Jazz Republic has run nightly sets since 1997 in a vaulted cellar off Jilská near the Old Town Square, programming Czech and international jazz, blues, fusion and Latin acts in a 50-seat room. Capacity is small enough that the front row sits at the band's feet.
Tip: Reservations cap group bookings at 10; cash door. The Tuesday slot opens later than the rest of the week.
Address: Jilská 1a, 110 00 Praha 1, Prague
Terasa U Prince runs on the fifth-floor roof of Hotel U Prince on the Old Town Square, with a wraparound terrace directly opposite the Astronomical Clock and the towers of Týn Church. The bar serves cocktails, grilled plates and wine from morning to late evening.
Tip: The Astronomical Clock view is the seat to ask for; arrive on the hour for the procession of the apostles. Lift from the hotel lobby.
Black Angel's runs in the medieval vaulted cellar beneath Hotel U Prince on the Old Town Square, with low-lit booths under brick arches and a list of classic and house cocktails poured by tail-coated bartenders. The room has ranked among the Tales of the Cocktail Top 10 Hotel Bars internationally.
Tip: Entry through the hotel lobby and down the stairs; walk-in possible early in the week, book Fri-Sat. Cash plus card.
AnonymouS Bar runs an Old Town room themed around V for Vendetta and the Guy Fawkes mask, with masked bartenders, a UV menu that reveals hidden cocktails under blacklight and a vaulted Gothic-Renaissance space off Michalská. Won Czech Bar Awards for design and cocktail programme in 2013.
Tip: Ask for the UV torch to read the hidden menu; small tables turn fast. Cash plus card.
Cloud 9 sits on the ninth-floor roof of the Hilton Prague at the edge of Karlín, with a 360-degree view across the Vltava to the Castle, Old Town and Žižkov tower. The cocktail list runs gin-and-tonic builds plus classic spirits, paired with small sharing plates from the hotel kitchen.
Tip: Hotel-guest priority; book a window seat via SevenRooms. Closing at 23:00 means arrive before 21:00 for a long sit.
Fly Vista opened in 2023 on the eighth floor of the restored Máj Národní department store on Národní, with a 360-degree terrace that takes in Petřín, the Castle, Old Town spires and the Žižkov tower. The bar runs cocktails plus a kitchen pairing menu through the afternoon and late.
Tip: Lift from the Máj atrium runs straight to the eighth floor. The Thursday-to-Saturday late close is the best window for a long sit with the view.
Terasa U Prince runs on the fifth-floor roof of Hotel U Prince on the Old Town Square, with a wraparound terrace directly opposite the Astronomical Clock and the towers of Týn Church. The bar serves cocktails, grilled plates and wine from morning to late evening.
Tip: The Astronomical Clock view is the seat to ask for; arrive on the hour for the procession of the apostles. Lift from the hotel lobby.
Hemingway Bar relocated in May 2025 from Karoliny Světlé to Opatovická 3 and opened with a 1930s-style room, leather banquettes, a marble counter and a 200-rum back bar. The cocktail list pairs classic builds with absinthe and rum riffs; the bar reached number 24 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2014.
Tip: Book ahead via the site; small room turns over twice in a night. The signature Hemingway Paparazzi pairs Havana 7 with Becherovka.
Black Angel's runs in the medieval vaulted cellar beneath Hotel U Prince on the Old Town Square, with low-lit booths under brick arches and a list of classic and house cocktails poured by tail-coated bartenders. The room has ranked among the Tales of the Cocktail Top 10 Hotel Bars internationally.
Tip: Entry through the hotel lobby and down the stairs; walk-in possible early in the week, book Fri-Sat. Cash plus card.
AnonymouS Bar runs an Old Town room themed around V for Vendetta and the Guy Fawkes mask, with masked bartenders, a UV menu that reveals hidden cocktails under blacklight and a vaulted Gothic-Renaissance space off Michalská. Won Czech Bar Awards for design and cocktail programme in 2013.
Tip: Ask for the UV torch to read the hidden menu; small tables turn fast. Cash plus card.