Herbat Shop in Prague: The owner wanted to close it, there was a successor
Right in the heart of Prague, just a few steps from the Old Town Square, a shop with herbs and spices has been operating for 47 years. The intoxicating scent spills out onto the sidewalk and unsuspecting passersby lure you inside. Anyone who knows the shop knows the smell from a distance and he knows that the local herbalists will always give him good advice. It doesn’t matter if a person came with a request for cough herbs or which sage to use for toothache and which to put in clay. He always received absolutely accurate and professional help.
Exhaustion
However, in the course of January, the owner of the Herbata store, Klára Matušková, announced on the website that the store was ending. There were several reasons, but above all her exhaustion from the last few yearswhen the store was crushed by anti-drug regulations.
“The place that everyone in the Old Town found on the corner of Dlouhá and Týnská always smells like herbs and friendliness down to the sidewalk. So another Old Prague icon is about to disappear from the unique color of Prague, “wrote Pavel Maurer on Facebook, known mainly for his guide to domestic restaurants, called Maurer’s Choice Grand Restaurant. The owner of the store said that she would close it at the end of May.
But Mauer’s status provoked a thousand days of support, shared it through people in a few days and contained several comments. The people of Prague did not want to lose their favorite spice and herb shop. “It simply came to our notice then. I remember how little I used to come here with my dad for herbs and thanks to this shop we were able to make a lot of great products for health and beauty. Lots of great ideas came up here and they helped a lot of people. It is a great pity that such trades end today. I’m sad about that, “one of the discussants sighed. “Perhaps there will be a way to preserve the unique herbalism with experts who have always been willing to advise. Such a trade with its useful tradition is a jewel, part of the cultural heritage, “added another.
Happy end
And the incredible has become a reality, “Thanks to a contribution on social networks, there was an interest in continuing the sale of herbs and spicesSo it seems that the business will not end in the end, “the enthusiastic owner. However, she did not want to say who the new owner was.
The well-known designer Maxim Velčovský also went to say goodbye to the shop, but the current situation, however, pleasantly surprised. “It is said that a successor from the field has been found and he will take over the herbalism with the ladies! So maybe it will be a happy end because there is a design shop from Vetešnictví u Čapka, they turned Mrs. Koulová’s locksmith into a VIP bar and so perhaps the last shop from the old days will be saved from Trdelník’s progress, “Velčovský wrote in his status.
The legendary herb shop on the corner of Dlouhá and Týnská streets was supposed to end after 47 years. In the end, however, the rescuer was found
Author: Maxim Velčovský