Czech Pub€€karlinDaily 11:00-23:00
Lokal Hamburk is the Karlin outpost of the Ambiente pub chain, on the site of a 19th-century river-harbour inn. Order the vepro-knedlo-zelo; pour from tank.
Signature: Vepro-knedlo-zelo, Tank Pilsner
Order: Vepro-knedlo-zelo; pour from tank.
Czech Brewery-pub€€nove-mestoDaily 10:00-23:00
U Fleku has brewed beer on the same Nove Mesto block since 1499. The cavernous beer hall pours its own 13-degree dark lager, brewed exclusively on site.
Signature: Flek Dark Lager 13, Pork knee
Order: The dark Flek 13; the pork knee.
Czech Brewery-pub€€stare-mestoMon-Wed 11:30-23:00, Thu-Sat 11:30-23:30, Sun 12:00-22:00
U Medvidku has poured beer since 1466 in the same Old Town building. Located in Stare Mesto. Order the the x-beer 33; the goulash with bread dumplings.
Signature: X-Beer 33, Goulash
Order: The X-Beer 33; the goulash with bread dumplings.
Czech Traditional€€mala-stranaDaily 12:00-23:00
U Modre Kachnicky in Mala Strana cooks the old Czech repertoire, roast duck and venison, in two Baroque-era dining rooms a five-minute walk from Charles.
Signature: Roast duck, Venison goulash
Order: The duck with bread dumplings and red cabbage.
Modern Czech€€praha-6Daily 11:30-23:00
U Mateje sits in residential Dejvice and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Located in Praha 6. Order the the wiener schnitzel with potato salad.
Signature: Wiener schnitzel, Beef cheeks
Order: The Wiener schnitzel with potato salad.
Czech Butcher-canteen€€nove-mestoMon-Sat 11:30-23:00, Sun 11:30-22:00
Kantyna is Ambiente's butcher-canteen, a stand-and-eat steak counter where you order at the meat case and pay by weight, two blocks off Wenceslas Square.
Signature: House tartare, Sirloin steak
Order: Tartare; sirloin grilled to medium rare.