Eat in Nove Mesto (New Town), Prague

Sansho ★ 4.4

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.

OrderThe chef's tasting, family-style for two or four.

Cafe Imperial ★ 4.3

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.

OrderThe roast duck with red cabbage and three kinds of dumpling.

Cestr ★ 4.4

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.

OrderThe hanger steak; the tartare prepared tableside.

Kantyna ★ 4.4

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.

OrderThe tartare; the sirloin grilled to medium rare.

Sansho ★ 4.4

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.

OrderThe chef's tasting; the pork belly when it appears.

Book1 week ahead

Cafe Imperial ★ 4.3

Cafe Imperial pairs a 1914 Art Deco dining room with Zdenek Pohlreich's modern Czech cooking. Located in Nove Mesto. Tasting menu 1450 $. Book 1 week ahead.

OrderThe roast duck with red cabbage and three kinds of dumpling.

Book1 week ahead

U Fleku ★ 4.2

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.

OrderThe dark Flek 13; the pork knee.

Kantyna ★ 4.4

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.

OrderTartare; sirloin grilled to medium rare.

Cestr ★ 4.4

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.

OrderHanger steak; the tartare tableside.

Cafe Imperial ★ 4.3

Cafe Imperial brings Zdenek Pohlreich's modern Czech cooking to a 1914 Art Deco room of ceramic tiles and Egyptian pillars. Located in Nove Mesto.

DrinkWiener Melange

TipBreakfast is the smartest reservation; sit toward the back to see the ceiling.

Kavarna Adria ★ 4.0

Kavarna Adria sits on the first floor of the Adria Palace, overlooking Jungmann Square. The bright cafe-restaurant runs a calm midday crowd.

DrinkFilter coffee

TipTake the corner table by the window for the best square view.

EMA Espresso Bar ★ 4.4

EMA Espresso Bar is Prague's tightest counter-only specialty coffee chain. Pour-overs come from rotating roasters; sit at the window if you need to type.

DrinkEMA filter

TipPour-overs come from rotating roasters; sit at the window if you need to type.

Petite France ★ 4.4

Petite France on Myslikova is the city's most committed French bakery, behind a mint-green shopfront in Nove Mesto. Baguettes, pain au chocolat.

Worth the queuePain au chocolat

TipThe croissant is the city benchmark; aim to be there by 11:00 weekends.

Vinograf Senovazne ★ 4.4

Vinograf Senovazne is the largest Vinograf wine bar, running a full kitchen alongside a wide by-the-glass list including rare bottles via Coravin.

PourMoravian Pinot Noir by the glass

WineCzech and Moravian wines, broad European list

FoodFull kitchen, small plates and mains

TipLunch is the easiest reservation; ask which Moravian is uncorked today.

Narodni Bar and Books ★ 4.1

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.

PourBordeaux glass; single malt menu

WineOld World wines, deep whisky list

FoodCigars, charcuterie boards

TipThe wine list runs deeper than the cocktail menu; ask for an off-list pour.

U Fleku ★ 4.0

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.

DrinkFlek Dark Lager 13

FoodCzech pub menu

TipWave off the Becherovka shots; pay for the beer only Standing room when busy.

Naplavka Farmers Market stalls ★ 4.4

The Saturday Naplavka market puts a hundred stalls along the Rasinovo embankment selling Czech sausages off the grill, langos, fish soups and seasonal.

TryCzech farm sausages, langos, kolache

TipArrive before 10:00; the soup stall by the bridge runs out by noon.

Naplavka Fish Soup stall ★ 4.2

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.

TryCzech freshwater fish soup

TipGet there by 10:30; the stall sells out before lunch Cash typically expected.

Bombay Express Vodickova ★ 3.8

Bombay Express is the Czech chain of modern Indian fast-food counters cooking North Indian curries to order. Located in Nove Mesto. Open daily 11:00-22:00.

TryNorth Indian quick-curry plates

TipOrder at the counter, watch the dosa being rolled, vegetarian-friendly.

U Fleku ★ 4.2

U Fleku in Nove Mesto is the oldest continuously brewing brewery in Central Europe, founded 1499. At Kremencova 183/11. Booking recommended.

TipVisit the brewery museum upstairs; turn down the unsolicited Becherovka.

Naplavka Farmers Market ★ 4.5

Naplavka on the Rasin embankment is Prague's signature Saturday market. About 100 stalls run alongside the Vltava from February to December.

