Coffee & tea – All our local tips

Looking for a place with excellent food, by the river, but not too expensive while having pleasant atmosphere? Then walk towards the Smíchov brewery and step into world of culinary captains and polished brass – even though Czech republic is visibly lacking any sea.

The restaurant at botel Admiral is perfect for a special occasion in Prague. If you want to celebrate or just enjoy your last evening in the city, come here. And Admiral is especially recommendable in the summer – their open terrace above the river is naturally cooled by the evening breeze and the city bustle is pleasantly distant – trams from bridges on one side and trains on the other, with views of Prague castle plus Vyšehrad castle and the Gothic Emauzy just behind. Swans, ducks and other water birds messing around in the river below, and the wine in your glass shining with the golden glow of early evening light.

This botel – the pretty large green „ship” nestled on the embankment just across from Palackého náměstí – was the last in a series of three that are anchored in Prague. It was assembled at the spot in 1971. Firstly a three-storey steel construction was brought around it to build the botel. Nowadays it would not be able to get under any of the two nearby bridges because of its height.

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Admiral botel | Coffee & tea, Restaurants (international) | 3 course dinner CZK 700
Hořejší nábřeží | Praha 5 | +420257321302
10:00 – 23:00 daily

It seems that the places with good coffee tend to be in the same neighbourhood. Besides Bio zahrada (check the  Bio zahrada article), there is Al Cafetero, situated in the Blanicka street (the ending vertical to Vinohradska street).

This non-smoking café bar was actually awarded “The best café bar” in the annual competition Czech Bar Awards and I think that it´s well deserved. Not only they have a nice selection of coffee, but they also know perfectly, how to prepare it. Besides the classics like espresso or cappuccino you can also try their speciality – single origin coffee from vacuum pot.

If you are not a coffee person, you can have a glass of wine together with some small stuff to eat – some tapas, salads and small meals (try for example the tuscanny grilled vegetable). Al Cafetero can be also a nice place where to start your day – they prepare breakfasts as well (eggs in different style etc.)

The overall ambiance of the place is very nice and the staff (the owners) are always very friendly (but professional). And if you can not live without internet, you can relax – they have wifi

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Al Cafetero | Coffee & tea, Relaxing, Snacks | Espresso CZK 38
Blanická 24 | Praha 2 | +420777061161
Mon – Fri 08:30 – 21:30

Atmosféra is a favourite student place. It is spacious, consisting of three separate parts, two rooms and a garden with tables in between them. The rugged space even provides two entrances from various streets. And also makes this café somewhat more interesting.

On the walls you’ll find oldschool-like satiric posters usually with some smiling face and text saying for instance „Tequila – have you hugged your toilet today?” on them. In Atmosféra, there is also a table-football, a very popular pub-game in Prague.

It is not just the interior and equipment that makes it visit-worthy. It is very much thanks to the food. It is cheap, rich and tasty. You can for example buy half a kilo of there-made fried potato slices which they serve with three different dressings. It is a fair snack for four (or food for two ) and costs only 70 Crowns. They also have great Mexican specialities. And five types of cold cheap draft beer… Not to forget, they have a free Wi-Fi access.

Atmosféra is located right in the center, five minutes from Charles Bridge or National Theatre (check the National Theatre article). If you are ever around, hungry and thirsty, you must care for a visit!

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Atmosféra | Bars, Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (International) | Pilsner, 0,5 l CZK 35
Smetanovo nábřeží 14/ Karolíny Světlé 33 | Praha 1 | +420222222114
Café 11:30 – 01:00 daily | Pub 12:00 – … | Garden 11:30 – 22:00 daily

I suppose not everyone is familiar with this type of venue – a tearoom is a spot where you can get (besides tea of course) shisha (hookah), coffee, variety of oriental sweets and snacks and also some “normal” food and beverages (including beer as this is Czech Republic). Tearooms are quite frequent in Prague, many people go there instead of pubs or cafés.

I think here pubs are great places to go out with friends but sometimes they just feel too noisy, smoky or they simply don’t match my contemplative mood, that’s when I go to Basama. It’s a great place to talk, think, read, write, meet up or just listen to the music or other people’s talks. I must say the music here really fits my taste even though the genre range can be surprising. I remember hearing experimental jazz as well as Audio Bullys.

