Guidebook for Prague
Food Scene
Bistro L
74 Purkyňovanice lunch menus and breakfasts just a corner away from the apartment
Restaurant Modrý zub
29 Spálenáone of the best Thai restaurants in Prague
this is a huge Viennese style café with awesome cakes and great lunch offers
568 locals recommend
Café Louvre
22 Národníthis is a huge Viennese style café with awesome cakes and great lunch offers
Restaurace Universal
149 V Jircháříchnice traditional Czech cuisine, cheap lunch menus
Estrella Kitchen
17 Opatovickávegetarian restaurant with delicious lunch menu offers
Kavárna Velryba
156 Opatovickágreat coffee
Bistro L
74 PurkyňovaCute small Italian restaurant
a very hipster café with a cool atmosphere, hidden in a passageway that leads through an old building :)
28 locals recommend
Super Tramp Coffee
160 Opatovickáa very hipster café with a cool atmosphere, hidden in a passageway that leads through an old building :)
Breadway
lovely bakery, get your fresh bread or ready-made sandwiches here
Home Kitchen Jungmannova
734 Jungmannovagreat for breakfast and lunch, lovely soups!
Restaurace Dynamo
220/29 Pštrossovaanother great place for lunch menus
The café of the national theatre is a great place to retrieve to after or during a long day's walk. nice view through the glass walls, friendly and chill atmosphere
524 locals recommend
National Theater
2 NárodníThe café of the national theatre is a great place to retrieve to after or during a long day's walk. nice view through the glass walls, friendly and chill atmosphere
one of the most unique vegetarian restaurants in Prague. They also have lunch menus, but make sure to reserve your table in advance - it is always full. really worth seeing!
194 locals recommend
Clear Head
280/2 Boršovone of the most unique vegetarian restaurants in Prague. They also have lunch menus, but make sure to reserve your table in advance - it is always full. really worth seeing!
good choice if you like traditional Czech cuisine and fresh beer
88 locals recommend
Kozlovna U Paukerta
981/17 Národnígood choice if you like traditional Czech cuisine and fresh beer
a great café with a selection of fair trade coffees, lovely cakes, vegetarian lunch menus
252 locals recommend
mamacoffee
674 Vodičkovaa great café with a selection of fair trade coffees, lovely cakes, vegetarian lunch menus
a steakhouse that also serves lunch menus (always including a burger offer)
8 locals recommend
Jama Steakhouse and Wine
1447/26 Ostrovnía steakhouse that also serves lunch menus (always including a burger offer)
An awesome restaurant if you like beer specialties, '60-'70s-'80s-'90s cult music bands and burgers!
37 locals recommend
Restaurace Jáma
1671/7 V JáměAn awesome restaurant if you like beer specialties, '60-'70s-'80s-'90s cult music bands and burgers!
try the ice cream bowls or any cake and you will remember this place forever :)
49 locals recommend
Ovocný Světozor
412 Počáteckátry the ice cream bowls or any cake and you will remember this place forever :)
traditional Czech cuisine, funny wall art, extremely fresh beer and affordable prices
691 locals recommend
Lokál
33 Dlouhátraditional Czech cuisine, funny wall art, extremely fresh beer and affordable prices
Naše maso
727/39 Dlouháa butcher where you can also eat warm food
In case you are looking for a good restaurant on the Old Town Square, try this one. The prices are reasonable, service is good, and the food is great too
138 locals recommend
Restaurace Mincovna
7 Staroměstské nám.In case you are looking for a good restaurant on the Old Town Square, try this one. The prices are reasonable, service is good, and the food is great too
This is a rather touristy restaurant, with higher prices than I would recommend to go for and not a very good service, but their inner yard is really worth seeing. You can have a meal and some nice Czech beer right next to the walls of a very old church, an extremely cool experience. I would suggest sitting in just for a beer, perhaps for some beer food (try the hermelín!), but don't expect a good dinner here.
135 locals recommend
Restaurace U Pinkasů
756 /16 Jungmannovo nám.This is a rather touristy restaurant, with higher prices than I would recommend to go for and not a very good service, but their inner yard is really worth seeing. You can have a meal and some nice Czech beer right next to the walls of a very old church, an extremely cool experience. I would suggest sitting in just for a beer, perhaps for some beer food (try the hermelín!), but don't expect a good dinner here.
