Czech open-faced sandwiches on dense white bread, piled with toppings from ham and pickle to roast beef and horseradish, smoked salmon or beetroot and apple. Lunch by the count.
Chlebicky emerged in late-19th-century Bohemia as Czech-Jewish bakers adapted French canape ideas for daily working lunches. The base was always a slice of vekka white bread; toppings included potato salad, egg, ham, fish or roast beef. Through the communist era they remained the most accessible lunch. Sisters Bistro modernised the form in 2014, with farm-sourced spreads and a vegan-friendly selection.
3 editor picks for Chlebicky in Prague, ranked by editorial score. All Prague signature dishes · Chlebicky across every city.
Antoninovo Pekarstvi Karlin ★ 4.5
karlin · Sokolovska 81/55, 186 00 Praha 8
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, plus made-up chlebicky and soups.
Antoninovo Pekarstvi Namesti Miru ★ 4.5
vinohrady · Namesti Miru 585/11, 120 00 Praha 2
Antoninovo Pekarstvi's Namesti Miru flagship opened in a restored First Republic cafe space. Breads, decorated chlebicky, lemonades and a proper sit-down corner for breakfast.
Sisters Bistro ★ 4.3
stare-mesto · Dlouha 39, 110 00 Praha 1
Sisters Bistro on Dlouha is Hana Michopulu's modern take on chlebicky, the Czech open-faced sandwich, with farm-sourced spreads and a small lunch menu of mains.