Do you see the ties on the picture? This is what second-hand looks like. You can imagine any type of clothing, ties, shirts, trousers, T-shirts, dresses, and in this second-hand store you will always find many of those, so you will be amazed. This second-hand store offers the vintage clothes you can also find in the center of the city, but for a lower price.

The lower price is balanced by the effort you have to invest in searching. As I mentioned there are many pieces of one type of clothing. And not all of them are really tempting. But I found a wonderful shirt from the 50′s, a dress from the 70′s and let’s not speak about the 80′s and 90′s, because I found a jacket even Vanilla Ice would not be ashamed of.

The second-hand is located out of the center and I suggest you save some time to visit it. The connection can be found on this website – the final station is ‘Stare Namesti’. While walking to the shop you will pass a prison (who passes prison on a tourist visit??). The price is per piece or per kilogram and I suggest to negotiate when the piece is a little broken.

This spot is really for second-hand lovers. I like to relax here – I am being  honest, because I had two beers in Kulovy Blesk (check the Kulovy Blesk article) and I wished I had time to visit the shop right away.

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Ruzyňský second-hand | Shopping
Kralupská 2/47 | Praha 6 | +420235301251
Mon – Fri 09:00 – 18:00, Sat – Sun 09:00 – 15:00

I want to recommend a whole walk. You would not probably have a chance to lose your way up to this area although it is around the corner from the touristic attraction, Prague Castle. And Prague Castle is the peak of this walk.

You will walk through the history of urban architecture of Prague. Begin in the Brevnov monastery which can be reached by tram 22 or 25, stop ‚Brevnovsky klaster’. In summer get a local beer outside the monastery tavern, which offers wonderful meals also! Get out of the monastery and take the way left around its walls.

You will pass a pond where ducks are waiting to be fed. Follow any path upright from the monastery. First buildings you will meet are colourful, concrete high-rises, built in the 1970s’. Follow the street Satoriova up to its end and go straight on to street Ve Stresovickach.

You will walk through another high-rise area. These houses were built also during previous regime. Continue to picturesque old Stresovice. Finish the street up to its end. On right you will meet houses built during the first half of 20th century. Move to street Sibeliova. In the second half of the street are detached houses from 1920s’. Check the facades, they are decorated in “made in Czech Republic” style rondo cubism, which is unique and was popular those days.

You almost met your destination. Take tram back to the centre, or follow the main street down and get closer to the Castle.

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Straigt way to castle | Art & culture, Relaxing
Brevnovsky Klaster | Praha 6
24 hours daily

There are average beers, huge amount of highly valued micro-brewery beers, but there is only one Pilsner Urquell. And the Pilsner Urquell served in the pub ‘U Veverky’ is in the best shape it can be. Non-pasteurized, kept in tanks, draught by skilled barmen, is a real pleasure for any beer lover. Usually, you can just nod and the next beer will land on your table with no asking. Try using the phrase ‘Dobry den, Plzen’ meaning ‘Hi, I want a Pilsner’, and you might survive the whole evening with this sentence!

The food offered is generally expressed as treats your stomach will like before the beer lands. The chef composes with his hands and heart the very best symphony of Czech cuisine. I recommend ‘Svickova’ with 6 dumplings, which is the cult Czech meal. Inside is smoking and non-smoking area and in the summer an outside garden and a ‘yard’ for few stand-up beers under a shelter. Beer drinkers look a bit funny being held in a sort of pen, but they are standing there definitely with their consent.

‘U Veverky’ means ‘By a squirrel’ and the bartenders are really so quick with the beer like they have a squirrel gene. Pure Czech pub, I love every single piece of it!

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Hospoda U Veverky | Bars, Snacks, Restaurants (Czech cuisine) | Large Pilsner CZK 34.00
Eliášova 324/14 | Praha 6 | +420223000223
Mon – Fri 10:30 – 00:00, Sat – Sun 11:00 – 00:00

After an early lunch in ‘U Veverky’ pub (check the U Veverky article) get ready for a trip into the woods! In case you have time, it is worth spending one day outside the city to be motivated even more to spend another day there.