The tearoom is run by an elderly pair, they’re both very nice and friendly. All in all I would mark the service A+. WiFi Internet is available. On the menu you can find 90 different kinds of tea and more than 20 different flavors of hookah tobacco. As for the prices, tea costs from 30 to 80 CZK and hookah 90 CZK + 5 CZK for a charcoal.

You can find more pictures here. The website is unfortunately in Czech only.

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Basama | Coffee & tea | Le Touareg tea CZK 49.00
Sochařská 8 | Praha 7 | +420604666767
Tue – Sun 16:00 – 22:00

One my favourite places on my daily path is a pleasant place named Bio Zahrada (Bio garden) which is situated in Belgicka street, just outside Namesti Miru.

As the name is suggesting, Bio zahrada is as a shop with organic food including fresh vegetables (sometimes meat) and now functions also as a point of supply for veggie boxes (which becomes a growing popular trend among certain people, myself included ).

Bio zahrada is also a nice non-smoking coffee house, where you can have a cup of really good coffee (try for example the Brazilian single origin coffee prepared in french press) and a delicious dessert - various types of cakes (apricot, rapsberry, cheesecake etc) . When it is warm outside (I wish the spring comes soon!), you can sit in the garden and relax for a while.

Sometimes I go to Bio Zahrada for a light lunch – I usually have a soup (each day except Saturdays they have another soup on the menu) and a sandwich (well..and a cake too . If you are in a rush, you can take the sandwiches or salads away. For those, who are Internet addicts or just want to check their emails it might be a useful information that they have wi-fi connection there.

Bio Zahrada is not only a friendly place for getting together over a cup of coffee but also a place for occasional events, eg. coffee tastings managed by the coffee roasting company which supplies Bio Zahrada or some organic wine testing.

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Bio zahrada | Coffee & tea, Relaxing, Snacks | Espresso CZK 38.00
Belgická 33 | Praha 2 | +420603752468
Mon – Fri 08:30 – 20:00, Sat 14:00 – 20:00

There are two types of cafés I enjoy. First and more common one in Prague is a Viennese stylish café often with long history and Austro-Hungarian origin, lots of marble and brass, located in old palaces (like Café Lucerna). The second type is the Parisian type with small round tables reaching out into the sidewalks, where customers can closely watch what happens in the streets – very rare in Prague.

Café 35 is a part of the French Institute of Prague (Institut Français de Prague, IFP) and is located in its yard so unfortunately is has no direct acces to the street. But besides this fact it’s a true French style café, with fresh French pastry in the morning, French music playing, French specialities for lunch and even up-to-date French newspapers.

Free Wi-fi connection is available. Also cultural events like concerts, lectures or readings organized by the IFP take place there. To get into the café you first have to enter the IFP. It’s a great place for meeting  French speaking people because many expats come here as well as teachers and students from the IFP.

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Café 35 | Art & culture, Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (French) | Café au lait CZK 35
Štěpánská 35 | Praha 1
Mon – Fri 08:30 – 20:00, Sat 10:00 – 14:00, Sun closed

Café Imperial, that really stands for its name, is famous for many reasons. Firstly, its tiles. Walls and pylons covered with ceramic, handmade tiles almost a century old, have been recently restored – and with them the whole interior including furnishing.

Here you can experience the golden time of European grand cafés, while enjoying one of the many delicious dishes made by Zdeněk Pohlreich. A second good reason to have a lunch here.

This very experienced chef of the Prague culinary scene is the genius of truly Czech cuisine – in the original 20-30’s style that was as light and fun as italian cuisine today. Forget heavy sauces with stony dumplings – and experience taste in Czech style like never before.

The third reason? Let’s take a little detour first. Before reconstruction, there was an odd thing on the menu: a plate of donuts for 2000 CZK (approx. 70 EUR). That gave you the right to …

Well, a famous Czech novel, Saturnin (which was translated to English too) gives some idea of what might be in store:

„Let’s take a man without fantasy – in a half-full café who looks on a plate of donuts untill lunch – without the slightest idea of what to do with them. Then there are people, who after seeing this plate of donuts will imagine how delightful it would be to start throwing them at others … and, then there is the third kind, who are carried away by such fantasy, that they get up and do it!

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Café Imperial | Bars, Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (Czech) | Main meal CZK 150.00
Na Poříčí 15 | Praha 1 | +420246011440
07:00 – 23:00 daily

In the very centre I spotted a very nice place I visit quite often since then. You can easily get there by trams 3, 9 or 14 and get out at Vodičkova stop but it is also just a five-minute walk from Václavské náměstí. It is called a “café”, it is a regular restaurant, though. The menu is rich and the prices reasonable.

