7 Pubs You Can't Miss In Prague 

I am a 55 years old german. I am going to Prague for some beers for about 35 years now. At least once a year, sometimes twice. I can confirm that Pilsner Urquell IS THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD. Even at home I'm drinking almost entirely Pilsner Urquell (in bottles of course). By the way, my favourite pubs over the years have been/are the U Fleku (specially in the 80s when 0,5L cost 2,40 CZK ;-) ), U Tomas and U Snellu (Kleinseite, mala strana), U Dvou koček (which you have forgotten to mention as a zoo pub) and U Kalicha (Svejks pub).

I just don't know how to thank you guys for every bit of info you shared here. I'm sitting right now in U Zlateho Slona waiting for my food on a third day of my solo trip in Prague. And each moment I roaming around I just know that I have a good place to eat or just to rest, because you shared this. And I see the difference between the touristy places nearby and the places you suggest - knowing those places from perpectove of a local is so valuable and so much valuable to have it as a tourist. Thank you again ❤️

Although I was born in Czechia, I've been living abroad most of my life, and have been back many times. I have a lovely memory of going to U Kocoura with my wife on the one trip in 2004 when I met up my parents during their annual Czech vacation. My dad had his picture taken pouring a beer, and later I had mine taken at the same spot too. We all enjoyed a lovely meal and beers there, except my wife who was pregnant with our first daughter and was not drinking (this was happy news that my parents had just learned they were going to have a grandchild). That was 20 years ago now, my dad passed away a few years later and mom is gone too. It was a nice moment we spent a few days traveling together. Our daughter now is starting 2nd year university. It is always nice to be back, seeing the home country and hearing Czech spoken.

We did the Prague zoo as a pub-crawl 2 weeks ago! It was my favourite part of my 1 month euro trip. We started early and stopped in at Ceska kuchyne for a late lunch. It was a lot of fun, it takes you past all of the best sites, and all of the bars are REALLY cool (and no we weren't yelling or being rambunctious). The only minor issue we encountered was at U zlateho slona because they said we weren't allowed to have only beer (i.e. needed to order food). We had JUST eaten so didn't want to get food. We politely asked if we could have just 10 minutes and convinced them to let us stand at a barrel and quickly have our pint. Everywhere else went perfectly! Thank you for the great advice!

Díky! Ukázali jste nejlepší bary v Praze. P. S. tento barman z baru "Behemoth" mi jednoho večera nelil pivo a řekl : - Běž domů, už máš dost. Pak jsem se urazil a šel do hotelu a ráno jsem si uvědomil, že má pravdu. Velký ahoj jemu ! P. P. S. obrovské množství Rusů proti válce ! Budeme držet, opravdu vyhraje! Jezdím do Prahy dvacet let a nikdy nezapomenu na toto krásné město a Čechy, nádherné , milé lidi. Dobrý Advent a veselé Vánoce všem

Fantastic video, I love to see the old traditional pubs of Prague. I've never been to Prague, but it's a must visit for me after watching your videos. I'm a huge fan of Pilsner Urquell, there are a couple of pubs here in Ireland that do tank beers, Pilsner Urquell being one of them, but I'm certain it will taste so much better in Prague. Also the food looks amazing, the Goulash and potato pancakes looked amazing. Hope to visit Prague next year and thanks to you I now know where to go and how not to be scammed, keep up the great work !

God Bless Praha, God Bless the great establishments and God Bless The Honest Guide. What a great video, I am going to visit these pubs on my Prague Zoo tour for sure now. Keep up the great work guys.

Happened to come across U Kocoura today on our first day in Prague, and recognised it from the video. We stopped in, and loved the beer, the atmosphere and the staff. Amazing! 🍻

1:21 I am Ukrainian but I can kinda understand Czech and vol ≠ bull, as we call them воли are called ox in English, the animals are actually pretty difficult. And I know that no one cares.

Thanks for all this great content. We're visiting Prague in 2 weeks, can't wait to try some of your recommended eating and drinking spots.

