How many times do we drive past an interesting place without even noticing it? How many times do we look for good food somewhere far away, even though it's almost around the corner?

Taste Mělník is the idea behind Taste Mělník. Mělník is a beautiful region. It has vineyards, rivers, Kokořínsko, historic towns and small villages. But in my opinion, you can best experience its atmosphere when you sit down at a table somewhere. When you taste something good, have a coffee, dessert or beer and stay for a while. Because it is in these moments that you get to know a place a little differently. Taste Mělník is a map of such places.

We connect restaurants, bistros, cafés, pastry shops, bakeries and other businesses from Mělník, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Neratovice, Kokořínsko and their surroundings. Each one is different. Some places are worth going to for lunch, others for a delicious coffee, breakfast or an evening with friends. Some places already have their regular guests, others are just waiting for someone to discover them. And it is precisely new discoveries that we enjoy the most. We don't want to tell you which place is the best. We want to give you tips on where to go. Whether you are a local and looking for something new, or you are on a trip to the Mělník region and want to combine your day with good food.

Once a year, the whole idea of ​​the project also comes together at the Taste Mělník Festival. Selected restaurants will prepare special festival menus and offer their guests something that you won't normally find on the menu. It's an opportunity to go out for good food, get to know new establishments and maybe discover your new favorite place.

But the festival is only one part of the project. Taste Mělník is alive all year round. On the website and in the printed guide, we want to gradually introduce other places worth visiting and inspire you to take small trips for good food. Because sometimes, very little is enough. Get in the car, on a bike or on the train, go a few kilometers from home and discover that a good place can be much closer than you thought. And so we invite you simply: Go out. Discover. Taste it.

Taste Mělník was created under the auspices of the cities of Mělník, Kralupy nad Vltavou and Neratovice and in cooperation with the Mělník–Kokořínsko Tourist Region.

Lubomír Martinický
founder of the project