The name comes from the fact that it started as a place where the employees would be rehabilitated or rehabilitating drug users. However, you couldn’t make that out just like that as the personnel are very kind and compliant. It is a place for the whole family as there are separate smoker and non-smoker rooms, free wi-fi and even a small playground for the kids. At the same time they sell Czech-made ceramics.

Really cool is the design of the interior, menus and so on. Everywhere you can find advertisements from the beginning of the 20th century – most of the time they are really funny and worth seeing. I visit café Therapy most often for a beer and a “Tartar” steak (a minced raw steak you eat with toast, onion, garlic and pepper), it is just awesome. Come and try!

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Café Therapy | Coffee & tea, Restaurants (Czech) | Beer 0,5 l CZK 27.00
Školská 30 | Praha 1 | +420284825515
Mon – Fri 08:00 – 23:30, Sat 12:00 – 23:30, Sun 12:00 – 22:00

This tearoom is very dear to me. Perhaps also because I had the possibility to work there and get to know the person who runs the place.

I like it mainly because its atmosphere, the tone of the colors the walls are painted with and the style in which the tearoom is furnished. And of course, not to be missed! It is situated in the tower. So after two cups of the finest tea it is hard to say if it is the height of the mysterious tower or the tea that you are feeling.

The tearoom also serves as a library so you can enjoy your tea with some of the books they offer (some of them are in English). Every Saturday there is a drum session that anybody can join.

The Tearoom in the Tower also has really good prices compared to other tearooms in Prague. So if you don’t mind going a little out of the city center, you will not be disappointed.

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Čajovna ve Věži | Art & culture, Coffee & tea, Music | Pot of Tea CZK 60
Na Výšinách 1 | Praha 7
Summer 17:00 – 23:00 daily | Winter 16:00 – 22:00 daily

It was a coincidence that I found a hidden vegetarian restaurant so close to the Charles Bridge. I was expecting an average looking place with decent food and prices. When I first walked in, I realized I found a very special place. Every time I go out for lunch or dinner, Lehka Hlava (Clear Head) is the first option in my mind.

There are two main rooms in Clear Head and both are incredibly well designed. I especially enjoy eating in the “blue room” under the stars by the fireplace. And there is no better feeling than drinking my favorite drink called Sahlep and letting myself warm up by the fire. If you need a little more privacy, there is also a private and nicely decorated room for about six people with a central glass table illuminated by colored lights.

Clear Head is a sister restaurant of Maitrea (check the Maitrea article) so, if you are unlucky and there is not a table for you in one, you can try the other (and the experience will be just as good). I recommend making a reservation in advance for both Clear Head and Maitrea.

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Clear Head | Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (Vegan) | Main meal CZK 140
Boršov 2/280 | Praha 1 | +420222220665
Mon – Fri 11:30 – 23:30, Sat – Sun 12:00 – 23:30

Dobra Tearoom on Wenceslas Square was the first tearoom I visited in Prague. Although the very first time I noticed the existence of the Dobra Tea chain was in Burlington, Vermont in the United States. The memory of it is quite funny as you don’t expect seeing a Czech company in the US, especially a tearoom. So it was obvious that after coming back to Prague I had to see the “mother” of all Dobra Teas.

There are two Dobra tearooms in Prague and I would personally prefer the one in Ostrovni street before the one on Wenceslas Square. It is still a nice option if you’re in the very center of the city and want to have some real tea.

If you’re walking down the Square trying to squeeze your way through the crowds of people it can get a little overwhelming. And here she is, right on the busy street. What a relief when you sit down to sip one of her finest teas. In winter, the tearoom provides a cozy place to relax and warm up when your feet are cold and tired from sightseeing. In summer, the shadow of the terrace will cool down both your glowing cheeks and your mind.

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Dobrá Čajovna | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Pot of Tea CZK 100
Václavské náměstí 14 | Praha 1 | +420224231480
Mon – Fri 10:00 – 21:30, Sat – Sun 14:00 – 21:30

It hasn’t been that long since they opened a new Dobra Tearoom. Another of Dobra Teas was born at Ostrovní Street. It is smaller and I find it cozier than the one on Wenceslas Square (check the Dobrá Čajovna article). So if I have a chance to choose I always go to this one.

