Snacks

Atmosphere (or “Atmoška”, as we like to call it in diminutive) is a favourite student’s place. It is spacious, consisting of three separate parts, a neat small bar, a club/restaurant and a summer garden 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 will find oldschool-like satiric posters 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. To a great extent, it is the food. It is cheap, rich and tasty. You can for example buy half a kilo of on-the-spot made fried potato slices served with three different kinds of dressings. It is a fair snack for four (or food for two ) and costs only 70 Crowns. They also have great Mexican specialities. And six types of cold cheap draft beer…  

Atmosphere is located right in the center, five minutes’ walk from Charles Bridge or the National Theatre. If you are ever around, hungry and thirsty – be it at noon or before midnight – you must care for a visit!

When one gets tired of spacious café halls such as Krásný ztráty (check out the Krásný ztráty article) or Café Louvre and yet wants to get a nice cup of coffee or a glass of wine downtown, they should head for Standard café – a small and cozy joint.

The place is usually rather crammed and filled with cigarette smoke so enter only if you don’t mind. However, in reward you will be served cheap drinks by compliant and good-looking waitresses and enjoy the somewhat creative atmosphere which makes this a great place for informal business meetings. 

Please do also try soup of the day, homemade quiche or perhaps the grilled camembert served with ajvar – I am nearly addicted to it. All in all, this is not just a standard café!

Just keep in mind, it is cash only as more of the places in Prague.

Another of my favourite places with a very convenient location – only about a 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. And in this one I feel like when I was little since the place is quite retro.

Do you know what I like about this place? It’s the outfit of the waiters and waitresses. They all wear a white-red striped shirt with rolled up long sleeves, black suspenders and a black waist apron. Sounds cool, right? But that’s just one of the reasons. I like the location too – it’s very central but in a calm street.

Their coffee is excellent (Julius Meinl 1862 Premium) and they also serve great Pilsner Urquell on tap. As for meals you can get a lunch menu for a good price of CZK 130 every weekday, otherwise they offer a mix of different cuisines with a large selection of pasta for about CZK 150.

I’ve never actually tried it but they claim to have great breakfast, a bit expensive for me though. What’s worth mentioning is also the interior, clean and stylish with decent materials and nice colors. The service is exceptional and they don’t forget about you even if you’re sitting outside (there are 4 tables in the street).

This cozy place not far from Náměstí Míru will make you feel like you are at home. The light inside is a little dimmed so the sometimes very expressive paintings and figures on the walls look even more interesting. Still, if you prefer a lighter space, don’t hesitate to go downstairs where you will find another room for sitting.

From the menu I can recommend the tasty beer Bernard, my favorite brand. It’s served in a little unusually shaped glasses also marked with a Bernard logo. But if you insist on the time-tested quality and don’t feel like trying Bernard, they also serve Pilsner Urquell. As for a small meal to accompany your beer, ham & cheese toasts are a good choice. One last thing – don’t bother asking for the menu, it’s written on the walls all over.