3:55 I love you guys Oh my god. My grandad used to go to this pub every day when he was a University student in Prague (Lichtenstein palace) in the 60s-70s. He always mentions it when talking about Prague. (Favourite story is watching the locals drink 20 beers everyday and stumble out) It’s amazing to see it on the channel. 😅

Thanks for your advice, I was two weeks ago in Prague and it was amazing. I will definitely go again

Perfect video! I'll definetely visit all of them

Thank you Janek for your enthusiasm and entertaining history. Hope to visit soon

lovely thank you! I will visit some of those when I am in Prague again!

The Elephant is a great pub with great food. The Hippopotamus, well it certainly is a fine pub with a real local feel but they have refused to serve me on a number of occasions for no apparent reason, but when I'm with my Czech friends there's never a problem., I'm not Czech and one would think this pub does not want tourists, that's just my perception.

So I couldn’t do the whole train but I did the following. Thanks for all the recommendations! U kocoura- tasty klobasa and very friendly local patrons, I practiced my czech with a very friendly czech couple who may have been trying to find someone to pick up 😅 U černého vola - had good Olomouc cheese and seemed decently easy to get a seat if in a couple or 3. U Hrocha - bartender refused to serve me because I was standing despite there being a dozen or so of older large drunk czech men all standing and being loud. U Zlatého Tygra - was packed and I felt lucky to get a beer because the Barman looked a bit irritated so I did my best to just blend into a wall. U Zlatého Slona - I would probably take tourist friends here. Open atmosphere, lots of seating, good food, and English speaking staff.

Great video guys, and this definitely sounds like my kind of zoo.

Enjoyed the zoo tour a lot.... Thanks

Thanks so much! Its amaizing to see the places Ive been in this movie!

May I suggest you make a video with historic pubs that brew their own beer..no only Pilsner Urkell. We went to some lovely pubs that have been brewing their beer for centuries

I fondly remember U Fleků (1968, 1972). Sat at a table with some East Germans on one occasion, had a great time.

Great video. I wish I saw this a month ago before I went to Prague but I did go to most of those old pubs on this video. A couple of other great ones but not fitting the zoo theme are U Medivuku which has tank Budweiser Budvaf (Czech Budweiser not American) which is a great old school Prague pub and Tankova Kozel which is more modern but serves Kozel light and dark from the tank.

I remember I've visited other restaurants in Prague with names of animals: ostriches, lions e 3 cats. All fantastic too.

Great channel! Subscribed

Super Video. Most of the places I know for years and love them all. But at U cerneho Vola i would prefer the dark Kozel. Best tapped Dark Beer in Prague and an other member of the Zoo could be the u medvidku. Alttrough it is a hotel, they brew their own beer. Very tasty!

I've just got back from a long weekend in prague I wish I saw this video before I arrived. I enjoyed my visit I'm planning to visit in spring

Wonderful, but missed a lot of the “zoo”! Tlusta mys (fat mouse ) Cerny Orel (black eagle) U kohouta ( well, another rooster ) Flamingo lounge (touristy…) Modre kachnicky (blue duckling, a high end restaurant actually one of my favourites ) , and honourable mention to the long defunct žíznivý pes (thirsty dog )- and others that I have encountered on my various safaris!

Just yesterday we were in Prague Zoo, but I've never heard of beer zoo. Have to try it with my beer buddy. Cheers

I was in Pilsen last summer and got to taste the unpasteurized variant straight from the brewery, absolutely amazing!

My favourite bar/restaurant in Prague is a little way out of the main tourist area on arbesovo namesti - it is called U svateho Filipa a Jakuba. Very traditional, old school type place with wooden tables and lots of hunting decorations on the walls. For something totally different but still good there is a bright modern place called Zlaty Klas further up towards the NH Prague Hotel on radlicka which is always busy and is more of a Sports Bar type environment.

Oh how thirsty i got from watching this. I love beer, but im interested to see if you would make a video about other interesting CZ beverages, with or without alcohol ? ♥

Diki Janek & Honza - If I end up going to any of these while in Prague in a few weeks, I'll be sure to say you guys sent me. Děkuji!

Honzo, you should have started the Zoo Tour at U Veverky in Bubeneč!

Love your videos Janek and Honza Not sure it is your thing but when I lived in Prague I met my Slovak wife in El Mojito on Dlhá. Great cocktail bar….try the Beverley Hills cocktail and tell them Steve and Jana recommend it to you. You will see our names on the top of the bar where they allow frequent visitors to write a message. ❤

Pilsner Urquell is my favorite beer I can buy in a case where I live. Also not expensive at all, especially considering it's imported.