Another reason why I prefer the „daughter tearoom” is the smell of hookah that adds to a relaxed atmosphere, which you can’t experience in the other Prague’s Dobra. Otherwise the menu is really similar if not the same in both.

Dobrá čajovna at Ostrovní offers more space where you can sit right on the carpeted floor bolstered with cushions. Except for that there’s also a nice private space I call „the nest”. You climb a wooden ladder to get there and then you can sip your tea or smoke your hookah undisturbed.

If you fall in love with the tea you got, you can also buy it right in the tearoom altogether with a tea pot and cups. And if you can read Czech, I recommend buying and reading a book written by one of the owners of Dobra tearooms called Milec Čaje. It is a fascinating story about tea travels that makes you want to grab your backpack and go to explore the tea plantations in Asia yourself.

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Dobrá Čajovna at Ostrovní | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Pot of Tea from CZK 70
Ostrovní 26 | Praha 1 | +420776097949
Mon – Fri 12:00 – 23:00, Sat – Sun 14:00 – 23:00

Proudly standing on the corner of Celetná and Ovocný trh, the House at the Black Madonna is a true home of Czech Cubism. It is worth seeing as this art period was, in Czech, strong and fruitful. “Sharp points, slicing planes, crystalline shapes. These are the trademarks of the Czech Cubists – a unique, avant-garde group, feverishly active in Prague between 1910 and 1914.”, says Modernista. There is a stable exhibition of the artwork of e. g. Otto Guttfreund,  Emil Filla, Josef Čapek (brother of Karel Čapek, the writer) and Josef Gočár, of course, the author of this amazing bulding.

After the art-seeing, to revive your stamina, have a coffee or snack on the first floor, in the Grand Café Orient. You can choose from deserts and sandwiches, fresh juices and hot chocolate – and all will be served in design porcelain. Even the ashtrays and sugar bowl are cubist designs. And if you get trapped by the elegance of straight lines and edges, you can buy your own piece in the downstairs shop, Kubista.

If you want to know more about Czech cubism, there’s an article about Czech cubism on the Spotted by Locals main website.

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House at the Black Madonna | Art & culture, Coffee & tea, Snacks | CZK 100
Ovocný trh 19 | Praha 1
Gallery Tue – Sun 10:00 – 18:00 | Café Mon – Fri 09:00 – 22:00, Sat – Sun 10:00 – 22:00 &source

Another of my favourite places with a very convenient location – only about 10 minute walk from both Václavské námestí (Wenceslas Square) and Karlovo námestí (Charles Square). This one is great for occasions when you’re not feeling like going to a restaurant or pub but you want to eat and drink something anyway, especially something sweet

Italská cukrárna (Italian candy store) offers a wide range of ice-cream sundaes (about 20 kinds) – all with excellent Italian ice-cream (which can be sold separately) – almost 30 different flavors of milk shake, various cakes and other hot and cold beverages. The prices are, with regard to the location, more than pocket friendly.

Candy stores like this one used to be very frequent in Prague and people would go there with children. Now everyone just goes to fast-foods and candy stores are dying out. I think it’s a great pity – that’s why I try to support them by going there.

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Italská cukrárna | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Milk shake CZK 25.00
Vodickova 4 | Praha 1
10:00 – 19:00 daily

Dejvice is not located in center of Prague, but if you happen to arrive in the area of A metro line final station Dejvická, there is a hidden little gem to find. Café Kabinet – as the name suggests – is specially decorated in the style of school cabinets – or to be precise, covering the whole history of schooling since late 19th century and high schools of the Austrian empire.

The place creates an atmosphere of days which had been gone, old furniture is combined with lot of crazy items, the place is divided with an upper floor as a hideout for debaters and downstairs resides the bar.

You can chat long hours with a stable supply of good wine (no beer on tap!), if you don’t mind the fact the place is full of cigarette smoke. You know, European intellectuals don’t really care that much about their health. One of the good points are cakes and toast sandwiches – worth a try!

They also have a strange DIY magazine covering underground cultural events on Prague 6 (some of them happen directly in Kabinet), so if you’re lucky, there might be something going on!

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Kabinet | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Chocolate cake (Sachertorte) CZK 40
Terronská 25 | Praha 6
Mon – Fri 11:00 – 23:00, Sat – Sun 16:00 – 23:00

The whole concept made a great impression on me the first time I entered the place. Find a great Lebanese cook, all possible activities around travelling and mix it with good humour and customer-oriented approach (eh, the last sounds horrible, but here they really mean it). There are always cool pictures from somebody’s travels everywhere, in fact, each piece of menu contains a lot of different photos – so just browsing it from front to the back is like an adventure.

