Vegan€smichov
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 $.
Try: Vegan lunch plate
Tip: The daily menu is the cheapest way; the pho is the dish to try.
Street food€nove-mesto
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.
Try: Czech sausages, langos, fish soup
Tip: Arrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls.
Vegetarian€vinohradyWed 11:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:00
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.
Try: Indian vegetarian thali by weight
Tip: Aim for the lunch rush 12:00-14:00; that is when the steam table is fullest.
Vietnamese€praha-4-libus
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.
Try: Vietnamese banh mi
Tip: Public transport is the only catch; 30 minutes on bus 198 from Smichov metro.
Vietnamese€praha-4-libusDaily 09:00-19:00
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.
Try: Pho bo
Tip: Add the fried quay dough sticks at 15 $; cash and card accepted.
Czech€stare-mestoMon-Sat 11:00-24:00, Sun 11:00-22:00
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.
Try: Czech daily lunch menu
Tip: Show up at 11:30 sharp; the lunch menu runs only to 14:30 daily.