Where to brunch in Prague: morning rooms worth the queue.
Where to brunch in Prague. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Cafe Savoy serves Prague's grandest brunch in a neo-Renaissance Mala Strana room, with daily Mysak pastries, eggs in every form, and a working all-day Ambiente kitchen.
Order: Savoy breakfast plate with the pastry of the day
Tip: Reserve the window booth; the breakfast goes all day, weekend queues are real.
Muj Salek Kavy in Karlin is the Doubleshot-run brunch spot Prague locals book ahead. Egg dishes, the daily pastry, single-origin filter coffee, a calm laptop-friendly back room.
Order: House breakfast plate with single-origin pour
Tip: Reservations save the day; the breakfast plate is the kitchen's tightest piece.
Misto in Bubenec is the Sunday brunch spot opposite the Doubleshot roastery. Egg dishes, the daily pastry, filter coffee straight from across the road.
Order: Sunday brunch egg plate with Doubleshot filter
Tip: Sunday brunch is a real meal; reserve for the late-morning shift.
Cafe Louvre's all-day breakfast service has run since 1902. Vienna-style breakfast plates, eggs, decent croissants, Czech ham, all in a billiards-room First Republic cafe room.
Order: Vienna breakfast plate, eggs with Czech ham and dark rye
Tip: The first-floor billiard tables are bookable; arrive at 09:00 for the window seats.
Eska Karlin runs an all-day brunch in the bakery-restaurant: bread 33 sourdough toast, eggs, fermented vegetables and the kitchen's morning pastry plate. Industrial Karlin room.
Order: Bread 33 toast, eggs, fermented Czech vegetables
Tip: Book Saturday brunch in advance; bread 33 sells out by noon weekly.
Cafe Letka pulls Letna's neighbourhood crowd for brunch in a shabby-chic room near Letenske namesti. Wellness oatmeal, egg dishes, savoury and sweet baked goods, home-made lemonades.
Order: Wellness breakfast with home-made lemonade
Tip: The wellness breakfast carries you to dinner; weekends fill fast after 11:00.
Mistral Cafe near Staromestska does the easiest central Prague brunch. All-day egg dishes, weekend brunch boards, daily soups, the office crowd at lunchtime, calm laptop room at brunch.
Order: Weekend brunch egg plate
Tip: Arrive at 09:00 for window seats; the lavender lemonade is the house drink.
Cafe Imperial's daily 07:00 buffet breakfast at 445 CZK runs under the 1914 ceramic-tiled ceiling, with hot dishes, eggs to order, the Czech pastry plate and Pohlreich's kitchen.
Order: Imperial breakfast buffet with the room's ceramic ceiling
Tip: Reserve a back booth to see the full ceiling; buffet runs 07:00 to 11:00.
Peak food season in Prague is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Prague rewards trust.