You are doing a great job... I'm in Prague now.. I would be happy if I see you in the middle of the street..

You've reminded me of Santiago de Compostela (yes, the destination of the Way of St. James) where they had the "Paris-Dakar". It was just that there were these two pubs on the opposite sides of the "party area" (for the lack of a better expression) that were respectively named Paris and Dakar. There were absolutely no other pub, bar or whatever with a name related to that race, but the thing was you would start your night at Paris and should (is you could) go pub after pub until you reached Dakar. Just like the real race, many wouldn't get to the destination. I only tried it once and got the destination with some friends, but the day after was a bit of a pain...

I'll be there in July and have booked a beer tasting. Hope they bring me to some of these places.

We ended up at the birthday party of Dva kohouti last summer. It was a highlight of our trip.

All classic Prague pubs The Golden Tiger serves the best PU in the city. Had some great sessions in there and the Black Ox. Two Roosters is also very good, spent a lot of time in there last summer!

Ah Bohumil Hrabal "Too loud a solitude"! I must visit this pub.

Did a few of the ZOO. GREAT!

Guys you missed U Medvídků (At the Bears), U Dvou koček (At Two Cats) and probably other places with similar names. It is true that U Medvídků does not have Plzeň, but apart from Budvar they've got many home made beers (Oldgott, Blackgott, Medvídek, X-BEER 33, Podzimní speciál etc). However, U Dvou koček has Plzeň on the menu together with their own home beer (Kočka světlá or Kočka tmavá). Both of these places are in the very city center of Prague.

Great video. Next time i will be in Prague, i will have couple pints in each pub and probably will feel after Zoo Beer tour like animal myself :D

Great video! Had some amazing Urquells at U Hrocha a couple of years ago, visiting from Sweden. Was in Prague for 4 days...did spend 3 at that location 😁

Please talk about Vinohradsky in some video. They make some of the best Pilsner in the world according to the beer enthusiasts, with a great combination of history and modern touch. And they are located very centrally in Prague.

Great helpful videos thank you. Any recommendations for live music venues {pubs} in Prague?

I unknowingly went into the Elephant and had the best food of my entire trip! So amazing!

Hi Honest Guide. Thanks for all the great videos! I was recently looking for your video that had the Czech word "Rooster" at the end. On our trip to Prague this year we've added a Canadian Kohut, and I was hoping to send him that clip. Did you take down that video or am I just not finding it?

Interestingly my cat (Kocour) is named after the writer: Bohumil Hrabal. Himself, a lover of cats

Been in Prague 3 weeks ago, and already miss the city

My wife and I went to the Elephant on our honeymoon. Specifically we went on January 5th, and were visited by the 3 Kings Themselves! Great recommendation!

Hey I've been following you guys for a while now and have a sorta weird question to ask. My grandpa just died a bit ago and we were interested in getting a curio with his fingerprint and a short phrase in Czech (their heritage is from the town of Veseli). Would you be able to help with this? I'm not sure if there is a big difference in dialects between regions, but we figured google translate wouldn't work too well. The phrase is "Forever and Always", or some similar meaning if that doesnt directly translate. Thanks, I look forward to hearing back! -Joe

Doing the ZOO pub crawl right this minute! Just checking in to see where to go next... The hippopotamus pub is a great one

I've been in the Tiger a couple of times. Great bar.

Awesome video guys! Can you perhaps tell me in which pubs can I get gluten-free beer ?

Interesting! U Černého vola is actually noted as By the Black Eagle in some places, so until now I thought that was its name.

I've been to the Golden Tiger, really good pub.

Yet another great video! I'm curious...would you guys ever be interested in exploring past crimes, almost as in cold case crimes that have happened in Prague but not been investigated?

My favorite Czech beer is Novopacke Pivo Valdštejn. Once found&tasted it accidently in Finland

The Black Bull and Golden Tiger are my favorites in Prague.

Amazing video thank you

What about the “two cats”? U Dvou koček?? Loved it!

Haven’t been to these places so will cover them all next time we visit!