Everything Else
The café of the national theatre is a great place to retrieve to after or during a long day's walk. nice view through the glass walls, friendly and chill atmosphere
524 locals recommend
National Theater
2 NárodníThe café of the national theatre is a great place to retrieve to after or during a long day's walk. nice view through the glass walls, friendly and chill atmosphere
Drinks & Nightlife
Gecko Bar
6 Voršilskáwell, the closest bar to the apartment :)
ROXY Prague
33 Dlouháone of the best clubs if you like live music - various styles
James Dean Prague
922 V Kolkovněthis is where most nights end :)
Vagon Klub
25 Národnícool club very near to the apartment
Jazzdock
3249/2 Janáčkovo nábř.one of the best places to go to if you like live music, especially jazz
Lucerna Music Bar
36 Vodičkovalive concerts, usually a very good lineup
Sightseeing
you can walk to the old town square within 10 minutes.
tip: if you want to go up to the top of the clock tower, do it close to a full hour - the puppet show of the astronomical clock ('Orloj') starts in every full hour, which means less people on the lookout point and a huge crowd on the street in front of the clock, which gives you more space upstairs and is very funny to see from the height :)
1480 locals recommend
Old Town Square
Staroměstské náměstíyou can walk to the old town square within 10 minutes.
tip: if you want to go up to the top of the clock tower, do it close to a full hour - the puppet show of the astronomical clock ('Orloj') starts in every full hour, which means less people on the lookout point and a huge crowd on the street in front of the clock, which gives you more space upstairs and is very funny to see from the height :)
tip: if you would like to enjoy Charles Bridge, go there at night after 9 pm. You will be able to walk in a normal pace, see the statues without a crowd of people trying to touch them, and enjoy the beautifully lit city scene from the bridge. early morning hours are also recommended.
in daytime hours one of the neighbouring bridges may be a better choice to cross the river
1717 locals recommend
Charles Bridge
Karlův mosttip: if you would like to enjoy Charles Bridge, go there at night after 9 pm. You will be able to walk in a normal pace, see the statues without a crowd of people trying to touch them, and enjoy the beautifully lit city scene from the bridge. early morning hours are also recommended.
in daytime hours one of the neighbouring bridges may be a better choice to cross the river
Metro A
1 Václavské náměstíWenceslas square is also a brief 10-minute walk away
The Lucerna passage leading through a beautiful art nouveau building that once belonged to the Havel family is a must see. You will find a fancy cinema in it with a great (but a bit smokey) café, a nice wine bar and a great pub that serves amazing hot chocolates as well, many shops (including one of the best musical instrument second hands), two clubs, and a very funny statue created by artist David Cerny, that in itself is worth going in there!
328 locals recommend
Lucerna Music Bar
36 VodičkovaThe Lucerna passage leading through a beautiful art nouveau building that once belonged to the Havel family is a must see. You will find a fancy cinema in it with a great (but a bit smokey) café, a nice wine bar and a great pub that serves amazing hot chocolates as well, many shops (including one of the best musical instrument second hands), two clubs, and a very funny statue created by artist David Cerny, that in itself is worth going in there!
The Prague Castle is also in walking distance. Try walking to the Old Town Square, crossing Charles Bridge, and walking up to the castle for an ultimate sightseeing experience
2060 locals recommend
Prague Castle
The Prague Castle is also in walking distance. Try walking to the Old Town Square, crossing Charles Bridge, and walking up to the castle for an ultimate sightseeing experience
this lookout tower may remind you of the Eiffel Tower, except it is much smaller and is in Prague - luckily for you, so don't hesitate to go up the many stairs and see the whole city from above!
951 locals recommend
Petrin Tower
633 Petřínské sadythis lookout tower may remind you of the Eiffel Tower, except it is much smaller and is in Prague - luckily for you, so don't hesitate to go up the many stairs and see the whole city from above!
A beautiful park on top of yet another hill, with an old church and cemetery, a great beer garden, and awesome view in all directions. Worth a visit!
1244 locals recommend
Vyšehrad
A beautiful park on top of yet another hill, with an old church and cemetery, a great beer garden, and awesome view in all directions. Worth a visit!
This old monastery hosts one of the oldest libraries in Czech Republic as well as an awesome restaurant where you can enjoy a selection of locally produced (and very delicious) beers
Strahov
This old monastery hosts one of the oldest libraries in Czech Republic as well as an awesome restaurant where you can enjoy a selection of locally produced (and very delicious) beers
Famous for its dancing walls, the Dancing House is another sightseeing point you can easily access on foot from the apartment. Check out the exhibition of Czech retro on the ground floor!
