The rooms worth a reservation in Prague, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Prague. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Eska in Karlin holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The Ambiente group rebuilt a 19th-century Karlin factory into a bakery-restaurant cooking modern Czech.
Signature: Old bread sourdough, Fermented potato
Order: Old bread with butter, then the kitchen's daily fermentation.
Field is Prague's tightest Michelin one-star kitchen, an Old Town room where Radek Kasparek has been cooking Czech terroir on tasting menus since 2015.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menu, Cabbage course
Order: The seasonal tasting menu with wine pairing.
La Degustation Boheme Bourgeoise has held its Michelin star since 2012 in a quiet Old Town room, building eleven-course tastings from 19th-century Czech.
Signature: 11-course Czech tasting, Moravian wine pairing
Order: The eleven-course tasting with the Moravian wine flight.
Sansho has been Prague's serious modern-Asian kitchen since 2011. The 2025 Michelin guide kept it in the selection; the no-choice tasting menu changes weekly.
Signature: Weekly tasting menu, Pork belly
Order: The chef's tasting, family-style for two or four.
Cafe Imperial brings Zdenek Pohlreich's modern Czech cooking to a 1914 Art Deco room with ceramic-tiled walls and pillars, a Grand Cafe restored to working.
Signature: Roast duck, Beef cheek goulash
Order: The roast duck with red cabbage and three kinds of dumpling.
Casa de Carli holds a Michelin star in the 2026 Czech guide. Located in Stare Mesto. Order the the handmade tortellini in broth, then the secondi.
Signature: House tortellini, House gelato
Order: The handmade tortellini in broth, then the secondi.
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.
Signature: Roast duck, Venison goulash
Order: The roast duck with bread dumplings and red cabbage.
U Mateje sits in residential Dejvice and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Located in Praha 6. Order the the wiener schnitzel with potato salad.
Signature: Wiener schnitzel, Beef cheeks
Order: The Wiener schnitzel with potato salad.
Pot-au-feu cooks honest French classics off Namesti Republiky. Located in Stare Mesto. Order the whatever offal is on; the sauce will be the point.
Signature: Sweetbreads with morels, Calf's head Gribiche
Order: Whatever offal is on; the sauce will be the point.
Vycep is a modern Czech pub in Vinohrady with a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Chef Jiri Hrachovy brings a Wallachian sheep-cheese touch to the Czech repertoire.
Signature: Wallachian halusky, Tank Pilsner Urquell
Order: The halusky with bryndza; pour from tank.
Na Kopci has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2015. The Smichov hillside kitchen serves French-Czech bistro plates: tight four-course tasting or an a la.
Signature: Chef's four-course tasting, Game in season
Order: The four-course chef's tasting with the wine flight.
Pizza Nuova in Stare Mesto is Ambiente's certified Vera Pizza Napoletana room, baking margherita and house pasta a block off Namesti Republiky.
Signature: Margherita, All-you-can-eat antipasti
Order: The Margherita; the salt cod fritto when on the menu.
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 Urquell
Order: The hanger steak; the tartare prepared tableside.
Pho Vietnam Tuan and Lan opened in 2010 on Anglicka and was the first Vietnamese restaurant Prague's foreign press wrote about. Located in Vinohrady.
Signature: Pho bo, Bun cha
Order: The pho bo with brisket; the bun cha if you brought a friend.
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: The tartare; the sirloin grilled to medium rare.
Cafe Savoy has anchored the Mala Strana riverside since 1893, sitting under a protected neo-Renaissance ceiling. Kitchen leans czech grand cafe.
Signature: Egg dishes, Vienna schnitzel
Order: The Savoy breakfast plate; the schnitzel at lunch.
Mistral Cafe sits in the Old Town near Staromestska, a bright modern bistro running all-day breakfast, daily soups and a popular weekday lunch menu.
Signature: Weekend brunch, Soup of the day
Order: The weekend brunch; the soup of the day.
The Eatery is the Holesovice Bib Gourmand from chef Pavel Bycek (formerly of Alcron), an industrial-style room with an open kitchen turning out contemporary.
Signature: Roast duck with cabbage, Beef tartare with house bread
Order: The duck if it is on the daily card; the house-baked bread.