10 bakeries worth the trip across Czech Republic, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Czech Republic guides.
Eska Karlin ★ 4.6 · Prague
karlin · Pernerova 49, 186 00 Praha 8
Eska's Karlin bakery counter sells bread 33, the city's most cited sourdough, plus kolache and laminated pastries. At Pernerova 49. Booking recommended.
Tip: Bread 33 sells out by lunch on Saturday; sweet kolache last longer.
Pekarna Praktika ★ 4.6 · Prague
vinohrady · Belehradska 990/66, 120 00 Praha 2
Pekarna Praktika is Tomas Solak's serious sourdough bakery on the Vinohrady-Vrsovice border. Open tue-sat 07:30-18:00. At Belehradska 990/66.
Tip: The pain de campagne goes fast; freezer-ready loaves stay good a week.
Eska Letna ★ 4.5 · Prague
letna · Veletrzni 290/42, 170 00 Praha 7
Eska Letna opened in February 2025 on the Letna grid as the second Ambiente bakery, baking the same bread 33 sourdough plus laminated pastries and breakfast.
Tip: Sweet and savoury breakfasts are made to-go; the morning crowd is the Letna runners.
Antoninovo Pekarstvi Karlin ★ 4.5 · Prague
karlin · Sokolovska 81/55, 186 00 Praha 8
Antoninovo Pekarstvi opened the first of its six city-wide bakeries in Karlin in 2014. Wheat-rye and potato sourdough loaves, all baked on-site.
Tip: The decorated chlebicky are made up at the counter; ask for a flight to-go.
Antoninovo Pekarstvi Namesti Miru ★ 4.5 · Prague
vinohrady · Namesti Miru 585/11, 120 00 Praha 2
Antoninovo Pekarstvi's Namesti Miru flagship opened in a restored First Republic cafe space. Located in Vinohrady. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Tip: The big window seats are the prize; show up before 10:00 on weekends.
Petite France ★ 4.4 · Prague
nove-mesto · Myslikova 185/19, 120 00 Praha 2
Petite France on Myslikova is the city's most committed French bakery, behind a mint-green shopfront in Nove Mesto. Baguettes, pain au chocolat.
Tip: The croissant is the city benchmark; aim to be there by 11:00 weekends.
Bakeshop ★ 4.4 · Prague
stare-mesto · Kozi 918/1, 110 00 Praha 1
Bakeshop is the long-running Old Town bakery between Parizska and the Spanish synagogue, baking sourdough loaves, quiches and savoury pies daily from scratch.
Tip: Get there before noon for the full bread range; quiches turn over fastest at the weekend brunch shift.
Antoninovo Pekarstvi Letna ★ 4.4 · Prague
letna · Milady Horakove 89/116, 170 00 Praha 7
Antoninovo Pekarstvi Letna is the chain's Letna branch, with bread off the oven, the full chlebicky array, breakfast plates and the same six-bakery system.
Tip: Park yourself in the corner with a coffee and watch the morning queue work.
Sisters Bistro ★ 4.3 · Prague
stare-mesto · Dlouha 39, 110 00 Praha 1
Sisters Bistro is Hana Michopulu's chlebicky counter in the Dlouha gourmet arcade. Located in Stare Mesto. Open mon-fri 08:00-19:00, sat 09:00-18:00.
Tip: Order four; one beetroot, one egg, one beef, one fish Best in the morning before noon.
Boulangerie Paul ★ 3.7 · Prague
stare-mesto · Narodni 25, 110 00 Praha 1
Boulangerie Paul on Narodni is the central Prague outpost of the French bakery chain. The cheaper way to a proper French croissant in central Prague.
Tip: The cheaper way to a proper French croissant in central Prague.