The railway station in Dejvice is ideal for this purpose. You can take a train to many small villages and interesting sites. The railway station itself is actually the oldest in Prague and its history reaches to year 1831. You can get to the station, and to the pub ‘U Veverky’, by metro A, station Hradcanska.

Tip number one – Go to station ‘Nadrazi Veleslavin’ and explore the very beautiful ‘Divoka Sarka‘.

Tip number two – Go to station ‘Hostivice’ and explore the very good brewery in Chyne. Chyne is 2 km walk around the ponds and any local will give you the directions (please, take a map! )

Tip number three – Go to station ‘Luzna u Rakovnika’ and do a nice walk through the woods back to station ‘Revnicov’, where you can jump on a train back. Touristic map online is here and for train connections have a look on IDOS.

After you will return to Prague, stop first in the pub at the station, which is so cult is stands for separated article (check the Nadrazka Dejvice pub article).

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Nadrazi Dejvice | Bars, Relaxing
Václavkova 1 | Praha 6
24 hours daily

Every railway station has it – a pub, where the strangers gather, where you kill some time between the trains. And based on my research such pubs also attract locals and are usually of a lower quality. On the other hand, ‘nadrazka’, which is an expression to any pub located within a railway station, is somehow away from everyone’s attention, because it’s usually despised. Under these conditions it can evolve into an interesting appearance. Like this one!

Railway station Dejvice also has its ‘nadrazka’. Dejvicka nadrazka offers low price, though from a limited choice, drinks (beer, vine, basic spirits and non-alcoholic drinks) and has even a grill for some snacks. During the day you will find it quiet and occupied with local barflies. When you choose a night with a concert, Nadrazka Dejvice can be very crowded and busy. But the local bartender is the fastest beer tender I have ever seen and if you are lucky you will meet him as well.

The concerts are usually for the rough types, starting with punk and rock up to cross-over. But who does not like being rough sometimes. In case you are interested you can actually arrange your own concert as well.

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Nadrazka Dejvice pub | Bars, Music, Snacks | Czech Rum CZK 16.00
Václavkova 1 | Praha 6 | +420777340029
09:00 – 00:00 daily

Ladronka might have been a calm and empty park a few years ago. But since the city hall renewed the paths and added free open air fitness stops, the park is crowded with bikers, in-line skaters and runners. Luckily there are still few places to rest, so do not fell pressed to come and sweat only.

In the middle of the park is an ancient manor, which gave the park its name and the history of the place sounds according to modern hurried times like this: vineyards of Charles IV. (14th century), manor of Filip Ferdinand de la Crone (17th century), destroyed (19th century), housing for few families (first half of 20th century), store house (second half of 20th century), housing for squatters and center of alternative culture (1993 – 2000).

In Ladronka park you can go running, in-line skating, play Frisbee, beach volleyball (CZK 300.00 per hour), and do hundreds of other activities you think of when you see an opened green plane. If you love in-line skating, rent a pair of skates in the manor. The rental is opened from Mon – Fri 14:00 – 20:00 and from 10:00 – 20:00 on weekends. One pair for 1 hour costs 90 CZK and gets cheaper with every person. You can also rent a ball, frisbee, pétanque or badminton set, which must be really interesting in use on this windy hill.

Get sporty! Or just go for a walk for one beer .

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Park Ladronka | Relaxing, Snacks | Free
Tomanova 1/1028 | Praha 6
24 hours daily

In the very north of Prague, quite near the place I live, there is a very nice spot. It is a hill called “Baba”. You can easily get there taking bus No. 131 from the stop Hradčanská, getting out at “U Matějě” and then walk north-west. It is a very nice walk through the woods of “Divoká Šárka“.

The hill has an interesting history. Up on it you will find a strange ruin. Surprisingly enough, its history is not confirmed. There are several theories – the widest-spread claims that it is a former wine-press built in 1622. Another says that it is a regular building newly-built at the beginning of the 19th century, others say that it used to be a chapel. No matter which of them is true, it is a nice spot which is even lit at night.