The meals are tasty and everything but over-priced (lunch menu prices under 100 CZK). Karavanseráj specializes in Lebanese and Indian cuisine, you can mix various small meals into your very own set, there are of course many vegetarian meals. I can for example recommend some delicious pastry with lamb or cheese for a starter, then a kebab with salad and after the dinner: hookah (cigarettes are not allowed though). One room is a tea-room, and it also serves for various special events. Various photo exhibitions change often, you can grab a magazine (not only National Geographic, but many other) and not to forget – each Thursday belly-dancers!

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Karavanseráj | Art & culture, Coffee & tea, Restaurants (lebanese/Iindian) | Mutton Biriyani CZK 149
Masarykovo nábřeží 22 | Praha 1 | +420224930390
Mon – Thu 10:00 – 23:00, Fri 10:00 – 00:00, Sat 12:00 – 00:00, Sun 12:00 – 22:00

The name tells it all. Café in Seventh Heaven is a very favourite student café in Prague known for its practical location, great atmosphere, nice interior, wonderful coffee and wine. It is very cozy especially in the winter. What makes it most of all visit-worthy: it is a place to chill, work, eat and party. Us, locals, go there even alone, since it is quite certain, that some of our friends will be already sitting there…

If you visit this place, I would recommend going up the stairs. There’s even a comfy couch in the top floor as well as a nice sight out from the windows and, most of all, a stylish model of a human-sized „god” sitting on a swing.

The Café provides a free wi-fi service, which makes it a great place to go to with a laptop and work a bit. You can meet some well-known journalists, economists or politicians there doing precisely that. If you are a non-smoker, they have a special room just for you.

The waiters are usually very compliant, although often a bit stoned – it is a forgivable thing, though, I guess. The prices are not lowest but still reasonable – as I said, the usual visitors are students. Just be ware – you can get easily addicted to Café in Seventh Heaven and start spending days and weeks there!

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Kavárna v Sedmém nebi | Coffee & tea | Caffee Latté CZK 45
Zborovská 68 | Praha 5
11:00 – 23:00 daily

Half way between the Charles bridge and Národní třída, you will find a café I very much recommend visiting. It is called Krásný ztráty and it has become quite famous here, so famous in fact, that a regular TV talkshow is being recorded there. Krásný ztráty is a place where a lot of interesting people gather. It is one of the few places where you can find students, intellectuals and celebrities at once.

Although it is called café, once again it has the character of a regular restaurant. They cook all day and the food is great, although the prices are quite high. I can particularly recommend visiting this place for a breakfast or a brunch. The place is calm with a very nice design of interior. So if you are in the centre and need to work a bit, you know where to go (they have free wireless LAN).

Apart from being a café, a bar and a restaurant, Krásný ztráty is also a wine shop a book shop, a gallery and an occasional music club or theatre stage. There are many events taking place there so you might want to check that out at their website.

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Krásný ztráty | Art & culture, Bars, Coffee & tea, Restaurants (General)
Náprstkova 10 | Praha 1
Mon – Fri 09:00 – 01:00, Sat – Sun 12:00 – 01:00

One of my favourite galleries in Prague is situated in Školská street, just a few meters above the Cafe Therapy restaurant (check the Café Therapy article). Leica Gallery Prague is run by a non-profitable company of the same name and its objective is not only organization of quality photographic exhibition, but also running workshops for public and other activities.

In process of the time that LGP is open, I have seen a number of great exhibitions held by them. Besides their own showroom (which they acquired two years ago), LGP has been using various exhibiton spaces (such as the Prague Castle in the past or Mánes). A recent exhibition that I really like was the retrospective of Robert Vano. I actually saw it twice – in Mánes and in LGP as well – it has been so successful that they decided to prolong it.

LGP has an added value – the café which is part of the showroom. The coffee there is surprisingly good. And if you are in the mood for something else, you can for sure enjoy a glass of wine and browse some of the art books and magazines they have there. One nice bonus – if you are the cafe´s visitor, you can enter the exhibition without the admission fee.

