Just for a snack
Truly Czech fast food consists of open sandwiches („
chlebíčky„) and mayonnais-based salads („saláty“). It probably is no one's idea of healthy food but I am no prophet of it either. Just offering truly Czech experience. And I personally love it. If you don't like it, skip it. The best place to grab those is:
Check the English version in the upper left corner of the webpage. Places like this used to be scattered all over Czech cities and towns. There used to be dozens of them in Prague. They have been dying away fast. This one is a great survivalist.
A new deli chain in the best old tradition, 17 shops scattered all around the city. If you see it, try it. The most accessible shop can be found
here
More stuffy
This self-service place is a fairly new diner (ok, let’s say over 20 years old new, can’t remember really) but it copies the model of a traditional Czech „bufet“ that almost ceased to exist in Prague; low prices, reasonable quality, Czech meals, long queues around noon during working hours.
Great place for Czech cuisine and excellent Pilsen.
As above, a great place for Czech cuisine plus much more interesting beers of their own brew.
Great meals, beers by the only surviving big brewery in Prague (internationally owned though), weird neighbourhood. One of the places you’d hardly ever pass by accidentally.
Shapely places
It’s really posh, but this one is worth it. Great Wienerschnitzel!
If you don’t know about it, you won’t ever find it. Nice art-nouveaux place. Reasonably priced meals during working hours.
One of the best venues for atmosphere. Live music. Designed by
Martin Velíšek
Now, this happens to become quite a popular attraction, but it stays what it is: great industrial venue for music, or just to hang around and wonder
Central meeting point
It’s ok for (almost) every one.
Great hangarounds
Greatest Hideaway
A tiny delikatessen shop with a hidden winebar behind it. They say it has stayed the way it is for almost a century, it’s definitely been there ever since I can remember. My favourite hiding place.
