Lucerna Music Bar opened in 1995 in the basement of the Lucerna Palace arcade between Vodičkova and Štěpánská, booking touring indie, rock, hip-hop and electronic acts plus the long-running 80s and 90s video party that fills the room every Friday and Saturday until five.
Tip: Enter through the arcade off Vodičkova; the 80s-90s video party is the easiest weekend ticket. Cloakroom moves fast.
Address: Vodičkova 36, 110 00 Praha 1, Prague
Reduta has run on Národní since 1957 as Prague's oldest jazz room, with a small stage that Bill Clinton famously played saxophone on during a 1994 state visit. Programming covers swing, mainstream jazz and blues across nightly sets.
Tip: Concert at 21:30 nightly; arrive by 21:00 for seats. Cash door plus card; small cover.
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.
Jazz Dock runs on stilts above the Vltava under the Janáčkovo riverbank, with floor-to-ceiling glass facing the water and two sets nightly across postmodern jazz, soul and acoustic singer-songwriter bookings. The room has run since 2009 and is among Europe's most prolific jazz programmers.
Tip: Two sets nightly, usually 19:00 and 22:00; the late set on Friday and Saturday runs cheaper. Book ahead for named acts.
Reduta has run on Národní since 1957 as Prague's oldest jazz room, with a small stage that Bill Clinton famously played saxophone on during a 1994 state visit. Programming covers swing, mainstream jazz and blues across nightly sets.
Tip: Concert at 21:30 nightly; arrive by 21:00 for seats. Cash door plus card; small cover.
AghaRTA runs an Old Town basement off Železná with vaulted ceilings and a low stage that puts the band a metre from the front row. The programme has booked Czech and international jazz, fusion and world acts every night since 1991 and runs its own record label.
Tip: Sets start at 21:00; arrive by 20:30 for seats. The phone line takes bookings evenings only.
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.
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.