Cocktail barBrewery beer hall€€€stare-mestoMon-Wed 11:30-23:00, Thu-Sat 11:30-23:30, Sun 12:00-22:00
U Medvidku in the Old Town brews X-Beer 33, the strongest beer in the Czech Republic, in a microbrewery above the 1466 beer hall. Located in Stare Mesto.
Signature drink: X-Beer 33
Food: Czech pub menu
Tip: X-Beer 33 is for one pour; the standard 12-degree is the keeper.
Cocktail barCraft brewery taproom€€€praha-6
Automat Matuska in Dejvice is the Krivoklatsko brewery's Prague taproom, opened 2019. American BBQ from the kitchen, Matuska IPAs and lagers on rotating taps.
Signature drink: Matuska IPA
Food: American BBQ
Tip: Ask which Matuska pilsner is on; the IPA travels but the lager rotates.
Cocktail barCzech beer hall€€€mala-stranaMon-Sat 11:00-24:00, Sun 11:00-23:00
Lokal U Bile Kuzelky pours tank Pilsner Urquell in an 1862-era cellar near Charles Bridge. Sit in the front room; the back fills with the tour-group crowd.
Signature drink: Tank Pilsner Urquell
Food: Czech pub menu
Tip: Sit in the front room; the back fills with the tour-group crowd.
Cocktail barCzech beer hall€€€karlinDaily 11:00-23:00
Lokal Hamburk in Karlin is the river-harbour-themed Ambiente Lokal, the most neighbourhood-feeling of the chain. Order the tank pilsner urquell.
Signature drink: Tank Pilsner Urquell
Food: Czech pub menu
Tip: The terrace seats in summer go fast; book ahead Friday onward.
Cocktail barFood and drink hall€€€smichovMon-Wed 11:00-22:00, Thu-Sat 11:00-24:00, Sun 11:00-22:00
Manifesto Market Andel is the open-air food and drink yard in Smichov, the successor to the Florenc pop-up. Fifteen stalls, a beer bar, cashless.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails and natural wine
Food: Fifteen food stalls
Tip: Cashless; queue is real on weekend evenings, come Tuesday or Wednesday.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€stare-mestoMon-Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-02:00, Sun 17:00-01:00
Hemingway Bar in the Old Town is Prague's serious cocktail destination, holding the city's largest absinthe collection and over 200 rums in a corner-room.
Signature drink: Absinthe cocktail with rum reduction
Food: Snacks
Tip: Reserve ahead; the bartenders do classic cocktails better than anyone in the city.