It ‚hard to find a good martini outside of the city in Prague, which is one of the things Adam Sweet and Isaac Starobin set out to do when they took over Dirty Dog bar about a year and a half ago.
Bartender and co-owner Isaac Starobin
Adam the Californian, and Isaac the New Yorker had been living and traveling in the Česká Republika for years before deciding to go into business and try their hand at the bar biz in Prague. „We were insistent we weren’t going to be another expat bar, but you know what we’re two Americans in Prague, what did we think was going to happen?“ Isaac jokes.
L to R: Adam Sweet, Maria the barmaid, Isaac Starobin.
About 70 procent of the clientele is made up of expats, but they still bring in Czech Patronů, which is something to be said for any expat-run establishment.
Dirty Dog specializes in cocktails and has an array of classics as well as originals that the owners created, the originals of which are delightfully and satirically named. The „Hurricane Isaac“ is a twist on the original hurricane, the famed Bourbon Street tipple, inspired by Isaac ‚s years living in New Orleans. There ‚s also the „Red Headed Slut“, a shooter comprised of Jägermeister, Peach Liquor and brusinka juice, and then to take it just one step further there‘ s the „Lindsay Lohan“: a red headed slut with coke! The beverages are mixed up with a perfect combination of industry knowledge, flair and charisma: just don’t refer to these bartenders as „mixologists“: pretension ain’t their style!
The lovely barmaid Maria
The hollow, dimly lit bar is cool and very European, a place where half the night Escapes you without your permission! If you drop by on a Wednesday night, as I did, you’re in for a treat with karaoke taking over the intimate space and transforming it into a Lively, buzzing den of ’80s hits and modern Ballads.
The guys have all Kinds of special events going on year-round and it ‚s definitely worth checking their website or just dropping in for a drink (or two … or three …)
Dirty Dog bar is located at: Vinohradská 1720/102 130 00, Praha-Vinohrady, Czech Republic.
For more information visit: www.dirtydogbar.cz [1]
The Full Moon Fever: one of the bar ‚s most popular rum cocktails
References
- ^ www.dirtydogbar.cz (www.dirtydogbar.cz)