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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.
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VegetarianVinohrady
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.
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VietnamesePraha 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.
TryVietnamese banh mi
TipPublic transport is the only catch; 30 minutes on bus 198 from Smichov metro.