TipBring cash and a tote; the queue at the bread stalls peaks at 10:00.

Wenceslas Square Christmas Market ★ 4.1

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.

TipThe upper square is under reconstruction in 2025 to 2026; head to the lower stalls.

St Martin's Feast and Roast Goose (Svatomartinské slavnosti) ★ 4.2

A one day tasting of the year's first Czech and Moravian wines on the Náplavka embankment, poured only into glasses, with roast goose, goose legs, kaldoun soup and dumplings from a row of food stalls.

TipThe tasting set with glass and winery card is 150 CZK on site; bring your own glass to pay 100 CZK, and come at 11:00 while the goose stalls are still full.

Cocina Rivero ★ 4.2

Cocina Rivero is a Spanish-Argentine cooking school in Prague's Nove Mesto, with hands-on tapas, paella and asado classes plus a glass of Spanish wine.

TipThe paella class runs Saturdays; the cap of eight makes it intimate.

U Fleku beer-hall main course ★ 4.0

U Fleku's daily Czech main course plus a dark Flek 13 sits at around 300 $ including the beer. Located in Nove Mesto. Cash and card accepted.

TryGoulash, dumplings, beer

TipTip the goulash, refuse the unsolicited Becherovka shots, the bill stays low.

Bombay Express ★ 3.8

Bombay Express's central branch sells curry-and-rice plates at 150-220 $, with vegetarian and halal options clearly marked. Located in Nove Mesto.

TryIndian curry plate

TipLunch is the cheapest window; the dosa is the kitchen's specialty.

Naplavka Saturday lunch on the river ★ 4.4

Saturday at Naplavka, the river embankment becomes a hundred-stall market. Arrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls. At Rasinovo nabrezi.

TryCzech sausages, langos, fish soup

TipArrive by 10:00; cash is faster than card across most stalls.

Cafe Imperial ★ 4.3

Cafe Imperial's daily 07:00 buffet breakfast at 445 $ runs under the 1914 ceramic-tiled ceiling, with hot dishes, eggs to order, the Czech pastry plate.

OrderImperial breakfast buffet with the room's ceramic ceiling

TipReserve a back booth to see the full ceiling; buffet runs 07:00-11:00.

U Fleku ★ 4.0

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.

TryDark Flek 13, goulash, pork knee

TipAvoid the Friday and Saturday late shifts unless you booked a hall in advance.

Duplex ★ 3.9

Duplex sits on the seventh-floor roof of a Wenceslas Square tower, with a glass-cube club and an outdoor terrace that runs through summer and a heated dome through winter. Programming runs house and electronic on the main floor with pop and dance on the rooftop bar.

TipThe terrace is the draw; arrive before midnight for the city-view bar before the floor packs. Heated dome stays open in winter.

Lucerna Music Bar ★ 4.4

Lucerna Music Bar opened in 1995 in the basement of the Lucerna Palace arcade between Vodičkova and Štěpánská, booking touring indie, rock, hip-hop and electronic acts plus the long-running 80s and 90s video party that fills the room every Friday and Saturday until five.

TipEnter through the arcade off Vodičkova; the 80s-90s video party is the easiest weekend ticket. Cloakroom moves fast.

Reduta Jazz Club ★ 4.4

Reduta has run on Národní since 1957 as Prague's oldest jazz room, with a small stage that Bill Clinton famously played saxophone on during a 1994 state visit. Programming covers swing, mainstream jazz and blues across nightly sets.

TipConcert at 21:30 nightly; arrive by 21:00 for seats. Cash door plus card; small cover.

Fly Vista ★ 4.3

Fly Vista opened in 2023 on the eighth floor of the restored Máj Národní department store on Národní, with a 360-degree terrace that takes in Petřín, the Castle, Old Town spires and the Žižkov tower. The bar runs cocktails plus a kitchen pairing menu through the afternoon and late.

TipLift from the Máj atrium runs straight to the eighth floor. The Thursday-to-Saturday late close is the best window for a long sit with the view.

Parlour ★ 4.4

Parlour runs unsigned off Krakovská a block from Wenceslas Square, with no menu and a bartender-led programme built around the guest's stated preferences. The room seats around 20 in vintage glassware and dim lamp light; the door does not advertise.

TipWalk-in early in the week; book for Friday and Saturday. Tell the bartender sweet, dry, smoky or floral and let them build.