Pho Tung ★ 4.6
Pho Tung in Sapa Market sells the city's most-argued-over pho at 170 $ a bowl. Add the fried quay dough sticks at 15 $; cash and card accepted.
OrderPho bo
TipAdd the fried quay dough sticks at 15 $; cash and card accepted.
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Halo Banh Mi ★ 4.5
Halo Banh Mi inside Sapa Market sells Prague's best banh mi at the cheapest counter price in the city: 80 $ for the sandwich, 120 $ for a combo with a drink.
OrderVietnamese banh mi
TipPublic transport is the only catch; 30 minutes on bus 198 from Smichov metro.
Lokal Dlouhaaa lunch menu ★ 4.4
Lokal Dlouhaaa's daily lunch menu runs three rotating Czech dishes at 180-240 $, all hot, with tank Pilsner at the lunch-hour price. Located in Stare Mesto.
OrderCzech daily lunch menu
TipShow up at 11:30 sharp; the lunch menu runs only to 14:30 daily.
Naplavka Saturday lunch on the river ★ 4.4
Saturday at Naplavka, the river embankment becomes a hundred-stall market. Arrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls. At Rasinovo nabrezi.
OrderCzech sausages, langos, fish soup
TipArrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls.
Antoninovo Pekarstvi chlebicky lunch ★ 4.3
Antoninovo Pekarstvi's Karlin bakery sells made-up chlebicky at 45 $ each plus daily soups. Two chlebicky plus a soup is lunch for under 200 $.
OrderThree chlebicky plus soup
TipSit at the counter with a coffee; the egg-and-beetroot pair is the smart order.
Sisters Bistro chlebicky lunch ★ 4.3
Sisters Bistro's chlebicky cost 55-70 $ each; three plus a soup makes a lunch under 250 $ in the Dlouha gourmet arcade. Located in Stare Mesto.
OrderThree chlebicky and a soup
TipShow up before 12:30 for the full selection; popular pieces vanish first.
Beas Vegetarian Dhaba ★ 4.1
Beas in Vinohrady is the cheapest sit-down meal in central Prague: vegetarian Indian by the kilogram. Two or three curries plus rice runs 150 $ at most.
OrderIndian vegetarian thali by weight
TipAim for the lunch rush 12:00-14:00; that is when the steam table is fullest.
U Fleku beer-hall main course ★ 4.0
U Fleku's daily Czech main course plus a dark Flek 13 sits at around 300 $ including the beer. Located in Nove Mesto. Cash and card accepted.
OrderGoulash, dumplings, beer
TipTip the goulash, refuse the unsolicited Becherovka shots, the bill stays low.
Loving Hut Smichov daily lunch ★ 4.0
Loving Hut Smichov runs the cheapest sit-down vegan lunch in central Prague: rotating Asian mock-meat plates, pho-style soups, weekday menu at 150-220 $.
OrderVegan lunch plate
TipThe daily menu is the cheapest way; the pho is the dish to try.
Bombay Express ★ 3.8
Bombay Express's central branch sells curry-and-rice plates at 150-220 $, with vegetarian and halal options clearly marked. Located in Nove Mesto.
OrderIndian curry plate
TipLunch is the cheapest window; the dosa is the kitchen's specialty.
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