I was 'U Černého vola' for the first time in 2016, and then every time I visited Prague. The place is amazing, the food very good, the prices too. However, you have to watch out for the service - it's worth learning a few words of Czech, although they are not always nice anyway :D I'm a bit surprised that Janek and Honza are showing this pub, as the staff seemed to avoid tourists. Or maybe something has changed? :)

Myslik? is a great bar if you happen to know it! It's very alternative/left leaning and has a wide range of beer of small breweries

Janku, vůl je ox, nikoliv bull, to je býk :D

My mouth is watering at the sight of Czech beer and food

I miss 'U Černého Medvěda' among this list :) Best Pork knee I've ever had. Visit it every time I'm in Prague.

Golden Tiger is the one I frequent while staying in Prague. What do you think about other animalistic pubs? Like U Červeného páva; U Modré Kachničky (it's more of a restaurant) or U Černého orla.

03:19 been there last week, asked for a place for two in czech, ordered beer in czech etc. You could see that the waitress was thinking "why are they here", the guy at the tap served us, but you could clearly sense that they all wanted to stay among themselves.

I also can recommend U Glaubice We are every year there. One Beer from Tank is only 42Kr. This is round about 1,80€ A big portion Ribs ist about 16€ an it tastes very good

Great Initiative Your Govt Should Pay you for this work 👏 👍 👌

I'm excited to taste Pilsner Urquell in Prague, but it would be great to see pubs that carry locally produced craft beer as well! By craft beer, I don't necessarily mean American-style IPAs, I just mean small-batched locally made beer rather than large commercially produced beers.

@HonestGuide any hints or Tips for a good butchers and or morning markets in Prague you can recommend? Also keep up the good work its always great to see a new Video from you Guys!! Best Regards

Good to be back

Great! No 2 and 3 , the best ones! (Not an animal, but please support Hostinec u Rotundy, too!) Still, some even more interesting options in town, no need to mention here....

I really wanna visit Prague now.

Was at U Černého vola 3 days ago 😄

you should make a list of places to go in google maps and then share the link of that list

By the black ox is my favourite. Kozel there is top.

I think "potatoe pancakes" are called "hash browns" - love to teach you a word once XD Love your videos and will visit prague very soon again.

1:45 “They (black ox) only serve plzen” *immediately walks past blackboard advertising Kozel for sale*

I think I'll enjoy this video. But first let me grab a beer 🍺

2:20 I can confirm this after doing the opposite on a humid 30°C day

I see lots of Poles visit 'U Kocoura' :) Ser smażony, frytki, sos tatarski... must be delicious!

Dear Janek & Honza, 12 years ago I visited Prague a couple of times and I once ended up in a bar/pub with a very small stage for bands and they had little piglets walking around. Do you guys maybe know the name of the place? I would really like to go there again cause I will be in Prague from the 16th till 19th of February. Hope to hear from you!

České pivo mi chybí. Můžu koupit Pilsner Urquell tady v Kanadě ale to není stejně věc. Možná to je stejné pivo, ale to se cítí odlišně. Už myslím o další cestě do Česku. Na zdraví a uvidíme se příště!

Loved Prague! We watched most of your videos before visiting Praha ♥️♥️♥️

I went to Cerveny Jelen and I sat right where you are sitting in this video

Im about to visit Prague with my wife - she is a big fan of dark beers, stout etc. Can anyone please provide recommendations as to where to go for local brewed dark beers. Much appreciated

I live in Prague, after watching some of your videos, I visited restaurants which you recommended in the video. You know what? they increase lots of the price of their meals. I think because they become popular, don't mean their food are yummy or extremely delicious. Don't take it granted! business owners!

I drink Pilsner Urquel in the U.S.. Both the kegs and bottles are labeled "imported from Czechoslovakia". I'd like to have some there to see if they are the same.

The best Zoo tour ever.

Think the golden tiger was where I went first time in 2010. Looked uncomfortable but maybe that was me 😂

2:22 Best advice ever

My fave pub was Grow Bar

I will be travelling solo to Prague in January. :D For a solo female traveller, which pub would you recommend?

Ok Honest Guide community - I'm going to Prague (a stop off on my tour towards Vienna) at the end of December (inspired by Janek) - I've watched loads of videos, but what are peoples' personal favourites, particularly things that would be good for 2 days in late December?