Cheap Eats in Prague

Eska Karlin ★ 4.6

Eska's Karlin bakery counter sells bread 33, the city's most cited sourdough, plus kolache and laminated pastries. At Pernerova 49. Booking recommended.

TipBread 33 sells out by lunch on Saturday; sweet kolache last longer.

Pekarna Praktika ★ 4.6

Pekarna Praktika is Tomas Solak's serious sourdough bakery on the Vinohrady-Vrsovice border. Open tue-sat 07:30-18:00. At Belehradska 990/66.

TipThe pain de campagne goes fast; freezer-ready loaves stay good a week.

Pho Tung ★ 4.6

Pho Tung in Sapa serves the city's most argued-over pho, by chef Sony and a three-person team. Add the fried Quay dough sticks; pho ga is the chicken option.

OrderPho bo and pho ga

TipAdd the fried Quay dough sticks; pho ga is the chicken option.

Pho Tung ★ 4.6

Pho Tung in Sapa Market sells the city's most-argued-over pho at 170 $ a bowl. Add the fried quay dough sticks at 15 $; cash and card accepted.

OrderPho bo

TipAdd the fried quay dough sticks at 15 $; cash and card accepted.

Eska Letna ★ 4.5

Eska Letna opened in February 2025 on the Letna grid as the second Ambiente bakery, baking the same bread 33 sourdough plus laminated pastries and breakfast.

TipSweet and savoury breakfasts are made to-go; the morning crowd is the Letna runners.

Antoninovo Pekarstvi Karlin ★ 4.5

Antoninovo Pekarstvi opened the first of its six city-wide bakeries in Karlin in 2014. Wheat-rye and potato sourdough loaves, all baked on-site.

TipThe decorated chlebicky are made up at the counter; ask for a flight to-go.

Antoninovo Pekarstvi Namesti Miru ★ 4.5

Antoninovo Pekarstvi's Namesti Miru flagship opened in a restored First Republic cafe space. Located in Vinohrady. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.

TipThe big window seats are the prize; show up before 10:00 on weekends.

Cafe Savoy ★ 4.5

Cafe Savoy has anchored the Mala Strana riverside since 1893 under a protected neo-Renaissance ceiling, with daily pastries from the Mysak shop.

TipBook a window table; the breakfast plate comes with the legendary pastry of the day.

Muj Salek Kavy ★ 4.5

Muj Salek Kavy translates as my cup of coffee. Located in Karlin. Order the doubleshot espresso. Counter seating and table service available.

TipReservations save the day at brunch; the breakfast plate is the kitchen's tightest.

Onesip Coffee ★ 4.5

Onesip Coffee is a 12-seat counter in the Old Town pouring Candy Cane Coffee, the partner roastery the same owners built. Located in Stare Mesto.

TipOrder the daily filter and chat with the barista; takeaway crowd peaks at lunch.

Eska Karlin ★ 4.5

Eska Karlin is the original Ambiente bakery-cafe-restaurant in a converted 19th-century factory. Open mon-fri 08:00-22:00, sat-sun 09:00-22:00.

TipThe Stangl tasting room is upstairs; book in advance for that experience.

Halo Banh Mi ★ 4.5

Halo Banh Mi is the celebrated banh mi stall inside Sapa, Prague's Vietnamese market. Pair with a Vietnamese coffee from the same counter; combo runs 120 $.

OrderVietnamese banh mi

TipPair with a Vietnamese coffee from the same counter; combo runs 120 $.

Halo Banh Mi ★ 4.5

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.

OrderVietnamese banh mi

TipPublic transport is the only catch; 30 minutes on bus 198 from Smichov metro.

Petite France ★ 4.4

Petite France on Myslikova is the city's most committed French bakery, behind a mint-green shopfront in Nove Mesto. Baguettes, pain au chocolat.

TipThe croissant is the city benchmark; aim to be there by 11:00 weekends.

Bakeshop ★ 4.4

Bakeshop is the long-running Old Town bakery between Parizska and the Spanish synagogue, baking sourdough loaves, quiches and savoury pies daily from scratch.

TipGet there before noon for the full bread range; quiches turn over fastest at the weekend brunch shift.

Antoninovo Pekarstvi Letna ★ 4.4

Antoninovo Pekarstvi Letna is the chain's Letna branch, with bread off the oven, the full chlebicky array, breakfast plates and the same six-bakery system.

TipPark yourself in the corner with a coffee and watch the morning queue work.

EMA Espresso Bar ★ 4.4

EMA Espresso Bar is Prague's tightest counter-only specialty coffee chain. Pour-overs come from rotating roasters; sit at the window if you need to type.

TipPour-overs come from rotating roasters; sit at the window if you need to type.

Misto ★ 4.4

Misto in Bubenec sits opposite the Doubleshot roastery and works as both a breakfast cafe and an open-source coffee bar. Located in Praha 6.

TipSunday brunch is a real meal; the egg dishes are the kitchen's strongest.

Eska Letna ★ 4.4

Eska Letna is the 2025 Ambiente branch on the Letna grid: bakery counter, Nordbeans filter coffee, breakfasts to-go and a small dining room for the morning.

TipBread 33 is the take-home loaf; brunch ends at 14:00 weekends.

Kavarna co hleda jmeno ★ 4.4

Kavarna co hleda jmeno (The Cafe Looking for a Name) is the Smichov anchor of the NABR project: an old carpentry workshop turned all-day cafe.

TipWeekday mornings before 10:00 are the quiet work shift; brunch on Saturday is busy and table-shared.

