"Giona Fedrigo's whole-animal Asian kitchen turns a daily-changing degustation into a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand — book the long table for a food lover dinner."
About Sansho
Sansho is the room that taught Prague to eat nose-to-tail. Paul Day, a Staffordshire butcher who had cooked at Nobu, opened it in 2011 on Petrska; today chef-owner Giona Fedrigo runs the pass, and the principle has not moved — whole Prestice pigs and whole sides of beef come in, and nothing useful leaves the kitchen. There is no long a la carte at dinner: you take the daily degustation at 2,150 CZK a head, written that morning around what the farms and the market sent. The MICHELIN Guide lists it with a Bib Gourmand. For the standard we judge it against, see our seven signs of a great restaurant.
The Kitchen
Giona Fedrigo cooks from the whole animal, the discipline the restaurant was built on. A pig or a side of beef arrives, is broken down in-house, and shows up across the menu over the following days — belly, cheek, trotter, the lot. The kitchen leans on Czech farms for the protein and on Asian technique for nearly everything else, so the food reads as modern Asian with a Bohemian larder rather than fusion for its own sake.
The plate people come back for is the Prestice pork belly with watermelon — the fat rendered soft, the melon cutting through it — a dish that has survived a decade of menu changes. Around it you might find steamed turbot in a pig's-trotter broth, or goose with breadfruit, depending on the morning's delivery. It all arrives as a single degustation at 2,150 CZK per person, with no long carte to retreat into. That value, set against this level of sourcing and cooking, is exactly what a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand exists to flag.
The Room
Sansho is one long, plain room of shared tables — you sit with strangers, elbow to elbow, under bare bulbs, the open kitchen at one end. It is informal on purpose: no tablecloths, a terrace facing the church on Petrska in summer, and a noise level that climbs happily as the wine goes round. The crowd mixes Prague regulars with in-the-know visitors, and the service is friendly and quick rather than ceremonial. Come ready to talk to whoever you are seated beside.
Best for a Dinner with Friends
Book Sansho for a lively dinner with friends because the communal tables and single set menu take the decisions out of your hands — you all eat the same daily degustation, pass plates, and let the room do the rest. It is sociable by design and generous for the price, which makes splitting the bill painless. See the best tables for a group dinner, the first-date guide, and our best tasting menus and fine-dining guide for the wider field.
Not for
Not for a quiet romantic tete-a-tete or a formal client dinner — the shared tables, bare bulbs and rising volume are built for sociability, not privacy.
Frequently Asked
Is Sansho worth it?
Yes — it is one of Prague's most distinctive kitchens and the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand is well earned. You eat a single daily degustation at 2,150 CZK per person, built from whole animals broken down in-house, so the cooking is more ambitious than the informal room suggests. Book ahead and treat it as the evening out. See the Prague dining guide for alternatives.
What should I order at Sansho?
There is no choosing — dinner is a set degustation that changes daily with the market. The dish to hope for is the Prestice pork belly with watermelon, the long-running signature; you may also meet steamed turbot in a pig's-trotter broth or goose with breadfruit. Tell the kitchen about allergies when you book, as the menu is fixed.
Do you need a reservation at Sansho?
Yes — the room is small and the set-menu format means the kitchen cooks to the booking sheet, so walk-ins are a gamble. Reserve directly through sansho.cz or by phone on +420 739 592 336, and ask about the lunch option if the dinner degustation is full. Weekend tables go first.
How much does dinner at Sansho cost?
The dinner degustation is 2,150 CZK per person — roughly 85 euros — before drinks, with a wine pairing offered on top. There is no long a la carte at dinner; the set menu is the format. For the quality of sourcing and the MICHELIN recognition, that is genuinely good value by Prague fine-dining standards.
Is Sansho good for vegetarians?
It can be, but it is not the natural fit — this is a whole-animal restaurant built around pork and beef. The kitchen will prepare a vegetable-led version of the degustation if you flag it clearly when booking, and the Asian-leaning technique gives them plenty to work with, but committed vegetarians may be happier elsewhere in Prague.
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Practical Information
AddressPetrska 1170/25, 110 00 Nove Mesto, Prague 1
NeighbourhoodPetrska, New Town (Nove Mesto)
CuisineWhole-animal Asian fusion
Dinner degustation2,150 CZK per person, ex-drinks
Signature dishPrestice pork belly with watermelon
Chef-ownerGiona Fedrigo
ReservationOnline / +420 739 592 336
RecognitionMICHELIN Bib Gourmand
