Prague
Prague’s nicest open-air wine garden claims to be its oldest too – apparently established by Emperor Charles IV himself. Enjoy a glass of locally made…
Must-see nightlife in Prague
Prague
Jáma (‘the Hollow’) is a popular American expat bar plastered with old rock-gig posters ranging from Led Zep and REM to Kiss and Shania Twain. There’s a…
Prague
This organic coffee shop serves high-end coffees and pastries in a welcoming, rustic setting with a big garden out back. Light food items are also served,…
Malá Strana
The Blue Light is a dark and atmospheric hang-out, as popular with locals as with tourists, where you can sip a caipirinha or cranberry colada as you cast…
Prague
A festive warren of drinking and dining rooms, U Fleků is a Prague institution, though it's usually clogged with tour groups high on oompah music and the…
Prague
It's easy to walk past this place, but it's worth seeking out – head through the back to find a couple of relaxing rooms, one fitted out as a library,…
Prague
This friendly community pub is little more than a ramshackle wooden hut in a park overlooking Žižkov, where locals, accompanied by kids and/or dogs,…
Prague
The epicentre of the Vršovice hipster revival is this popular student cafe, bar and alternative music club (downstairs). It's always packed and fun;…
Prague
The French-style Cafe Louvre is arguably the most amenable of Prague's grand cafes, as popular today as it was in the early 1900s when it was frequented…
Prague
You’ve got to love a pub that has vinyl pads on the wall above the gents’ urinals on which to rest your forehead. ‘The Shot-Out Eye’ (the name pays homage…
Prague
La Boheme's interior is rustic and elegant – quite like visiting your posh aunt's countryside home. Despite the special ambience, the main draw is the…
Prague
Some of the more hardcore Žižkov clubs can be a bit intimidating for nonlocals, but this much-loved venue is scruffy, laid-back, eclectic and great fun…
Prague
Soon to be overshadowed by a development rising from the ground near Masarykovo train station, this hip espresso bar serves fine artisanal coffee in a…
Malá Strana
Pretty much the only decent place to drink in this part of Malá Strana, the 'Mill Cafe' is an artists' hangout (David Černý is a regular) linked to Kampa…
Prague
From the outside you’d never know there was a rustic little coffee shop tucked behind this tobacconist on busy Korunní. The shop sells teas, sweets and…
Prague
Low-lit design is the key feature here – a long (12m!) bar fronting a big space with sleek, functional decor and a wall of windows looking out onto…
Prague
This upmarket New York–style cocktail and cigar bar occupies a former rugby pub and couldn’t be more different in terms of atmosphere. Check the website…
Prague
Zanzibar started out years ago as a place to buy newspapers and tobacco products. Over the years it’s evolved into a homey space that's a cafe, bar or…
Prague
Take a break from the beer with a visit to this cute vinotheque to sample some good Czech wines (such as a Frankovka red or Veltlínské zelené white) at a…
Staré Město
The most micro of Prague’s microbreweries, with a capacity of only 250L, U Medvídků started producing its own beer in 2005, though its trad-style beer…
Staré Město
There's no pub sign – turn the handle on the massive wooden door marked Kolowratský Palác, enter the red-carpeted lobby, and go down the stairs in the far…
Prague
Dominated by two polished copper brewing kettles, this convivial little pub in Strahov Monastery serves up two varieties of its St Norbert beer – tmavý …
Prague
This subterranean space under a corner house near Letenské náměstí is easily the friendliest bar this side of the Vltava. This is especially true for…
Prague
Family-, pet- and laptop-friendly Café Letka is a rustic but bright and spacious space with large windows. Sit at a large central table or by the…
Prague
This Viennese-style coffee house captures something of Prague in the 1920s. By day, it's a quiet spot for coffee and connecting with wi-fi; evenings bring…
Prague
A traditional Czech pub that eschews the big brewers in favour of smaller, independent producers. Check the scribble on the chalkboard to see what's on…
Prague
Just how this authentically rough Czech pub has managed to survive on Loretánské náměstí is as great a miracle as the flying Loreto house opposite – but…
Staré Město
This tiny cocktail bar could not be further removed in atmosphere from your typical Old Town drinking place. Cramped and smoky – there are Cuban cigars…
Prague
This was the original home of the legendary Globe Bookstore & Café in the 1990s, and a kind of eclectic, San Francisco funkiness lingers. Today it houses…
Prague
The Veletržní Palác is home to a cafe is just as starkly minimalist and pleasantly trendy as you'd expect. Long rows of unadorned tables fan out in an…
Prague
The legendary Planet is a wonderful Žižkov boozer serving dewy tankards of Urquell and Gambrinus as well as elephantine portions of Czech pub-resto food…
Staré Město
There's food here, but most come to Prague’s only cubist cafe to sip a brew as an excuse to admire the unique styling, which includes everything from…
Prague
This is a genuine neighbourhood bar out in the suburbs, a homey wood-panelled room with quirky metalwork, much of it home-built by the owner. The…
Staré Město
In the 19th century there were more than 20 breweries in Prague's Old Town, but by 1989 only one remained (U Medvidku). The Three Roses brewpub, on the…
Malá Strana
A traditional Malá Strana local on the Royal Way, ‘The Tomcat’ still enjoys its reputation as a former favourite of late president Havel, and still…
Malá Strana
Klub Újezd is one of Prague’s many ‘alternative’ bars, spread over three floors (DJs in the cellar, and a cafe upstairs) and filled with a fascinating…
Staré Město
Barely five minutes’ walk from Charles Bridge, but half a world away in atmosphere, this cute little bar is the opposite of touristy – a bohemian drinking…
Malá Strana
Just around the corner from the British Embassy, this old Malá Strana boozer hasn't changed much since the grotty days of the worker's republic, and is…
Prague
This small cocktail bar, tucked away on an assuming block on busy Veletržní, feels like a speakeasy. There are few signs on the door, but push through to…
Staré Město
This hidden cafe in a corner of the Old Town brews speciality coffee using hand-picked beans from the mountains. Profits go towards supporting Prague's…
