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 dishes: Roast duck, Venison goulash
Must order: The duck with bread dumplings and red cabbage.
Address: Nebovidska 460/6, 118 00 Praha 1, Prague
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.
Pizza Nuova is Ambiente's certified Vera Pizza Napoletana room in Stare Mesto, baking margherita and house pasta a block off Namesti Republiky for the family crowd.
Signature: Margherita, Antipasti
Order: The Margherita; the house pasta of the day.
Pho Vietnam Tuan and Lan opened in 2010 on Anglicka and was the first Vietnamese restaurant Prague's foreign press wrote about. Pho bo and bun cha at fair prices.
Signature: Pho bo, Bun cha
Order: Pho bo with brisket; bun cha if you brought a friend.