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, with Czech classics.
Signature dishes: Flek Dark Lager 13, Pork knee
Must order: The dark Flek 13; the pork knee.
Address: Kremencova 183/11, 110 00 Praha 1, Prague
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.
Cestr is Ambiente's Czech-cattle steakhouse near the National Museum, serving cuts off the Czech pied breed alongside tank Pilsner and roast bone marrow.
Signature: Czech pied steak, Tank Pilsner
Order: Hanger steak; the tartare tableside.
U Medvidku has poured beer since 1466 in the same Old Town building. The microbrewery upstairs makes X-Beer 33, the strongest beer ever brewed in the Czech Republic.
Signature: X-Beer 33, Goulash
Order: The X-Beer 33; the goulash with bread dumplings.
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 Bridge.
Signature: Roast duck, Venison goulash
Order: The duck with bread dumplings and red cabbage.
U Mateje sits in residential Dejvice and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Chef Jan Puncochar cooks modern and traditional Czech with a focus on sauces and high-quality meat.
Signature: Wiener schnitzel, Beef cheeks
Order: The Wiener schnitzel with potato salad.
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.
Cestr is Ambiente's Czech-cattle steakhouse near the National Museum, serving cuts off the Czech pied breed alongside tank Pilsner and roast bone marrow.
Signature: Czech pied steak, Tank Pilsner
Order: Hanger steak; the tartare tableside.
Vycep is a modern Czech pub in Vinohrady with a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Chef Jiri Hrachovy brings a Wallachian touch to the Czech repertoire, plus tank-poured Pilsner.
Signature: Halusky with bryndza, Tank Pilsner
Order: The Wallachian halusky with bryndza.