23 editor picks in Prague.
23 upscale places in Prague, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Prague: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Prague food.
Hemingway Bar in the Old Town is Prague's serious cocktail destination, holding the city's largest absinthe collection and over 200 rums in a corner-room.
TipReserve ahead; the bartenders do classic cocktails better than anyone in the city.
Veltlin in Karlin is Bogdan Trojak's natural-wine bar, focused on what he calls authentic wines from the old Habsburg empire. Open tue-sat 17:00-23:00.
TipTrust the staff; ask for a Moravian flight and order the sardines.
La Degustation's wine programme runs alongside its Michelin-starred Czech tasting menu, with a heavy Moravian focus. Located in Stare Mesto.
TipSkip the by-the-glass programme; commit to the full Moravian pairing.
BeerGeek Bar in Vinohrady runs 32 changing taps of Czech and international craft beer. Order the 32 changing taps of craft beer. At Vinohradska 1342/62.
TipThe Sibeeria stout is the house pour; trip across to Slavikova for the shop.
Bokovka hides in a courtyard off Dlouha. The Ambiente group runs eight changing bottles by the glass nightly, sourced from small independents across Bohemia.
TipMatch each pour with a cheese; the cured sardines are the kitchen.
Black Angel's Bar hides in the Gothic cellar of U Prince Hotel beneath Old Town Square, with a 1930s prohibition mood and an exhaustive list.
TipTake the velvet booth at the back; bartenders work spec from the era's manuals.
AnonymouS Bar in the Old Town runs a V for Vendetta theme with a menu revealed under UV light. Order the spec called Memory; the back room is quieter.
TipOrder the spec called Memory; the back room is quieter Standing room when busy.
Lokal Dlouhaaa pours Pilsner from tank in a 70-metre 1970s-style hall. Located in Stare Mesto. Order the tank pilsner urquell. At Dlouha 731/33.
TipStand at the bar if no booth is available; the second tap pour is the smarter order.
Automat Matuska in Dejvice is the Krivoklatsko brewery's Prague taproom, opened 2019. American BBQ from the kitchen, Matuska IPAs and lagers on rotating taps.
TipAsk which Matuska pilsner is on; the IPA travels but the lager rotates.
Vinograf Senovazne is the largest Vinograf wine bar, running a full kitchen alongside a wide by-the-glass list including rare bottles via Coravin.
TipLunch is the easiest reservation; ask which Moravian is uncorked today.
Winegeek is the Vinohrady natural-wine bar paired with the Candycane Coffee partners. Sit at the counter and ask what's open; the staff pour generously.
TipSit at the counter and ask what's open; the staff pour generously.
L'Fleur is AnonymouS Bar's small sister room, a tight cocktail bar with a Rorschach inkblot menu. Located in Stare Mesto. Order the rorschach-themed cocktail.
TipSmaller and tighter than Anonymous; the bartender's choice is the smart order.
Lokal U Bile Kuzelky pours tank Pilsner Urquell in an 1862-era cellar near Charles Bridge. Sit in the front room; the back fills with the tour-group crowd.
TipSit in the front room; the back fills with the tour-group crowd.
Lokal Hamburk in Karlin is the river-harbour-themed Ambiente Lokal, the most neighbourhood-feeling of the chain. Order the tank pilsner urquell.
TipThe terrace seats in summer go fast; book ahead Friday onward.
Vinohradsky Pivovar's house lager pours from tank in a glassed-in tap-room above the brewery. Outdoor beer garden in summer, classic Czech kitchen.
TipThe desitka is the smarter pour than the dvanactka with food.
Tynska Bar and Books opened in 2004 as the first international branch of the New York lounge. Located in Stare Mesto. Open daily 17:00-03:00.
TipThe booth in the back is the room's prize; smart-casual dress code.
Vycep doubles as Vinohrady pub and serious Moravian wine list. Ask for a Moravian flight rather than guessing your way through the list. At Korunni 992/92.
TipAsk for a Moravian flight rather than guessing your way through the list.
Sad Man's Tongue is the Old Town's rockabilly bar-bistro, cash-only, no reservations, doing American burgers and beer in a 1950s-style room.
TipCash only; the burger plate is the kitchen's main reason to exist.
Strahov Monastery has brewed beer since around 1400. The current brewery on the Castle hill pours its own Sv. Norbert beers next to a Czech pub kitchen.
TipSkip the dark; the amber is the brewery's tightest pour Standing room when busy.
Narodni Bar and Books opened in late 2024 to relocate the former Manesova room. The wine list runs deeper than the cocktail menu; ask for an off-list pour.
TipThe wine list runs deeper than the cocktail menu; ask for an off-list pour.
U Fleku has poured beer since 1499 on the same Nove Mesto block. Order the flek dark lager 13. Wave off the Becherovka shots; pay for the beer only.
TipWave off the Becherovka shots; pay for the beer only Standing room when busy.
U Medvidku in the Old Town brews X-Beer 33, the strongest beer in the Czech Republic, in a microbrewery above the 1466 beer hall. Located in Stare Mesto.
TipX-Beer 33 is for one pour; the standard 12-degree is the keeper.
Manifesto Market Andel is the open-air food and drink yard in Smichov, the successor to the Florenc pop-up. Fifteen stalls, a beer bar, cashless.
TipCashless; queue is real on weekend evenings, come Tuesday or Wednesday.
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