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 Bridge.
Signature dishes: Roast duck, Venison goulash
Must order: The roast duck with bread dumplings and red cabbage.
Address: Nebovidska 460/6, 118 00 Praha 1, Prague
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: Wiener schnitzel, Beef cheeks
Order: The Wiener schnitzel with potato salad.
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.
