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Cafés in Prague Slavia to Křižíkova
A vídeňská káva facing the National Theatre at Slavia, cubist chandeliers at the Orient on Ovocný trh, and roasters’ espresso bars on Křižíkova in Karlín and Milady Horákové in Letná.
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Prague’s grand cafés belong to the decades around 1900. Kavárna Slavia opened in August 1884 in the Lažanský Palace, across the street from the National Theatre, and its marble-and-wood room dates from a rebuild in 1931–1932.1 Café Louvre opened in 1902 on what was then Ferdinand Avenue; Albert Einstein spent time there in 1912, while he was teaching at the German university.2 In 1912 came two more: the Art Nouveau Municipal House, with a café to the left of its lobby, and Josef Gočár’s cubist House of the Black Madonna.43
The communist years were hard on these rooms. Slavia was nationalized in 1948, and during normalization, the hard-line decades after 1968, it was where dissidents such as Václav Havel met.1 A second wave began after 1989. The first Dobrá čajovna, a čajovna (tea room), opened off Wenceslas Square on 1 June 1993.7 Specialty coffee followed: doubleshot, whose first café is on Křižíkova in Karlín, is described as a pioneer of výběrová káva (specialty coffee), and La Bohème on Sázavská as one of the first Czech specialty roasters.56
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Prague by area
Central Prague grew from four towns, Staré Město, Nové Město, Malá Strana and Hradčany, which were joined into one royal capital in 1784.15 Žižkov, Karlín and Vršovice stayed separate towns until 1922.161718 The grand cafés stand in the old center; roasters’ own espresso bars spread wider, from Karlín and Letná to Vinohrady and Vršovice.
Staré Město & Josefov
Slavia by the river, Obecní dům and the cubist Orient, and espresso bars in Josefov’s side streets.
135 cafés
Malá Strana & Hradčany
Baroque lanes below the castle, Kampa’s riverside cafés and the suspended coffee on Loretánská.
96 cafés
Nové Město
Café Louvre and Lucerna, Wenceslas Square, tea rooms and espresso bars around Florenc.
236 cafés
Vinohrady
Roasters on Sázavská, cafés on náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad and cake shops on Francouzská.
148 cafés
Žižkov
Pavlač courtyards, a café inside the Vítkov memorial and late rooms below the TV tower.
77 cafés
Karlín
Doubleshot’s first café on Křižíkova, bakeries on Sokolovská and a riverside espresso stop.
47 cafés
Holešovice & Letná
Galleries and a river port in Holešovice, roasters’ cafés on Letná’s Milady Horákové.
82 cafés
Vršovice
Krymská’s revival, espresso on Kodaňská and late film-café nights below Vinohrady.
50 cafés
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Výběrová káva
Specialty coffee
Roaster-run espresso bars from Křižíkova in Karlín to Letná, Vinohrady and Na Florenci.
24 cafés
Zahrádky
Outdoor seating
Terraces and park pavilions, from Maltézské náměstí and Kampa to Grébovka and Letenské sady.
160 cafés
Cukrárny
Cukrárny & bakeries
Pastry shops for větrník, laskonka and kremrole, from Myšák on Vodičkova to Erhartova in Letná.
84 cafés
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi from cubist Grand Café Orient and Kavárna Lucerna to Letná’s Janovského and late tea rooms.
159 cafés
Snídaně
Breakfast & brunch
Snídaně on Korunní and Křižíkova, eggs at Myšák, Café Jen in Vršovice and Saturday market stalls.
43 cafés
Open late
Kavárny, café bars, tea rooms and cinema cafés open to midnight and later.
