sales director Denis Bottacin. Come and enjoy the award-winning Barolos or Barbaresco with a tasting menu paired with them by Jiří Krulich.

Oysters in panko breadcrumbs, pickled apples in citrus

Giovanne Ribelle Spumante brut

Scallops, cauliflower puree, orange beurre blanc, pomegranate

Langhe Chardonnay DOC 2023

Sea bass, crayfish, asparagus velouté, baby peas

Roero Arneis DOCG 2023

Venus sirloin, black truffle, parmesan foam, focaccia

Barbera d’ Alba DOC 2023

Saddle of veal, mushroom risotto, marrow sauce

Barbaresco DOCG 2022

Wagyu beef high roast A5, Jerusalem artichokes, beetroot, sour cherry sauce

Barolo DOCG 2018 Magnum

Époisses ice cream pear chutney, walnut crumble, raspberries and currants

Barlo Bussia DOCG 2015

Price 3,880,-

We recommend quick booking.

Bordeaux by VinoKincl in Apelace21

26/02/2026 from 19:00

Come to a tasting dinner with wineries from Bordeaux, both on the left and right banks. Wines from Bordeaux, which are exclusively imported to the Czech market by VínoKincl. Taste them along with a great menu paired with them by Jiří Krulich.

Shrimp croquette, parsley emulsion, confit garlic and lemon

Crémant de Bordeaux Blanc de Blanc Brut, Tifayne

Grilled pike perch, cauliflower, leek, saffron foam

Cuvée Dorianne 2024, Chateau Queyssard AOC Bordeaux

Tuna tartare, avocado, cornmeal chips, pickled cucumbers, oyster mayonnaise

Chateau Lagrave 2022, St.Emilion Grand Cru

Beef tenderloin, pistachios, guanciale greaves, kadaif dough, egg yolk foam

Chateau Cormeil – Figeac 2021, St.Emilion Grand Cru

Grilled duck breast, foie gras, baked gingerbread, currants, cognac espuma

Chateau la Branne, Cru Bourgeois Superieur 2020, Magnum AOC Medoc

Veal rib-eye, mushroom ragout, granille in ash, black truffle, red wine reduction

Chateau Beau Soleil 2019 AOC Pomerol

Chocolate mousse made of dark chocolate, oranges, hazelnuts in caramel, crispy wafer

Chateau du Gazin 2016, Double Magnum, AOP Canon Fronsac

Price 3,880,-

We recommend quick booking.

Valentine's Day at Apelace21

14.2.

For this year's Valentine's Day, Jiří Krulich has prepared a true love menu.

You can enjoy it as a five-course tasting, to which you can add a wine or non-alcoholic pairing.

Tuna tartare, shrimp in kadaif batter, homemade meadow with miso, shrimp velouté

Smoked beef carpaccio, egg yolk, pickled gherkins, cauliflower, pine nuts, parmesan, butter brioche

Octopus, potatoes, chorizo, chestnuts, fermented peppers

Veal rib eye, Jerusalem artichokes, king oyster mushroom, sour cherries, foie gras

Caramel chocolate, strawberries, cotton candy, butter dough ice cream

Price of five-course tasting menu 2. 490,-

Wine pairing 1.200,-

Non-alcoholic pairing 650,-

We recommend a reservation

Loire and Rhône Valleys in Apelace21

28/01/2026 from 19:00

We invite you to a tasting dinner with wineries from the Loire and Rhône Valleys belonging to the Picard group, originally a small family winery from Chassagne Montrachet, now operating in many wine regions of France. Taste not only great wines, but also an unforgettable six-course menu, paired with them by Jiří Krulich.

Smoked salmon, cauliflower cream, sour apples Muscadet Sevre et Maine Cuvée de l Herminiére, Maison Foucher, AOC 2023

Mussels in white wine, oysters in tempura, miso emulsion Pouilly Fume Cuvée des Sandres,

Maison Foucher, AOC 2023

Rabbit croquette, tarragon, fennel, pomegranate, green apple, mustard sauce

Sancerre Le Mont, Maison Foucher, AOC 2023

Roe deer, roasted potato puree, baby spinach, Jerusalem artichokes, black currants

Crozes - Hermitage, Maison J.Denuziére, AOP 2022

Beef rib-eye steak, Brussels sprouts, smoked grenaille, celery, pickled pepper sauce

Chäteauneuf du Pape, Domaine St.Patrice, AOP 2020

Chocolate fondant, walnut crumble, pear chutney, salted ice cream

Cremant de Loire Cuvée des Roys de Naples blanc, Maison Foucher

Price 3,580,-

We recommend quick booking.

New Year's Eve 2025 at Apelaci21

31/12/2025 from 18:00

Come celebrate the last day of this year's hand with us, enjoy the moments spent alongside the spinners, in the company of great gastronomy and amazing wines. We serve the New Year's Eve menu from 6:00 PM until midnight!

A glass of Champagne Les Facettes Brut Reserve 1er Cru, Marcelin Beaufort as a welcome

Small dishes

Tuna tataki, wakame seaweed, cucumber, tangerines

Beef roll tartare, butter brioche, truffle mayonnaise, smoked beef heart, pickled cucumber

Veal thymus, kadaif dough, pistachios, guanciale and salty cheese foam

Large dishes

Octopus, Jerusalem artichokes, pumpkin, fennel, pepper and chorizo butter sauce

Steak and matured beef tenderloin, celery, miso, peas, mushroom ragout, pickled pepper and cognac sauce

Dessert

Salted caramel, cotton candy, passion fruit, raspberries

Petit four

Chocolate praline with fruit, mini sponge cake