Eat in Holesovice, Prague

The Eatery ★ 4.6

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.

OrderThe duck if it is on the daily card; the house-baked bread.

The Eatery ★ 4.6

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.

OrderThe duck if it is on the daily card; the house-baked bread.

Doubleshot ★ 4.8

Doubleshot is the original Czech specialty roaster, founded 2010. Located in Holesovice. Open mon-fri 09:00-18:00, sat 09:00-16:00. Booking recommended.

BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Brazil, Kenya

BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription

TipTheir Holesovice market hall espresso bar is the cheapest way to taste the current bag.

Holesovice Market (Prazska Trznice) ★ 4.3

Holesovice Market is Prague's largest year-round market, inside an old slaughterhouse complex on the Vltava bend. Open mon-fri 07:30-17:00, sat 07:30-14:00.

TipThe Doubleshot espresso bar is in Hall 8; eat there before shopping.

St Clare's Vineyard Wine Harvest Festival ★ 4.0

The St Clare's Vineyard wine harvest festival at the Prague Botanical Garden in Troja, also written St Claire's, is the city's longest-running annual wine festival: live music, burcak and Moravian young wine.

TipBook online; the festival lasts a single weekend in mid-September.

Prague Coffee Festival ★ 4.2

The Czech Republic's largest coffee festival fills the Křižík Pavilions at Výstaviště Holešovice with roasters from across the country and abroad, unlimited cupping, barista workshops and talks.

TipBuy the ticket on GoOut in advance; tastings are unlimited inside, so skip breakfast coffee and arrive at opening for the quietest cupping tables.

Prague Ice Cream Festival ★ 3.9

Dozens of gelato makers, soft serve stands, sorbet and vegan ice cream producers set up at Výstaviště Holešovice for a weekend of tasting, competitions and family activities, with coffee and street food alongside.

TipPresale tickets are cheaper than on the gate; stalls open at 10:00 and the shortest queues are in the first hour, before the afternoon heat.

Chefparade Traditional Czech Cooking ★ 4.8

Chefparade's Traditional Czech cooking class runs from their kitchen in Hall 36 of the Holesovice market. Three Czech dishes hands-on, market tour beforehand.

TipWalk through the market hall before class; the tour version costs the same.

The Eatery ★ 4.5

Holesovice contemporary Czech kitchen on U Uranie with chef's-table seats, daily-baked bread; Michelin Bib Gourmand for wallet-friendly modern Czech plates.

Why locals goTucked into a quiet Holesovice side street rather than the tourist trail, this Bib Gourmand kitchen still feels like a neighbourhood discovery thanks to its industrial-courtyard.

TipBook the early dinner sitting; the daily-changing menu often sells through the headline meat dish by 20:30.

Cross Club ★ 4.5

Cross Club fills a labyrinth of rooms in a Holešovice industrial building near Nádraží Holešovice, with sculpted scrap-metal interiors and a programme of drum and bass, dubstep, techno and live alternative acts across two stages. The cafe upstairs runs all day; the underground club opens nightly from 20:00.

TipThe smaller second stage opens earlier than the main floor. Tram or metro C to Nádraží Holešovice is two minutes away; cash bar.

Mecca Club ★ 4.0

Mecca opened in 1998 in a former Holešovice factory and runs three floors with two music stages and five bars, programming house and techno on the main floor and broader hip-hop and pop on the smaller stages. Open on event weekends rather than nightly.

TipTram to Dělnická is the easy way in. Programming is event-driven so check mecca.cz before turning up.

Cult HiFi Bar ★ 4.6

Cult runs the Czech Republic's reference Japanese-style listening bar from the basement of Café Tvaroh on Šmeralova in Holešovice, with Klipsch La Scala and Heresy speakers, an Isonoe rotary mixer and a Reloop turntable rig. Programming runs vinyl-only across jazz, ambient and electronic selectors.

TipRed neon outside indicates the door is open; conversation is kept low between sides. Only Thursday through Saturday.