Guidebook for Praha

John Carlo
John Carlo
Guidebook for Praha

Food Scene

My go to place for traditional Czech cuisine: good food, great service. Usually busy in the evening, best to reserve (I can make a reservation for you). Lunch menu is different from dinner. They have specials during the weekend.
88 locals recommend
U Kroka
28/12 Vratislavova
88 locals recommend
My go to place for traditional Czech cuisine: good food, great service. Usually busy in the evening, best to reserve (I can make a reservation for you). Lunch menu is different from dinner. They have specials during the weekend.
Traditional Czech cuisine, good food for cheap prices. Very close to the center but not priced for tourists.
U Knihovny, Veleslavínova 10, Prague 1
Veleslavínova
Traditional Czech cuisine, good food for cheap prices. Very close to the center but not priced for tourists.
Traditional Czech pub and restaurant, frequented by locals. Average prices, centrally located.
59 locals recommend
Pivnice a restaurace U Rudolfina, s.r.o.
10 Křižovnická
59 locals recommend
Traditional Czech pub and restaurant, frequented by locals. Average prices, centrally located.
Traditional Czech pub (great beer) and local cuisine. Good food, average prices. Very centrally located.
169 locals recommend
U Medvidku
345 /7 Na Perštýně
169 locals recommend
Traditional Czech pub (great beer) and local cuisine. Good food, average prices. Very centrally located.
Small artisanal deli specializing in Italian cheese and meat products. They have a good selection of wines, too. They serve sandwiches and salads as well. Right on the same building where I live!
Mozzarellart Andel
1266/11 Preslova
Small artisanal deli specializing in Italian cheese and meat products. They have a good selection of wines, too. They serve sandwiches and salads as well. Right on the same building where I live!
Gastropub serving traditional Czech food with a modern twist. If you’re tired of heavy Czech traditional food, this is a good option.
19 locals recommend
Prostor bar & restaurant
27 Lidická
19 locals recommend
Gastropub serving traditional Czech food with a modern twist. If you’re tired of heavy Czech traditional food, this is a good option.
Great coffee and desserts. They also serve excellent full meals.
93 locals recommend
Café Lounge
615/8 Plaská
93 locals recommend
Great coffee and desserts. They also serve excellent full meals.
Excellent food and wine, great ambience, a bit more expensive than other restaurants but nothing exorbitant. For a special occasion or for afternoon tea/coffee.
483 locals recommend
Café Savoy
5 Vítězná
483 locals recommend
Excellent food and wine, great ambience, a bit more expensive than other restaurants but nothing exorbitant. For a special occasion or for afternoon tea/coffee.
Exquisite food (asian fusion). Pricey, but worth it. Check their website for the menu (lunch is different from dinner). Best to reserve (I can help you with that).
97 locals recommend
Sansho
1170/25 Petrská
97 locals recommend
Exquisite food (asian fusion). Pricey, but worth it. Check their website for the menu (lunch is different from dinner). Best to reserve (I can help you with that).
Also from the chef of Sansho (right beside it). A cheaper alternative but without compromising on the quality. Small place, hip interiors. Meat dishes and excellent donuts (as the name suggests). They also serve craft beer.
61 locals recommend
Maso a kobliha
1551 Petrská
61 locals recommend
Also from the chef of Sansho (right beside it). A cheaper alternative but without compromising on the quality. Small place, hip interiors. Meat dishes and excellent donuts (as the name suggests). They also serve craft beer.
Excellent artisanal gelato. Coffee and other desserts. Second branch, recently opened. Right beside Ebel Coffee!
62 locals recommend
Puro Gelato
410/1 Na Hrobci
62 locals recommend
Excellent artisanal gelato. Coffee and other desserts. Second branch, recently opened. Right beside Ebel Coffee!
Café and artisanal gelateria. Haven’t tried their coffee (the selection though is rather wide) but the gelato is quite good. Moderately priced. New branch recently opened right beside Ebel (Kaprova)! This branch is close to U Kroka.
62 locals recommend
Puro Gelato
410/1 Na Hrobci
62 locals recommend
Café and artisanal gelateria. Haven’t tried their coffee (the selection though is rather wide) but the gelato is quite good. Moderately priced. New branch recently opened right beside Ebel (Kaprova)! This branch is close to U Kroka.
Not a big fan of this kind of coffee house (I like smaller ones) but for the ambience and the history, go see it and have coffee/tea. And they actually serve good duck confit (a specialty here, which I like very much).
568 locals recommend
Café Louvre
22 Národní
568 locals recommend
Not a big fan of this kind of coffee house (I like smaller ones) but for the ambience and the history, go see it and have coffee/tea. And they actually serve good duck confit (a specialty here, which I like very much).
Nice coffee shop with good cakes and pastries. Also serves savory dishes. Perfect for brunch. Near Charles Bridge.
40 locals recommend
Cukrkávalimonáda
7 Lázeňská
40 locals recommend
Nice coffee shop with good cakes and pastries. Also serves savory dishes. Perfect for brunch. Near Charles Bridge.
Small, quiet coffee shop. Ideal for those who really want to sit down and work (no Wifi).
19 locals recommend
I Need Coffee!
1958 Na Moráni
19 locals recommend
Small, quiet coffee shop. Ideal for those who really want to sit down and work (no Wifi).
Small organic and fairtrade café with excellent coffee. They also serve good vegetarian dishes (if you want a break from meat-heavy Czech cuisine). They have other branches but this is the nearest from my place.
252 locals recommend
mamacoffee
674 Vodičkova
252 locals recommend
Small organic and fairtrade café with excellent coffee. They also serve good vegetarian dishes (if you want a break from meat-heavy Czech cuisine). They have other branches but this is the nearest from my place.
My favorite coffee place (I get my supply here). Excellent coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. The chocolates (sweets) are also quite good. There’s another branch but I go here because it’s near the library.
23 locals recommend
Café Ebel
15/11 Kaprova
23 locals recommend
My favorite coffee place (I get my supply here). Excellent coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. The chocolates (sweets) are also quite good. There’s another branch but I go here because it’s near the library.
Recently opened. Good desserts and coffee. They also serve full meals.
14 locals recommend
Gourmet Pauza
14 Lidická
14 locals recommend
Recently opened. Good desserts and coffee. They also serve full meals.
Excellent place for coffee and/or brunch; spacious and cozy, ideal even for those who want to work or just relax. Hip artsy interiors, good food and drinks, friendly staff.
107 locals recommend
Kavárna co hledá jméno
493/10 Stroupežnického
107 locals recommend
Excellent place for coffee and/or brunch; spacious and cozy, ideal even for those who want to work or just relax. Hip artsy interiors, good food and drinks, friendly staff.
Butcher shop which servers excellent meat products (sausages and steaks). Beer and wine is also very good. Don’t forget to check out their deli shop and take home some of the food that you enjoyed the most.
255 locals recommend
Naše maso
727/39 Dlouhá
255 locals recommend
Butcher shop which servers excellent meat products (sausages and steaks). Beer and wine is also very good. Don’t forget to check out their deli shop and take home some of the food that you enjoyed the most.
Nice little restaurant serving freshly made pasta. Check out their open faced sandwiches (chlebíčky) for a quick breakfast.
14 locals recommend
Le Camille
316/8 Štefánikova
14 locals recommend
Nice little restaurant serving freshly made pasta. Check out their open faced sandwiches (chlebíčky) for a quick breakfast.