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Leica Gallery | Art & culture, Coffee & tea | Gallery entry CZK 50
Školská 28 | Praha 1 | +420608963523
14:00 – 22:00 daily

According to the restaurant’s website, Maitrea Buddha is translated as loving kindness. This is obvious when you take a look at the menu of vegetarian, vegan foods, various beverages and the design of the whole place which keeps the principles of feng shui. The Buddha’s fountain which you can find downstairs adds to a calm yet vibrant atmosphere. For me and my friends, coming to Maitrea doesn’t only mean getting something delicious and healthy to eat but simply being able to enjoy the ambience of the space.

It can be hard to try a traditional Czech meal if you are vegetarian. However Maitrea’s menu offers traditional Czech cuisine that you can try even if you are not a meat lover. My favorite drinks to get are home-made lemonade when is hot and a fresh mint tea for colder days. If you’re a fan of Mexican cuisine, the selection of burritos and quesadillas and the great flavor of their guacamole will delight your taste buds.

Maitrea is located really close to Old Town Square so if you are looking for a place to go, want to experience something different and don’t want to spend too much money, Maitrea would be a great choice. I would recommend making a reservation as the place is really popular. And don’t forget, if you happen to be an ordained clergy, a monk or an enlightened person you will eat for free here!

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Maitrea | Coffee & tea, Snacks, Restaurants (Vegan) | Main meal CZK 140
Tynská ulicka 6/1064 | Praha 1 | +420221711631
Mon – Fri 11:30 – 23:30, Sat – Sun 12:00 – 23:30

I like to think that I’m supporting honest ideas and clear intentions. I think the owners of Mamacoffe had such intentions and connected their passion for coffee with supporting fair trade.

I’m not a coffee fan so coffee wouldn’t be the reason to come to Mama Café even though they have so many kinds – all fair trade. But I rank with the tea lovers so there is a wide variety for me to choose from. Mama also offers different fresh juices, milk shakes and exotic cocktails. If you’re lacking energy after a long day of sightseeing, you can cheer yourself up with a fair-trade energy drink. You can also get some of the delicious pastries they offer from their own bakery.

Mama Café reminds me of teashops and cafés that I’ve been to in the US. It is bright and nonsmoking and it’s almost always full. So if you want to be sure you have a place to sit, you can make a reservation. There are also different exhibitions and events happening there, so you can check out their website.

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Mamacoffee Café | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Milk Shake CZK 49
Vodičkova 6 | Praha 1
Mon – Fri 08:00 – 22:00, Sat – Sun 10:00 – 22:00

Kampa is a very beautiful area in the downtown of Prague – just near Újezd. It mainly consists of a large park from where there is a nice view of the river and the other part of the city.

People go to hang out there, smoke a water-pipe, throw a frisbee… It is also a place of culture, though. There is quite a nice museum there and most importantly a lot of outdoor exhibitions take place at Kampa – such as for instance quite recently an exhibition of various phone booths.

Not to be forgotten, there is a great refreshing place there. It is situated inside what used to be a water-mill. Its atmosphere is truly charming. Plus there is a pleasant backyard. In the summer though, I prefer to have a beer draught into a plastic cup and go outside to chat at the benches or sit on the grass.

Many interesting or famous people are spending their evenings in Mlýnská kavárna. For instance, David Černý, the author of Entropa (check this article about Entropa), Miska republika | +420608444490
12:00 – 00:00 daily

This is an extraordinary place, yet it is not suitable for everyone. Imagine a one-room pub (it used to be an apartment) located in the garden of Prague botanical garden and occupied mostly by students.

It is not very nice (the interior hasn’t changed much since maybe 1992): there is only simple wooden furniture and one toilet. What makes this spot interesting is the people who come there. I have never seen anybody older than 35 years in here.

Mrtvá ryba (Dead Fish) is the nearest bar/pub both from 1st Medical Faculty of Prague and Natural Sciences Faculty so students coming here after their lectures usually attend one of these schools. It is a great place to meet some local people from Prague, especially if you’re about my age or even interested in the same fields.

People come here to study, hang out, drink, kill time between lectures or also work on computer (plugs are available). Another advantage of this place is the price range, it shows this place is really a student one.

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Mrtvá ryba | Bars, Coffee & tea | Beer Staropramen 0,5 l CZK 21
Benátská 4 | Praha 2
Mon – Fri 09:00 – 23:00, Sun 14:00 – 23:00

The Vinohrady ares hosts some of the nicer cafés in the town, and usually there is something special about each of the best ones. Šumava is a region, in English usually translated as Bohemian Forrest – and the whole place shows it. Not only it is located on Šumavská street, close to tram stop Šumavská, they even have Šumava in the brand of the beer on tap (King of Bohemian Forrest). All around they showcase photos and paintings of the region, and you can buy some of the local specials – like honey or matches.