749 locals recommend
Dancing House
6 Jiráskovo nám.Famous for its dancing walls, the Dancing House is another sightseeing point you can easily access on foot from the apartment. Check out the exhibition of Czech retro on the ground floor!
Arts & Culture
In the Svetozor passage you will find the Svetozor cinema, which might be interesting for you if you like foreign films - they always have interesting film festivals and regularly air Czech films with English subtitles. Continue along the passage and you will pass Ovocny Svetozor, a confectionary with amazing ice cream, as well as many small shops selling for instance handmade jewellery. In the end of the passage you'll find yourself in a small hidden park which is an island of peace just a few meters away from the buzz of Wenceslas square.
101 locals recommend
Cinema Svetozor
791 VodičkovaIn the Svetozor passage you will find the Svetozor cinema, which might be interesting for you if you like foreign films - they always have interesting film festivals and regularly air Czech films with English subtitles. Continue along the passage and you will pass Ovocny Svetozor, a confectionary with amazing ice cream, as well as many small shops selling for instance handmade jewellery. In the end of the passage you'll find yourself in a small hidden park which is an island of peace just a few meters away from the buzz of Wenceslas square.
Národní divadlo
the National Theatre
Museum Kampa
2 U Sovových mlýnůcontemporary exhibitions
Nova Sin Galerie
139/3 Voršilskácontemporary exhibitions
an iconic sculpture by David Cerny depicting an eternally moving mass of pixel-like units that every now and then collide to show the shape of a head - that of Franz Kafka personally
104 locals recommend
Franz Kafka - Rotating Head
Charvátovaan iconic sculpture by David Cerny depicting an eternally moving mass of pixel-like units that every now and then collide to show the shape of a head - that of Franz Kafka personally
the contemporary and modern section of the National Gallery.
277 locals recommend
National Gallery Prague - Trade Fair Palace
47 Dukelských Hrdinůthe contemporary and modern section of the National Gallery.
If you have kids, or know kids, or remember your childhood well, you will definitely enjoy the LEGO museum and shop, just a few minutes of walk away from the apartment.
71 locals recommend
Muzeum Lega
362/31 NárodníIf you have kids, or know kids, or remember your childhood well, you will definitely enjoy the LEGO museum and shop, just a few minutes of walk away from the apartment.
Parks & Nature
Kampa island is a small artificial island just next to Charles Bridge, hosting a great contemporary museum and a nice park. Great view on the old town and on Charles Bridge from here. Some sightseeing river cruise boats depart from here.
484 locals recommend
Kampa Island
Kampa island is a small artificial island just next to Charles Bridge, hosting a great contemporary museum and a nice park. Great view on the old town and on Charles Bridge from here. Some sightseeing river cruise boats depart from here.
this park should be on your list of places to visit on your very first day in Prague as it gives the perfect first experience of the city, overlooking the towers of the Old Town.
go to the beer garden and enjoy a fresh beer while you are admiring this gorgeous city
207 locals recommend
Záletná
1300/44 Kostelníthis park should be on your list of places to visit on your very first day in Prague as it gives the perfect first experience of the city, overlooking the towers of the Old Town.
go to the beer garden and enjoy a fresh beer while you are admiring this gorgeous city
a big park on the side of Petřín hill, overlooking the centre of Prague. a very romantic spot!
638 locals recommend
Petřínské sady
Petřínské sadya big park on the side of Petřín hill, overlooking the centre of Prague. a very romantic spot!
Shopping
Tesco My
63/26 Národnía huge shopping mall and TESCO supermarket
a shopping mall with plenty of clothes, food, accessories, books, food, and whatever you may need :)
198 locals recommend
OC Quadrio
2121/22 Spálenáa shopping mall with plenty of clothes, food, accessories, books, food, and whatever you may need :)
the shopping street of Prague with most of the well-known retail stores presented
41 locals recommend
Na Příkopě 388/1
1 Na Příkopěthe shopping street of Prague with most of the well-known retail stores presented
in case you are up for some luxury shopping, this is going to be your street.
70 locals recommend
Pařížská 1073/1
1 Pařížskáin case you are up for some luxury shopping, this is going to be your street.