Drinks & Nightlife

Legendary Czech pub/beer garden!
323 locals recommend
U Fleků
11 Křemencova
323 locals recommend
Legendary Czech pub/beer garden!
Bar where mostly locals go (as the name suggests) with good beer on tap.
Locál Café & Bar
1971/8 Gorazdova
Bar where mostly locals go (as the name suggests) with good beer on tap.
Although the name says it’s a café, it’s actually a popular hangout where the locals go to for beer. Good cheap beer, cool, artsy interiors.
9 locals recommend
Jarda Mayer café
22 Staropramenná
9 locals recommend
Although the name says it’s a café, it’s actually a popular hangout where the locals go to for beer. Good cheap beer, cool, artsy interiors.

Shopping

Big shopping mall with major European labels. Big Tesco supermarket (two floors).
553 locals recommend
Paul’s Bakery.
1 Plzeňská
553 locals recommend
Big shopping mall with major European labels. Big Tesco supermarket (two floors).
If you like paper products, this is a nice stationery shop. They have a really nice city guide (“Prague Superguide”). Might be a good idea for a unique souvenir from this city.
14 locals recommend
Papelote dílna a obchod
1002/8 Kozí
14 locals recommend
If you like paper products, this is a nice stationery shop. They have a really nice city guide (“Prague Superguide”). Might be a good idea for a unique souvenir from this city.