Stretching from Wenceslas Square to Vysehrad. Hidden in Nove Mesto are U Fleku from 1499 and Cafe Imperial, plus a thicket of Vietnamese kitchens.
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 order.
Signature: Roast duck, Beef cheek goulash
Order: The roast duck with red cabbage and three kinds of dumpling.
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.
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.
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.
Order: The chef's tasting; the pork belly when it appears.
Cafe Imperial pairs a 1914 Art Deco dining room with Zdenek Pohlreich's modern Czech cooking. Sit under the ceramic tiles for a Czech menu that respects the era.
Order: The roast duck with red cabbage and three kinds of dumpling.
U Fleku has brewed beer on the same Nove Mesto block since 1499. The cavernous beer hall pours its own 13-degree dark lager, brewed exclusively on site, with Czech classics.
Signature: Flek Dark Lager 13, Pork knee
Order: The dark Flek 13; the pork knee.
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: Tartare; sirloin grilled to medium rare.
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
Order: Hanger steak; the tartare tableside.
Cafe Imperial brings Zdenek Pohlreich's modern Czech cooking to a 1914 Art Deco room of ceramic tiles and Egyptian pillars. The grand-cafe atmosphere and the schnitzel hold equally.
Signature drink: Wiener Melange
Tip: Breakfast is the smartest reservation; sit toward the back to see the ceiling.
Kavarna Adria sits on the first floor of the Adria Palace, overlooking Jungmann Square. The bright cafe-restaurant runs a calm midday crowd, full kitchen and proper espresso program.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Take the corner table by the window for the best square view.
EMA Espresso Bar is Prague's tightest counter-only specialty coffee chain. The Florenc original near the bus terminal opened in 2013 with a Kees van der Westen machine and standing room.
Signature drink: EMA filter
Tip: Pour-overs come from rotating roasters; sit at the window if you need to type.
Petite France on Myslikova is the city's most committed French bakery, behind a mint-green shopfront in Nove Mesto. Baguettes, pain au chocolat, tarte au citron, all daily.
Tip: The croissant is the city benchmark; aim to be there by 11:00 weekends.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat
Pekarstvi Moravec is a family-run Czech bakery with multiple Prague counters. The Nove Mesto branch on Biskupska keeps to the working repertoire of rye loaves and classic Czech pastry.
Tip: The Sumava rye is the loaf to take home; closes Sunday.
Worth the queue: Sumavsky rye loaf
Vinograf Senovazne is the largest Vinograf wine bar, running a full kitchen alongside a wide by-the-glass list including rare bottles via Coravin and a permanent food menu.
Signature pour: Moravian Pinot Noir by the glass
Wine focus: Czech and Moravian wines, broad European list
Food: Full kitchen, small plates and mains
Tip: Lunch is the easiest reservation; ask which Moravian is uncorked today.
Narodni Bar and Books opened in late 2024 to relocate the former Manesova room. Cigar-friendly cocktail-and-wine lounge near Narodni trida, with the same New York lounge feel.
Signature pour: Bordeaux glass; single malt menu
Wine focus: Old World wines, deep whisky list
Food: Cigars, charcuterie boards
Tip: The 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. The dark 13-degree Flek lager and the eight beer halls inside the brewery make this Prague's beer cathedral.
Signature drink: Flek Dark Lager 13
Food: Czech pub menu
Tip: Wave off the Becherovka shots; pay for the beer only.
The Saturday Naplavka market puts a hundred stalls along the Rasinovo embankment selling Czech sausages off the grill, langos, fish soups and seasonal kolache from late winter to autumn.
Try: Czech farm sausages, langos, kolache
Tip: Arrive before 10:00; the soup stall by the bridge runs out by noon.
Manifesto Market Florenc gathers twenty-plus street-food stalls under one shipping-container yard near the central bus station: tacos, pasta, banh mi, ramen, Czech klobasa.
Try: Twenty-plus street food stalls
Tip: Cashless only; aim for the early evening shift before the after-work crowd.
A Naplavka Saturday-market stall built on a single Czech farm soup recipe, the Bohemian carp-and-pike fish soup served in mugs by the river with a hunk of dark rye.
Try: Czech freshwater fish soup
Tip: Get there by 10:30; the stall sells out before lunch.
Bombay Express is the Czech chain of modern Indian fast-food counters cooking North Indian curries to order. The Vodickova outpost off Wenceslas Square is the easiest central branch.
Try: North Indian quick-curry plates
Tip: Order at the counter, watch the dosa being rolled, vegetarian-friendly.
U Fleku in Nove Mesto is the oldest continuously brewing brewery in Central Europe, founded 1499. Its 13-degree Flek dark lager is brewed exclusively on site and served in eight halls.
Tip: Visit the brewery museum upstairs; turn down the unsolicited Becherovka.
Naplavka on the Rasin embankment is Prague's signature Saturday market. About 100 stalls run alongside the Vltava from February to December, with live music around midday.
Tip: Bring cash and a tote; the queue at the bread stalls peaks at 10:00.
Manifesto Florenc is the original of the chain, a shipping-container food yard near the central bus station. Twenty-plus stalls of street food, Czech klobasa to Vietnamese banh mi.
Tip: Tuesday and Wednesday are quieter; cashless across all stalls.
The Wenceslas Square Christmas market joins the Old Town one with festive Czech food stalls every winter, late November to early January. The lower square section runs in 2025 to 2026.
Tip: The upper square is under reconstruction in 2025 to 2026; head to the lower stalls.
Cocina Rivero is the Spanish-Argentine cooking school in Nove Mesto. Hands-on tapas, paella and asado classes built around live demonstrations and a glass of Spanish wine.
Tip: The paella class runs Saturdays; the cap of eight makes it intimate.
U Fleku's daily Czech main course plus a dark Flek 13 sits at around 300 CZK including the beer. Heavy goulash, dumplings, pork knee, all in the 1499 brewery's eight halls.
Try: Goulash, dumplings, beer
Tip: Tip the goulash, refuse the unsolicited Becherovka shots, the bill stays low.
Bombay Express's central branch sells curry-and-rice plates at 150-220 CZK, with vegetarian and halal options clearly marked. Cooked to order, fast counter format, no reservation.
Try: Indian curry plate
Tip: Lunch is the cheapest window; the dosa is the kitchen's specialty.
Saturday at Naplavka, the river embankment becomes a hundred-stall market. Sausages, langos, fish soup, kolache: a 200 CZK lunch with a Czech wine glass to chase it.
Try: Czech sausages, langos, fish soup
Tip: Arrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls.
Cafe Imperial's daily 07:00 buffet breakfast at 445 CZK runs under the 1914 ceramic-tiled ceiling, with hot dishes, eggs to order, the Czech pastry plate and Pohlreich's kitchen.
Order: Imperial breakfast buffet with the room's ceramic ceiling
Tip: Reserve a back booth to see the full ceiling; buffet runs 07:00 to 11:00.
U Fleku's eight beer halls stay loud until 23:00. The 1499 brewery's dark Flek 13 is the late-night pour; the kitchen runs full Czech mains until last orders at 22:30.
Try: Dark Flek 13, goulash, pork knee
Tip: Avoid the Friday and Saturday late shifts unless you booked a hall in advance.