From there you can see a large part of Prague that you wouldn’t see anywhere else (for instance the sewage plant on the largest island at Vltava in Prague). Also, looking at the Prague castle from above is not a very common thing to do. The park around is a great place for sports or chilling out. If you prefer to walk, follow the red tourist sign, which will lead you to the forests of Divoká Šárka.

Not to forget, the surroundings offer an unique architectural composition. There are a number of functionalist villas built in the era of the so-called “First Republic”. See some of them here!

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Baba | Relaxing | Free
U Matějě | Praha 6
24 hours daily

At first, it used to be a school. Children would spend their first two grades of elementary school there. Then, it used to be a boy-scout club. Later, it was decided that the building be torn down and replaced by a motorway. But until it is eventually destroyed, it is going to serve as a stylish and original club place, where loads of events are being held. I am talking about „Klubovna”, a club in Dejvice.

A bunch of guys and girls who have for some years been organizing a summer music festival called Povaleč have decided to establish a club where drinking meets culture. They succeeded surprisingly well. Renting the building from city of Prague, they reconstructed every inch of it with their bare hands. More and more people are coming in every day.

Concerts, festivals or theatre plays take place there quite often. Klubovna offers a wide range of drinks including draught lemonades and a vast number of quality rums. The whole spot is covered in graffiti and wall pictures so it feels a bit like a squatt inside. Come sit at the garden, listen to a concert, play chess or a game of fussball! I might meet you there at 03:00 or 04:00 as Klubovna usually closes only after there are no people left in.

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Klubovna in Dejvice | Art & culture, Bars, Music, Festivals & events | Páter, 0,5L CZK 27
Generála Píky | Praha 6
Mon – Sat 15:00 – open end

Dejvice are a very unique part of Prague. One could even say that it is a “city inside a city”, you can find everything you need for life there. There are shops, restaurants, bars, parks, woods… When I moved there half a year ago, I started discovering the secrets of this city quarter. The Dejvice locals showed me quite a lot of nice places (Check this link for other nice Dejvice pubs) – Restaurace na Urale above all of them.

The name comes from the name of the street “Uralská” (most of the streets and lanes in downtown Dejvice are called after some war heroes or Russian places or people). It is a restaurant but lots of locals just go there for a beer. They offer the traditional Gambrinus and Pilsen beer for very reasonable prices. The service is usually very compliant, even so much that you will probably get a new beer before even finishing the previous.

The menu offers a rich traditional Czech cuisine. I can recommend ordering some of the „bramboráks” (sort of potato-pancake) for instance. Also, you should try their pear brandy, they even put bits of pear in it and it is just soo tasty!

Just next to the bar, there is a great Indian restaurant which offers cheap lunch menus. If you feel like a change – go for it!

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Na Urale | Bars, Restaurants | Pilsner Urquell, 0,5L CZK 35
Uralská 9 | Praha 6 | +420224326820
11:00 – 00:00 daily

Another of Dejvice’s great pubs can be found just a few minutes’ walk from the central “Victory Square” and even closer to Na Urale pub (check out the article). If you get kicked out of there (since they close quite early) and still feel like a beer, Elwood is a natural choice.

The place consists of a restaurant/bar on the ground floor and a pub in the basement (fusball and seats in what used to be a carriage included). Do not expect something fancy but it is still way more pleasant than all those non-stop joints around. Oh, and please do not mind the smell of weed which is hardly avoidable.

Apart from late night drinks, Elwood is also recommendable for the extremely cheap and yet tasty food. So if you are ever in the area and hungry, make sure you order one of their daily menus (served until 17:00) – a soup and a main dish which cost only 70 crowns.

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El Wood | Bars, Snacks, Restaurants (Daily menu) | Daily menu CZK 69
Československé armády 13 | Praha 6 | +420233326276
Sun – Thu 18:00 – 03:00, Fri – Sat 18:00 – 05:00