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Staré Město & Josefov
Coco Loco Cafe
Nové Město
Divadelní kavárna Studio DVA
Nusle & Vyšehrad
Gaviota Cafe Lounge
Smíchov
PEPENERO coffee
Nusle & Vyšehrad
Vinný bar a Café
Staré Město & Josefov 135 cafés
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Alfredo Caffe
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
Archa U Prokůpků
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See the full listMalá Strana & Hradčany 96 cafés
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Cafe Cihelna
Café Club Míšeňská
Café Comenius
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See the full listNové Město 236 cafés
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AdAstra
Andělská čajovna
- Indoor seating
- Open late
Apetit
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
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See the full listVinohrady 148 cafés
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- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Open late
- Brunch
Blatouch
BOHO cafe & store
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
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See the full listŽižkov 77 cafés
Karlín 47 cafés
Ba Lam
Café Element
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
Café MARTIN
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
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See the full listHolešovice & Letná 82 cafés
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Acid Coffee
Antonínovo pekařství
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See the full listDejvice & Bubeneč 67 cafés
Smíchov 74 cafés
55 Bakery
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
- Bakery café
Café Alegre
- Takeaway
- Cash only
- Partial wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
CAFE CITY
- Wheelchair access
Vršovice 50 cafés
Bitcoin Bar
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
Botanica Coffee Truck
Café Jen
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
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See the full listStrašnice & Záběhlice 10 cafés
Nusle & Vyšehrad 74 cafés
Baretta Café
Cafe a trsátka
Café Citadela
Libeň & Vysočany 22 cafés
Alf & Bet
- Takeaway
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Smoke-free indoors
- Bakery café
Decada
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Open late
Easy Café
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
Břevnov & Střešovice 11 cafés
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Starbucks
Show 24 locations
- Dejvice & Bubeneč 1
- Karlín 1
- Malá Strana & Hradčany 4
- Nové Město 8
- Nusle & Vyšehrad 1
- Smíchov 3
- Staré Město & Josefov 4
- Vinohrady 1
- Žižkov 1
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Costa Coffee
Show 19 locations
- Holešovice & Letná 2
- Karlín 1
- Malá Strana & Hradčany 1
- Nové Město 8
- Nusle & Vyšehrad 3
- Smíchov 1
- Vinohrady 2
- Žižkov 1
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The Miners Coffee
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- Dejvice & Bubeneč
- The Miners Coffee Victoria Palace, Vítězné nám. 1145/8
- Holešovice & Letná
- The Miners Coffee Komunardů, Komunardů 35
- The Miners Coffee Letna, M. Horákové 684/16
- Karlín
- Prvního pluku 211/5
- The Miners Coffee Karlín, Sokolovská 130/52
- The Miners Bakery, Sokolovská 713/111aMon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00
- Libeň & Vysočany
- Boudníkova 2538/11Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
- Malá Strana & Hradčany
- The Miners Coffee Charles Bridge, Lázeňská 282/19
- Staré Město & Josefov
- The Miners Coffee Maj, Národní 63/26
- Železná 489/12Daily 09:00–19:30
- Vinohrady
- Miners Churchill, Italská 2584/69Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
- Slavíkova 1611/5Daily 07:00–20:00
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Mamacoffee
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- Malá Strana & Hradčany
- Café Nezisk (mamacoffee Pohořelec), Pohořelec 153/2Mon–Fri 08:30–18:30 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
- Nové Město
- Vodičkova 674/6
- Nusle & Vyšehrad
- Jaromírova 576
- Podolská 241/23Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
- Vinohrady
- Mama Coffee, Londýnská 49Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
- Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad 12
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Coffee Room
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- Holešovice & Letná
- Osadní 313/10
- Staré Město & Josefov
- Staré Město & JosefovDaily 09:00–19:00
- Vinohrady
- Americká 669/16
- Korunní 1208/Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
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IPPA Cafe
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- Malá Strana & Hradčany
- Jiřská 11/6Daily 09:00–18:00
- U Sovových mlýnů 501/7
- Nové Město
- Jungmannova 30/21Daily 08:00–20:00
- Vinohrady
- Tylovo náměstí 2Daily 08:00–20:00
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La Bohème Café
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- Malá Strana & Hradčany
- Lázeňská 286/6
- Staré Město & Josefov
- La Bohème Café - Pop Up Dlouhá, Dlouhá 26
- Vinohrady
- Na Švihance 1
- Sázavská 2031/32
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Cafe Infinity
- Nové Město
- Jindřišská 889
- Spálená 2121/22
- Nusle & Vyšehrad
- Antala Staška 1904/80aMon–Fri 09:00–22:30 · Sat 10:00–21:00 · Sun 10:00–22:00
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Kavafaktura
- Dejvice & Bubeneč
- Národní obrany 821/41
- Terronská 879/62
- Strašnice & Záběhlice
- Počernická 3479/1c
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Lavazza
- Nové Město
- Nové Město
- Staré Město & Josefov
- Staré Město & Josefov
- Břehová 6
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Caffè Pascucci
- Staré Město & Josefov
- Na můstku 385/5
- V kolkovně 907/9
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CrossCafe
- Karlín
- Cross Cafe, Křižíkova 344/6Daily 06:30–20:00
- Nové Město
- Karlovo náměstí 2097/10
Chain
Dabov Specialty Coffee
- Staré Město & Josefov
- Dabov Specialty Coffee Praha 1, Perlová 367/4
Chain
illy
- Smíchov
- Nádražní 61
Before you sit down
How coffee works in Prague
A kavárna is a café, and a cukrárna is a cake shop that also pours coffee. The old household cup is the turek: ground coffee with boiling water poured straight over it, drunk with the grounds settling at the bottom of the cup. Despite the name, it has little in common with Turkish coffee.8 On grand-café menus, a vídeňská káva (Viennese coffee) is filter coffee under whipped cream, and an alžírská káva (Algerian coffee) adds egg liqueur to the same.9
In most sit-down cafés a server takes the order and the payment at your table. Tips are voluntary, and adding one to the bill without your consent conflicts with Czech consumer law.13 The old habit is to tell the server the total you want to pay, tip included.13 Czechs usually round up to a whole number: in a 2024 survey by the ordering platform Objednáme, the average card tip was 23 Kč, about 5 percent of the order, though younger guests and visitors tend to leave more.12
Smoking indoors has been banned in Czech cafés and restaurants since 31 May 2017; e-cigarettes and hookahs were left out of the ban.14 Tea rooms keep their own pace. The original Dobrá čajovna, in a courtyard at the lower end of Václavské náměstí, seats guests on soft cushions.7 Plan evenings with care: about three in five Prague cafés close by 20:00 on weekdays, while most open on Sundays.