Hai Ha ★ 4.4

Hai Ha, the orange-fronted stall near the Sapa toilets, serves what Prague's Vietnamese community calls the city's best bun cha, grilled pork with rice.

OrderBun cha

TipLook for the orange shop with the trash can outside; bring small notes.

Naplavka Farmers Market stalls ★ 4.4

The Saturday Naplavka market puts a hundred stalls along the Rasinovo embankment selling Czech sausages off the grill, langos, fish soups and seasonal.

OrderCzech farm sausages, langos, kolache

TipArrive before 10:00; the soup stall by the bridge runs out by noon.

Mr HotDog ★ 4.4

Mr HotDog in Letna is a tiny counter the neighbourhood books a week ahead. Reserve a counter spot; the slider plus chilli fries beats the dog alone.

OrderAmerican-style hot dogs

TipReserve a counter spot; the slider plus chilli fries beats the dog alone.

Lokal Dlouhaaa lunch menu ★ 4.4

Lokal Dlouhaaa's daily lunch menu runs three rotating Czech dishes at 180-240 $, all hot, with tank Pilsner at the lunch-hour price. Located in Stare Mesto.

OrderCzech daily lunch menu

TipShow up at 11:30 sharp; the lunch menu runs only to 14:30 daily.

Naplavka Saturday lunch on the river ★ 4.4

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.

OrderCzech sausages, langos, fish soup

TipArrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls.

Sisters Bistro ★ 4.3

Sisters Bistro is Hana Michopulu's chlebicky counter in the Dlouha gourmet arcade. Located in Stare Mesto. Open mon-fri 08:00-19:00, sat 09:00-18:00.

TipOrder four; one beetroot, one egg, one beef, one fish Best in the morning before noon.

Cafe Louvre ★ 4.3

Cafe Louvre opened in 1902 on Narodni near the National Theatre. Kafka and Einstein were regulars. The first-floor billiard room still works.

TipOrder the Vienna breakfast plate; the billiard tables are bookable upstairs.

Cafe Imperial ★ 4.3

Cafe Imperial brings Zdenek Pohlreich's modern Czech cooking to a 1914 Art Deco room of ceramic tiles and Egyptian pillars. Located in Nove Mesto.

TipBreakfast is the smartest reservation; sit toward the back to see the ceiling.

Cafe Letka ★ 4.3

Cafe Letka pulls Letna's neighbourhood crowd for breakfast and a working morning. Lemonades are house-made; the wellness breakfast carries you to dinner.

TipLemonades are house-made; the wellness breakfast carries you to dinner.

Sisters Bistro chlebicky counter ★ 4.3

Sisters Bistro on Dlouha is the modern face of the Czech chlebicky, the open-faced sandwich. Order a flight of three; the egg and beetroot are the best buys.

OrderChlebicky open-faced sandwiches

TipOrder a flight of three; the egg and beetroot are the best buys.

Antoninovo Pekarstvi chlebicky lunch ★ 4.3

Antoninovo Pekarstvi's Karlin bakery sells made-up chlebicky at 45 $ each plus daily soups. Two chlebicky plus a soup is lunch for under 200 $.

OrderThree chlebicky plus soup

TipSit at the counter with a coffee; the egg-and-beetroot pair is the smart order.

Sisters Bistro chlebicky lunch ★ 4.3

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.

OrderThree chlebicky and a soup

TipShow up before 12:30 for the full selection; popular pieces vanish first.

Sisters Bistro ★ 4.2

Sisters Bistro doubles as Old Town cafe and chlebicky counter, with Hana Michopulu's modern open-sandwiches, a few mains, and a calm front room for filter.

TipTwo chlebicky plus a soup is lunch; arrive before 13:00 for the choice.

Naplavka Fish Soup stall ★ 4.2

A Naplavka Saturday-market stall built on a single Czech farm soup recipe, the Bohemian carp-and-pike fish soup served in mugs by the river with a hunk.

OrderCzech freshwater fish soup

TipGet there by 10:30; the stall sells out before lunch Cash typically expected.

Cafe Slavia ★ 4.1

Cafe Slavia opened in 1884 facing the National Theatre. Smetana and later Havel were regulars; the Art Deco room overlooks Prague Castle and is best.

TipSit on the river side; the Drinker of Absinthe painting hangs above the bar.

Mistral Cafe ★ 4.1

Mistral Cafe sits in the Old Town near Staromestska, a bright modern cafe-restaurant running all-day breakfast, daily soups and a weekday lunch menu.

TipOrder at the counter at lunch; the back room is quieter for laptops.

Kasarna Karlin food trucks ★ 4.1

Kasarna Karlin's gravel courtyard runs the Fousac burger truck alongside seasonal food-truck rotations, with several bar shacks around the perimeter.

OrderFousac burgers and rotating courtyard food trucks

TipFousac usually sells out before 19:00 on warm days; weekday lunch shifts are calmer than the after-work crowd.

Beas Vegetarian Dhaba ★ 4.1

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.

OrderIndian vegetarian thali by weight

TipAim for the lunch rush 12:00-14:00; that is when the steam table is fullest.

Kavarna Adria ★ 4.0

Kavarna Adria sits on the first floor of the Adria Palace, overlooking Jungmann Square. The bright cafe-restaurant runs a calm midday crowd.

TipTake the corner table by the window for the best square view.

U Fleku beer-hall main course ★ 4.0

U Fleku's daily Czech main course plus a dark Flek 13 sits at around 300 $ including the beer. Located in Nove Mesto. Cash and card accepted.

OrderGoulash, dumplings, beer

TipTip the goulash, refuse the unsolicited Becherovka shots, the bill stays low.