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The Globe Bookstore and Coffeehouse
Right
U Flek∞
Cafés and Pubs
The Globe Bookstore
and Coffeehouse
The quality of the food varies
with the Globe's mercurial staff,
but the overall trend is upward.
Weekend brunch is the best time
to visit
(see p106)
.
Café Ypsilon
This sleek theatre bar fills
quickly during intermission and
after the curtain has come down.
The theatre also hosts English-
language readings from time to
time.
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Spálená 16 • Map F4
U modrého psa
le≈ícího naznak
The name is bigger than the
café. Serves good coffee,
homemade pastries and a dozen
flavours of ice cream.
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P√trossova
23 • Map E5
Rocky O'Reilly's
This lively pub offers all a
Celtophile could ask for: live
music in the evenings, football
on the TV, a roaring fire and
plenty of stout. The food's fair as
well.
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◊t∂pánská 32 • Map F5
U Flek∞
Exactly what you might
expect from the city that created
the “Beer-Barrel Polka . U Flek∞
is probably the city's most
popular beer hall, and the prices
reflect it
(see p60)
.
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K∫emencova
11 • Map E5
Boulder Bar
You would think drinking and
rock climbing would be mutually
exclusive activities, but you can
do both at this bar and climbing
gym. The student crowd is
interested primarily in the
alcohol.
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V jám∂ 6 • Map F1
Zlatá hv∂zda
A sports bar for serious fans.
Watch sports on their multiple
screens while dripping barbecue
sauce down your front.
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Ve
Sme≤kách 12 • Map G5
French Institute Café
Students at the Institut
Français and other Francophones
gather here for coffee, quiche
and a read of the French news-
papers. The garden is a peaceful
spot on sunny days.
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◊t∂pánská 35 • Map F5
q
Jágr's
Owned by
“friends and family”
of National Hockey
League star Jaromír
Jágr, this sports bar
has several giant
screens, decent food
and friendly service.
d
Václavské nám∂stí 56
• Map N6
Nám∂stí
Republiky
q
U Havrana
One of a dying
breed, the Raven
serves some of the
best greasy food in
town and a superior
half-litre of beer.
Open until 5am.
d
Hálkova 6 • Map G5
M∞stek
q
M∞stek
Národní
t∫ída
q
q
Muzeum
Karlovo
nám∂stí
q
I.P. Pavlova
q
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