U Mateje sits in residential Dejvice and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Chef Jan Puncochar cooks modern and traditional Czech, with a focus on sauces and high-quality meat.
Signature dishes: Wiener schnitzel, Beef cheeks
Must order: The Wiener schnitzel with potato salad.
Address: U Mateje 152/1, 160 00 Praha 6, Prague
Pot-au-feu cooks honest French classics off Namesti Republiky. Chef Jan Kracik works sauces and offal in a way that is rare in Prague; the Michelin guide includes it.
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 carte.
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. Pho bo and bun cha at fair prices.
Signature: Pho bo, Bun cha
Order: The pho bo with brisket; the bun cha if you brought a friend.