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Eat Prague

Coffee houses, bakeries and a winter table

Markets & food halls

Staré Město
Havelské tržiště
An open-air market since the 13th century between Old Town and Wenceslas Square; fruit, honey and wooden toys among the souvenirs.
Nové Město
Náplavka farmers’ market
Saturday-morning stalls on the river embankment below the Dancing House, 8:00–14:00. December 2026 markets: 5, 12 and 19 December.

Grand cafés

Nové Město
Café Louvre
A first-floor café on Národní, open since 1902, where Kafka and Einstein came. Good breakfasts and cakes.
Staré Město
Kavárna Slavia
The riverside café facing the National Theatre, with Art Deco interiors and views of the Castle across the water.
Malá Strana
Café Savoy
A high, painted Neo-Renaissance ceiling over a bustling café in Malá Strana; strong pastries from its own bakery.
Nové Město
Café Imperial
Walls and ceiling covered in Art Nouveau ceramic tiles, near náměstí Republiky.
Staré Město
Grand Café Orient
The world’s only Cubist café, on the first floor of the House of the Black Madonna. Even the lamps and coat hooks are Cubist.
Staré Město
Kavárna Obecní dům
The Art Nouveau café of the Municipal House, all brass, mirrors and chandeliers.

Bakeries & sweets

Nové Město
Cukrárna Myšák
A 1900s-era confectioner on Vodičkova, restored with its old shopfront; try the větrník (caramel cream puff).
Nové Město
Ovocný Světozor
A busy cake and ice-cream counter in the Světozor passage, good for Czech cream cakes to take away.
Vánočka & cukroví
In December bakeries sell vánočka (braided Christmas bread) and boxes of small Christmas biscuits. Ask about lard or butter.

Highly recommended

Staré Město
Field
Michelin-starred modern Czech cooking in a small Old Town room; seasonal and inventive. Book weeks ahead and ask for a pork-free, alcohol-free menu.
Staré Město
La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise
A Michelin-starred tasting menu built on 19th-century Czech recipes. Discuss dietary needs when booking.
Karlín
Eska
A bakery-restaurant in a converted Karlín factory, with fermented, smoked and baked Czech flavours; excellent for breakfast.
Malá Strana
Kampa Park
A long-standing riverside restaurant at the foot of Charles Bridge; ask for a window table and the fish dishes.

Eat more

Pstruh (trout)
Smažený sýr
Bramboráky (potato pancakes)
Kulajda soup
Ovocné knedlíky
Větrník
Medovník (honey cake)
Hot chocolate
Vánočka

The December plate

Fish for Christmas
Czechs eat carp with potato salad on Christmas Eve, and you will see live carp sold from tubs on street corners in the days before. Fish soup and fried carp or trout are a good pork-free way into the tradition.
Muslim traveller note: most Czech restaurants are not halal. Choose fish or vegetarian dishes, such as those in section 04, and ask about lard, bacon and wine in sauces.
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