Cafés and restaurants - The Rough Guide to Prague - page 266

STARÉ MĚSTO
CAFÉS
Au Gourmand Dlouhá 10 222 329 060, augourmand.cz ; metro Náměstí Republiky;
map . This beautifully tiled and styled French boulangerie, patisserie and traiteur , selling
wickedly delicious pastries, is one of the capital's most attractive places to eat. Everything
is available for takeaway. Mon-Thurs 8am-8pm, Fri 8am-9pm, Sat 8.30am-9pm, Sun
8.30am-8pm.
Bakeshop Praha Kozí 1 222 316 823 bakeshop.cz ; metro Náměstí Republiky; map .
Three daysinto atrip tocentral Europe andalready pining foracupcake orbucket ofcoffee?
Then head to this expat bakery in the very heart of the Old Town. Daily 7am-9pm.
Beas Týnská 19 608 035 727, beas-dhaba.cz ; metro Malostranská/Náměstí Repub-
liky; map . Themeless and utilitarian veggie self-service café through the courtyard off Týn-
ská, offering simple dishes of lentils, chickpeas, heatless curry and rice served on metal
canteen trays. You pay by weight - 20Kč/100g. Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat noon-8pm, Sun
noon-6pm.
Bohemia Bagel II Masná 2 224 812 560, bohemiabagel.cz ; metro Staroměstská; map .
Staré Město branch of the successful self-service bagel bar, just off Staroměstské náměstí,
with unlimited coffee refills and an internet café attached. Daily 8am-8pm.
Chez Marcel Haštalská 12 222 315 676, chezmarcel.cz ; metro Náměstí Republiky;
map . EffortlesslychicFrenchcafé-bistro.Agoodplacetograbacoffeeora tarte tatin ,reada
Frenchmagazineoreatsomepriceybrasseriestaples(around300Kč). Daily11.30am-11pm.
Country life Melantrichova 15 224 213 366, countrylife.cz ; metro Můstek; map .
Health- and nutrient-obsessed self-service café behind the health-food shop of the same
name: pile up your plate with couscous, lentils, chutney, basmati and salad and pay by
weight. There's another branch at Jungmannova 1, Nové Mesto (Mon-Fri only). Mon-Thurs
10.30am-7.30pm, Fri 10.30am-3.30pm, Sun noon-6pm.
Cremeria Milano Husova 12 732 330 519, cremeriamilano.cz ; metro Staroměstská;
map . Multinational gelateria thatservessomeofthebesticecreaminPrague,containingreal
fruit and nothing it shouldn't. Mon-Thurs noon-9pm, Fri noon-10pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun
11am-9pm.
Érra Konviktská 11 273 136 112, cafeerra.cz ; metro Národní třída; map . Vaulted
cellar café in the backstreets off Betlémské náměstí that's popular with a fashionable mixed
straight/gay crowd. Tasty salads and snacks. Daily 10am-midnight.
GrandCaféOrient Ovocný trh 19 224 224 240, grandcafeorient.cz ; metro Náměstí
Republiky; map . Relive the swish days of early twentieth-century Prague at this recreated
Cubist café from 1911 on the first floor of the House at the Black Madonna. The interior,