The 70-year-old Aero sets the standard for indie and art cinema fans in Prague. It programmes the best of festivals and other gems rather than relying on...
Biskupcova 31
Still the city's most soulful venue, this 1927 art deco theatre and coffeehouse is alive and more than kicking in the heart of Žižkov. The Akropolis lives...
Kubelíkova 27Still the most popular bar in the district among the post-1989 generation, the Akropolis is a Žižkov institution of drinking, networking and gig-going. It...
Kubelíkova 27This hardcore leather and rubber venue is housed in an appropriately dark though well-maintained cellar, with run-off troughs, slings, cages, darkrooms,...
Bořivojova 58Small, dim, hushed and oddly formal, this bar, patterned after a New York model, offers top-drawer cocktails, brandy, cigars and service in a library-like...
Týnská 19Incredibly, a purely local, old-time Czech pub is still standing just downhill from the castle, complete with fried cheese, dark wood interiors and grumpy...
Tržiště 23
The epitome of the smart cocktail scene in Malá Strana, the Mandarin Oriental's gorgeous little design bar is a great place in which to witness the city's...
Nebovidská 19While you have to wonder what was behind the promo line for this all-too-stylish caff ('Delicious meal and beautiful women'), Barock makes for an amusing...
Pařížská 24A late-night hideout for sleep-starved bohemians of all nationalities, the open but ever-unfinished Blind Eye offers rambling conversations at the wavy...
Vlkova 26This pleasant, dark jumble of a bar attracts local cognoscenti, who gather for cocktails under the jazz posters plastered over the dilapidated walls;...
Josefská 1
Inside this multipurpose building, your quarry is upstairs. Bordo seems to be permanently in a state of renovation but always generates a buzz, booking the...
Vinohradská 40Once the only source for proper cocktails in town, Bugsy's today attracts an older crowd, many suits and not a few hustlers, all soaking up its swish...
Pařížská 10 (entrance on Kostečná)Launched as an alternative to the Žižkov district's countless beer pubs, this self-billed dive bar is a magnet for mischievous expats, bohemians and pretty...
Bořivojova 86
This easily overlooked Malá Strana bar, just a block off the main square, specialises in mambo soundtracks and tropical cocktails. Efforts to expand into a...
Maltézské náměstí 9Although it's certainly not suitable for claustrophobics, the Red Hat does attract hordes of ebullient young Americans and travelling twentysomethings of...
Jakubská 2