Where in Bratislava is foreign cuisine served?

Gastronomic map as a tool to help migrants and refugees integrate.

From the ceremonial launch of the map.From the ceremonial launch of the map. (Source: Courtesy of Mareena)

When Slovaks are asked what element foreigners have brought to Bratislava, very often the answer is food. This has inspired the Mareena civic association, focused on the integration of migrants and refugees in Slovakia, to prepare a gastronomic map of Bratislava on foreign cuisine. It not only shows where people can eat foreign meals but also gain some insight on foreigners in Bratislava.

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“Food is a topic of no conflict able to bring people together,” said Andrea Kutlíková of Mareena. “Also, when sitting at the same table and eating, people can get to know each other better. So it seemed to us a good idea to prepare a gastronomic map showing places where people can eat foreign dishes.”

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The map itself is part of a long-term campaign focusing on the integration of foreigners into society, which Mareena a little provokingly named #plnezuby. It refers to the Slovak expression ‘mať niekoho plné zuby’, to be fed up with somebody in English. This phrase in Slovak literally means ‘to have one’s teeth full of somebody’, while Mareena, in the figurative sense, extends it to ‘to having teeth full of foreign food’.

Selecting the places

Mareena contacted foodbloger Daniel Feranec aka Čoje, who blogs about food especially in Bratislava. With him, as well as the help of the general public, they selected 60 places for the map, illustrated by prominent young illustrator Adela Režná.

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