What coffee costs in Prague
| Drink | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Espresso Espresso at a traditional café | 55–62 Kč Traditional cafés, November 2025 |
| Espresso Espresso at a coffee chain | 59–79 Kč Chain cafés, November 2025 |
| Espresso Espresso at a grand café | 88–99 Kč Slavia and Obecní dům, 2026 |
| Cappuccino Cappuccino at a grand café | 108–120 Kč Slavia and Obecní dům, 2026 |
| Vídeňská káva Filter coffee with whipped cream | 140 Kč Kavárna Slavia, 2026 |
Prices in Kč (CZK). The traditional-café and chain ranges come from an Expats.cz comparison published in November 2025, which also found a 65 Kč cappuccino at Café Louvre.11 Grand-café prices are from the menus of Kavárna Slavia and Kavárna Obecní dům as posted in October 2026.910
Sources
- Café Slavia, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- History, Café Louvre, accessed October 2026
- House of the Black Madonna, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Municipal House, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Pražský Karlín hýří poutavými podniky. Kávu dostanete od zvukaře i blogerů, Seznam Zprávy (March 27, 2024), accessed October 2026
- Moderní atrium i „zlatá dvacátá“. Takové jsou kavárny v Praze na Vinohradech, Seznam Zprávy (February 14, 2024), accessed October 2026
- Dobrá čajovna, Prague City Tourism (prague.eu), accessed October 2026
- Farewell ‘preso’ and ‘turek’: Czechs crave better coffee at work and home, Expats.cz (October 1, 2021), accessed October 2026
- Nápoje, Kavárna Slavia, accessed October 2026
- Kavárna Obecní dům, Kavárna Obecní dům, accessed October 2026
- Prague’s historic cafés prove old beans beat big chains, Expats.cz (November 14, 2025), accessed October 2026
- How much is enough? A study outlines Czechs’ tipping trends in restaurants, Expats.cz (August 27, 2024), accessed October 2026
- Digital tipping is spreading in Czechia: how much should you leave?, Expats.cz (September 21, 2026), accessed October 2026
- The Czech Republic is now officially smoke-free, Expats.cz (February 14, 2017), accessed October 2026
- Old Town (Prague), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Žižkov, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Karlín, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Vršovice, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
FAQ
Cafés in Prague: common questions
How much does a coffee cost in Prague?
In November 2025 an espresso cost 55–62 Kč at traditional Prague cafés and 59–79 Kč at coffee chains. The grand cafés charge more: in October 2026 Kavárna Slavia asked 88 Kč for an espresso and 108 Kč for a cappuccino, and Kavárna Obecní dům 99 Kč and 120 Kč. A vídeňská káva, filter coffee under whipped cream, was 140 Kč at Slavia.
Which neighborhood of Prague has the most cafés?
Nové Město and Vinohrady have the most cafés, followed by Staré Město & Josefov. Nové Město runs from Wenceslas Square to the river and holds Café Louvre and Kavárna Lucerna. Vinohrady is mostly residential, with cafés along Vinohradská, Francouzská and Korunní.
What is a turek in Prague cafés?
A turek is the old Czech way of making coffee: ground coffee with boiling water poured straight over it in the cup. You drink it once the grounds have settled at the bottom. Despite the name, it has little in common with real Turkish coffee.
Do you tip in Prague cafés?
Tips in Prague cafés are voluntary, and adding one without your consent conflicts with Czech consumer law. Most Czechs round the bill up to a whole number; in a 2024 survey the average card tip was 23 Kč, about 5 percent of the order. The traditional way is to tell the server the total you want to pay, tip included.
When did Café Slavia in Prague open?
Kavárna Slavia opened in August 1884 in the Lažanský Palace, across the street from the National Theatre. Its marble-and-wood interior dates from a rebuild in 1931–1932. The café was nationalized in 1948, and during the normalization years after 1968 dissidents such as Václav Havel met there.
What is a čajovna in Prague?
A čajovna is a tea room. The first Dobrá čajovna opened on 1 June 1993 in a courtyard at the lower end of Václavské náměstí (Wenceslas Square), where guests sit on soft cushions.
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