Kavárna Kaaba is a narrow shop on Manesova Street marked by a bright, geometric facade that seems lifted directly from the nineteen twenties. The interior design mirrors this obsession with Cubism, featuring sharp angles on the tables and…
Vinohrady Cafes and Parks
Stroll through Prague's most elegant late 19th-century residential neighborhood to find classic local cafes, a bustling farmers' market, and beautiful hillside parks.
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1. Kavárna Kaaba
2. Vinohradská tržnice
The Vinohradská tržnice stands out for its high, arched steel roof and red brick walls that stretch across a full block. Designed by architect Antonín Turek in nineteen oh three, the building served as a grand indoor marketplace for the…
3. Vinohradská vodárna
The Vinohrady Water Tower rises above the skyline as a brick column topped with a distinctive, flared copper roof. Built in the eighteen eighties, it maintained the water pressure for the rapidly expanding neighborhood of Vinohrady. While…
4. Farmers' Market, Jiřího z Poděbrad
The row of white tents spreading across the square creates a dense grid of produce crates, hanging sausages, and wildflower buckets. This market exists because the neighborhood residents lobbied the city to reclaim the public space after…
5. Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus features a massive, flattened clock face embedded directly into its brick facade, sitting above a row of deep, arched portals. Designed by Joze Plecnik and completed in nineteen thirty-two, it sits…
6. Riegrovy Sady View
Riegrovy Sady sits atop a steep hill in Vinohrady, distinguished by a wide, grassy slope that drops away toward the city center. This park replaced a patchwork of private vineyards and gardens in nineteen oh four, named after the…