Bistro 8 has been Letna and Holesovice's quiet European bistro since the late 2010s, with a single daily menu and a kitchen that buys at the Holesovice market.
Signature dishes: Daily fish, Daily pasta
Must order: Whatever the daily fish is; the wine by the glass.
Address: Veverkova 8, 170 00 Praha 7, Prague
Mistral Cafe sits in the Old Town near Staromestska, a bright modern bistro running all-day breakfast, daily soups and a popular weekday lunch menu the office crowd queues to grab.
Signature: Weekend brunch, Soup of the day
Order: The weekend brunch; the soup of the day.
Mr HotDog in Letna is a tiny counter the neighbourhood books a week ahead. The American-style hot dogs and sliders are taken seriously enough to fill a 15-seat room nightly.
Signature: Hot dogs, Sliders
Order: The classic with onions; the chilli fries.
Vinohradsky Pivovar rebuilt the 1893 Vinohrady brewery in 2014 and pours its own house lager alongside Czech pub classics in a glassed-in tap-room and beer garden.
Signature: House lager, Pork knee
Order: The house lager; the pork knee for two.
Beas Vegetarian Dhaba is the Vinohrady branch of a Prague vegetarian Indian counter where you fill a plate cafeteria-style and pay by weight. Cheap, vegan-friendly, fast.
Signature: Daily thali, Dahl
Order: A loaded thali with three curries and rice.
Lehka Hlava has cooked creative meat-free food in an Old Town room between Charles Bridge and Narodni since 2005, under a starry-painted ceiling locals book in advance.
Signature: Mushroom risotto, Vegan burger
Order: The mushroom risotto; the daily soup.
Maitrea sits a minute off Old Town Square and is Lehka Hlava's sister room, a calm tea-room-restaurant doing full vegetarian Czech classics plus a cheap daily lunch.
Signature: Vegetable goulash, Daily lunch menu
Order: The Czech-style vegetable goulash with dumplings.
