Cafe Sant' Angelo

Stretching back behind the blackboard menus and sunny cushion-lined front window of its wooden storefront, Cafe Sant' Angelo is Olomouc's smartest new cafe.

Open from 7am weekdays and 8.30 on weekends, Sant Angelo has a good breakfast menu (with English translations) including scrambled eggs, ham and eggs or omelettes for 55-65Kč, or a full cooked fry-up of sausages, beans, bacon, eggs and toast for 85Kč. There are also pancakes, waffles, oatmeal and homemade muesli from 45-65Kč.

At any time of day though, the coffee is good, comes in all the usual permutations and is accompanied by a square of chocolate and a small glass of water. A good range of quiche, fresh and toasted sandwiches and panini are on offer and the highlights of the cake cabinet are the chocolate crumble slice and the banana cake with caramel.

Look for the dark wooden storefront with stripey cushions inside the window on busy Denisová Ul, the street with the tramlines that connects the two halves of the Olomouc's old town. Immediately inside the entrance are the counter, menu boards and display cases, and behind that is the main seating area of the cafe with enough leather-lined booths and seats for about 25 people.

The entire space is non-smoking and the colour scheme is warm and welcoming. Another big thumbs up is the music selection (something that lets down several otherwise excellent cafes in Olomouc).

Cafe Sant' Angelo
Denisova 11,
Olomouc