Bakery€karlinMon-Fri 07:30-19:30, Sat-Sun 08:00-18:00
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 $.
Try: Three chlebicky plus soup
Tip: Sit at the counter with a coffee; the egg-and-beetroot pair is the smart order.
Czech€nove-mestoDaily 10:00-23:00
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.
Try: Goulash, dumplings, beer
Tip: Tip the goulash, refuse the unsolicited Becherovka shots, the bill stays low.
Czech€stare-mestoMon-Fri 08:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00
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.
Try: Three chlebicky and a soup
Tip: Show up before 12:30 for the full selection; popular pieces vanish first.
Vegetarian€nove-mesto
Bombay Express's central branch sells curry-and-rice plates at 150-220 $, with vegetarian and halal options clearly marked. Located in Nove Mesto.
Try: Indian curry plate
Tip: Lunch is the cheapest window; the dosa is the kitchen's specialty.
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.