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BakeryKarlin
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.
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CzechNove Mesto
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.
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CzechStare Mesto
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.
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VegetarianNove 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.
TryIndian curry plate
TipLunch is the cheapest window; the dosa is the kitchen's specialty.
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VeganSmichov
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.
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Street foodNove 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.
TryCzech sausages, langos, fish soup
TipArrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls.