Intersting Slovak drinks
Slovakia has many fine beverages to sample, all very affordable
- Fine white and red wines - Including sparkling wines and sweet Tokaj wine.
- Excellent Pilsner - Beers on par with more famous Czech brands
- Kofola - The Slovak equivalent of root beer, often served on tap
- Vinea - A sparkling, non-alcoholic drink, made from white or red grapes
- Burciak - Is a grape cider with a short life – 7-10 days – that packs a potent punch. In September two towns, PEZINOK and MODRA, host the annual Burciak Festival.
- Medovina/Honey wine - Served in winter, this is the mead of medieval times
- Borovicka - Made from juniper berries, like gin
- Slivovica - Plum brandy (the smaller the bubbles at the edge, the higher the quality)
- Demanovka - A bitter liqueur made from herbs
Beer brands to taste
- Zlaty bazant
- Corgon
- Smadny mnich
- Steiger
- Stein
- Saris
- Topvar
- Kelt
- Hell
Slovak beers are generally Bohemian-style lagers, made 100% from barley, compared with mass-market beers elsewhere, which often dilute the brew with corn. Slovakia’s large barley crop is prized for its high starch content, making Slovak beer rich and hearty.
For tea & coffee
Café Apponyi
No. 1 Radnicna
At the back of a magnificent courtyard Café Apponyi is a cramped 16th century low ceilinged bar with three small rooms jam packed with antique furniture. In summer you can sit outside in the courtyard where there is still an enormous old wine press.
Tea rooms in Bratislava
Cajovna
Michalska 3
This quaint tea room set in a 16th centurty celler adjacent to an art gallery is located downtown.
Dobrá Cajovna
Kollárovo námestie 16
Walking distance from downtown, 2nd floor
Cajovna Pohoda
Radnicná 1, downtown
For an experience unlike anything else Michalska offers a historic 16 century celler. Tea room / gallery it is a uniqe site thats sure to please even the most skeptic.