Eat well in Prague without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Prague for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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.
TryIndian vegetarian thali by weight
TipAim for the lunch rush 12:00-14:00; that is when the steam table is fullest.
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.
TryVietnamese banh mi
TipPublic transport is the only catch; 30 minutes on bus 198 from Smichov metro.
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.
TryPho bo
TipAdd the fried quay dough sticks at 15 $; cash and card accepted.
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.
TryCzech daily lunch menu
TipShow up at 11:30 sharp; the lunch menu runs only to 14:30 daily.
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 $.
TryThree chlebicky plus soup
TipSit at the counter with a coffee; the egg-and-beetroot pair is the smart order.
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.
TryGoulash, dumplings, beer
TipTip the goulash, refuse the unsolicited Becherovka shots, the bill stays low.
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.
TryThree chlebicky and a soup
TipShow up before 12:30 for the full selection; popular pieces vanish first.
Bombay Express's central branch sells curry-and-rice plates at 150-220 $, with vegetarian and halal options clearly marked. Located in Nove Mesto.
TryIndian curry plate
TipLunch is the cheapest window; the dosa is the kitchen's specialty.
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 $.
TryVegan lunch plate
TipThe daily menu is the cheapest way; the pho is the dish to try.
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.
TryCzech sausages, langos, fish soup
TipArrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls.
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Eight tastings, two drinks, one 13th-century monastery, and the café where Kafka and Einstein once sat. This small-group walk through Old Town and New Town is Czech fo...
Guided tour · 4 hours
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Water activity · 5 hours
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