The beer is strong and good, and they take good care of it. On Fridays and Saturdays you can often taste some specials – different beers from Bavarian side, check out the time-table. You can also have a tasty cup of tea or coffee – it is a café after all. One of the most important points is the quality of the service – always caring and smiling. The main room is a non-smoking area. The interior resembles cottage in the hilly Šumava, to somene it might seem a bit kitchy. Better make a reservation if you’re a bigger company.

So if you want to claim you were not only in Prague, but also in the mountains and the countryside – come here and – check, you have it

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Na Šumavě | Bars, Coffee & tea | Šumavský sulc CZK 46
Šumavská 31 | Praha 2 | +420775688180
Mon – Fri 14:00 – 22:00, Sat 15:00 – 22:00

Why most bizarre? Because of 3 reasons:

1. – location
Nested at the corner of the park at the bottom of Karlovo náměstí, on the corner of a very busy crossing – 3 lanes of cars coming down the hill, 2 trams lines running up and 2 car lanes running across. Maybe like 50 cars and 3 trams a minute? Not to mention the all-day long traffic jam and time-to-time ambulances, fire engines and police cars…

2. – the “building”
The bar itself is located where a former public toilet was. So it is really quite small. And redone with a great affection for street art. They have the tiniest DJ table I ever saw in my life. Is there a toilet? Yes, the tiniest. But drinks here are graciously large.

3 – terrace
Take into account the location and its’ former use. And then walk upstairs onto the terrace and enjoy the perfect sofa/seats, and look down onto the daily buzz of stressed people, each of them in their own very small enclosures of carefully polished metal boxes on wheels.

You can watch the jolly public inside on their o2bar website.

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o2bar | Bars, Coffee & tea, Snacks | Mojito CZK 100.00
Karlovo náměstí | Praha 2
Afternoon till late daily

If I want a small treat or a snack break downtown, I often go to Ovocný Světozor (ovocný = fruity), which is strategically situated in the passage Světozor just nearby a cinema. Ovocný Světozor has been here till the seventies (under a slightly different name) and its popularity continued till nowadays.

You can find several branch stores across the city, but the central located one in Světozor is the most popular one. I like their „watery” ice cream (it´s rather a sorbet than a proper ice cream) which is one of the most popular items there and people are often waiting in queue for it. If it is a sunny day, I recommend you to take your ice cream away and sit in Františkánská zahrada.

Ovocný Světozor has a big assortment of cakes (especially the fruity ones) and ice cream cups. As far as the cups are concerned, you can choose between the ones on the menu or compose your own one choosing from fruits, ice creams and topping components.

If you are not in the mood for something sweet, try the Czech „tapas” – chlebíčky. What is a „chlebíček”? Something typically Czech (Czechoslovak), not really healthy (often with mayonnaise), but incredibly tasty :-) Technically speaking, it´s usually a piece of white bread roll, covered with different stuff -

butter, ham, salami, cheese, eggs, cucumber, potato salad etc. – there is many types of chlebíčky. Don´t be afraid to try them!

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Ovocný Světozor | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Chlebíček CZK 18.00
Vodičkova 39 | Praha 1 | +420224946826
Mon – Fri 08:30 – 20:00, Sat 09:00 – 20:00, Sun 11:00 – 20:00

One of the places to visit at Újezd is definitely Popocafépetl. There are actually four Cafés of this name in Prague (Na Struze, Italská, Melantrichova) – this is the only one which works as a music club, though.

When you find the a bit hollow entrance and walk down the stairs to a what used to be a mid-age cellar, you will immediately smell the unmistakable odour. Then you walk into the small and only mildly-lit club with an original and sort of old-school decoration and the party can begin. You can order a coffee, beer, wine or basically any cocktail you name for a very reasonable price.

Virtually every day there is a concert on. Pick yours: Fridays and Saturdays there will be a DJ playing 80’s, 90’s and dance music, live gipsy bands play Sundays, Latino Mondays and other live concerts the other days. Just check out the program at their website. The entry is mostly free or up to 100,-. I would just very recommend making a reservation since the small club is often very crowded.

