Incredibly, a purely local, old-time Czech pub is still standing just downhill from the castle, complete with fried cheese, dark wood interiors and grumpy waiters. Like...

One of the few remaining neighbourhood locals that seem untouched by Old Town's tourist hordes, this old-fashioned pub serves up unpasteurised Pilsner Urquell. Many have dubbed...

Strictly local, smoke-filled and loud, the Mellon is often packed with Czech pop and disco fans, but occasionally breaks the bad DJ habit with a good blues night. More often,...

One of surprisingly few brewpubs in Prague, Novomêstsky Pivovar is a sprawling underground warren with great beer and pub grub, but also busloads of tourists and all the slack...

Rough, ready and looking all set to stare down the next century unchanged, this pub prides itself on traditional, rib-sticking Czech pork and dumplings, served with...

This modern microbrewery should be on the agenda for any serious beer fan. It makes and sells excellent traditional lager plus possibly Prague's best pivo, and the various...

At once olde-worlde and modern, At the Bulldog is one of the last classic pubs in the district. Good Staropramen beer and excellent traditional grub go with an international...

Yes, it's the city's most famous pub, and it has indeed been brewing fine 13-degree dark beer on the premises for centuries. Unfortunately, the world and his wife know this,...

U Houdků is just a cheap, neighbourhood pub untouched by time, where you can sit out in the garden behind and sip away in the sunshine. It's also a blast of South Bohemia:...

What's going on? An unpretentious pub-restaurant serving potato thyme soup and topinka (Czech fried toast with raw garlic) this close to Charles Bridge? Just don't tell the...

Long since granted iconic status in the Prague pubbing world, this smoky, well-worn place was briefly owned by the Friends of Beer, a former political party that has morphed...

This dyed-in-the-wool Czech pub offers well-poured beer and a small patio space (surprisingly tranquil, considering it's only a block from Wenceslas Square). For an easy taste...

From a glance at the rowdy pub at street level, you'd never guess that the downstairs bar is one of Prague's top jazz holes. Tall mugs of Bernard beer are swung with gusto by...

Five centuries of cred as a beerhall have made the Little Bears a mecca for Budvar drinkers. The menu goes well beyond pub grub, with pork in plum sauce and fillets in dark...