The heavy wooden doors and the long, narrow dining hall of Lokál Dlouhááá belong to a former meat market. High tiled walls and white-topped tables recall the days when butchers sold fresh cuts directly to passersby in this neighborhood.…
Historic Old Town Pubs
This walk takes you through Prague's legendary beer culture via its most historic pubs, from centuries-old cellars to the birthplace of Pilsner Urquell.
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1. Lokál Dlouhááá
2. U Pivrnce
U Pivrnce is marked by the painted wooden sign featuring a cartoon man clutching a beer mug, hanging above the entrance in the heart of Josefov. The cellar space hosts a long-standing pub decorated with humorous, sometimes crude,…
3. U Zlatého tygra
The Golden Tiger tavern features a narrow, unassuming doorway tucked into the stone facade on Husova Street. Inside, the walls hold the weight of centuries, though the pub gained its fame in the twentieth century as the preferred haunt of…
4. U Dvou koček
The brewery U Dvou koček, or At the Two Cats, sits behind a yellow facade marked by a painting of two felines sitting on a wall. This tavern has operated in this spot since sixteen seventy-eight, when a painter named Václav Levý bought the…
5. Pivovar U Medvídků
The brewery at U Medvídků is marked by a heavy, arched stone doorway bearing the name of the house. Founded in fourteen sixty-six, it served as a tavern for centuries before the owners transformed it into a brewery during the late…
6. Jelínkova plzeňská pivnice
Jelínkova plzeňská pivnice sits behind a modest, arched wooden doorway on Charvatova Street. This tavern maintains the atmosphere of a pre-war beer hall, defined by its dark wood paneling, heavy brass fixtures, and a long, narrow floor…
7. Restaurace U Pinkasů
The U Pinkasů restaurant is marked by an arched stone doorway that opens directly into a long, narrow courtyard. In eighteen forty-three, a tailor named Jakub Pinkas received a gift of two buckets of Pilsner Urquell from a local brewery.…