Last but not least, Popocafepetl doesn’t basically know anything like a rigid closing-time. They just close when there are not many people left – which can be either at 02:00 or 05:00. Therefore, it’s also a great place to hang out after you’ve been kicked out from somewhere else and still feel like partying…

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Popocafépetl @ Újezd | Bars, Coffee & tea, Music | Stella Artois, 0,5 l CZK 39.00
Újezd 19 | Praha 5 | +420602277226
16:00 – 02:00 (officially) daily

There are not many places to go around our house or in Kobylisy. Romantinka is one of the few and it actually is a really nice spot worth checking out. Imagine if you built a tearoom in your living room. Does it sound cozy to you? I can tell you it feels cozy too because that is exactly what Romantinka is.

You take your shoes off before you walk in and make yourself comfortable either in one of their wicker armchairs or on a cushion. It is nicely warm inside which adds to the homey atmosphere.

Except for a large menu of teas, which also includes a big pot of Masala tea for a very good price and delicious warm mead, Romantinka also has a wide variety of different things you can buy. They sell pottery, jewelry, books (unfortunately just in Czech), Cd’s and there is also a small bio shop where you can buy things like maple syrup or organic chocolate.

If you stay in Prague 8 and are looking for a calm place to go hang out with your friends, this tearoom would be a good choice.

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Romantinka | Coffee & tea, Relaxing, Snacks | Pot of Tea CZK 50
Bořanovická 527/1 | Praha 8
Mon-Sat 15:00-22:00

For sweet lovers with refined taste, patisserie St. Tropez is a very dangerous place, where your passion for chocolate can fully break out.

Under the name Passion Chocolat the French married couple Musso ran their company at Vinohrady neighborhood, where they closed in autumn last year. Luckily for all their fans (and others) they only changed address and after a couple of endless months they reopened at Dům U Nováků (just a couple footsteps from Wenceslas square).

The interior of the patisserie feels airy and holds our interest with the prep place where you can observe the production…fortunately all the goodies are separated by a glass wall. The place is strictly non-smoking.

Croissants for breakfast, cakes and tarts of various flavors to afternoon coffee or cup of tea, delicious chocolate pralines or gateaux to order – everybody will find his in St. Tropez.

If you have a dilemma, which one among the many sweets you should choose, try to take a couple of mini-sweets (I also recommend the macarons, e.g. the lavender one) and then let the smiley madame Nadine pack for you the one which you will like the most in its classic size.

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St.Tropez | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Mini cake CZK 25
Vodičkova ulice 30 | Praha 1 | +420222524333
Mon – Fri 08:00 – 19:00, Sat – Sun 09:30 – 19:00

English books, relaxing atmosphere, and Harney & Sons Tea. What else do you need when the clouds in Prague are rainy and the feet tired? If you are an American and feel homesick, the Globe is the perfect place to go. And if you do not find yourself in any of the conditions mentioned above, you should still give this place a try.

I personally find The Globe ideal because a café and a bookstore combined is exactly what I look for when I am traveling.

If you are more into Czech beer than natural tea or watching TV more than reading books, there are still options for you in The Globe. You can buy Pilsner on tap for a pretty good price during their happy hours and watch the big screen with the side of hot wings.

I like the appearance of the place because of the high ceilings. So even though the café part of The Globe is smoking, it does not usually bother me.

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The Globe | Coffee & tea, Relaxing, Shopping | Hot Chocolate CZK 50
Pštrossova 6 | Praha 1
Sun – Wed 09:30 – 00:00, Thu – Sat 09:30 – 01:00

Vesmirna (the Universe) is a lovely café close to Wenceslas Square. It’s a perfect place to go when I need something small to eat or have a drink. The café also functions as a work-training project for mentally disabled people, who are always really nice and one of the reasons why I like this place so much.

There is a wide variety of pancakes on their menu, which is what I usually get. And of course Sahlep, my favorite winter drink. Vesmirna offers soups of the day, which have very favorable price. Similar to most tearooms, there’s a space where you can sit (or lie down) directly on the carpeted floor at a low table, which can feel especially comfortable after a long day sightseeing and walking around the city.

If you’re looking for gifts to bring back home, you can buy some right in the café as they sell jewelry, hand-made pottery and other things. If you need to connect with the rest of the world or even outer space, there’s free wi-fi provided.

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Vesmirna | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Pancake CZK 79
Ve Smeckach 5 | Praha 1 | +420222212363
Mon – Fri 10:00 – 21:00