Cafés and restaurants - The Rough Guide to Prague - page 274

dairy-free meals, some with dodgy name translations (“cheerful balls”, “sweet enjoyment”
(mains around 120Kč). Daily 11am-9pm.
Mailsi Jindřišská 10 603 466 626, pakistani-restaurant-mailsi.eu ; metro Můstek; map .
Youprobablydidn'tcometoPraguetoeathalalPakistanifood,butafteronetoomanydump-
lingsyoumaybelongingforabitofspice.Plentyofveggiechoices,riceandlentildishesand
exotic - by Prague standards - options like mango juice and lime pickle. Daily 11am-10pm.
Monarchie Štěpánská 61 296 236 513, restaurace-monarchie.cz ; metro Můstek/
Muzeum; map . Habsburg and other imperial coats of arms line the walls in pompous fashion
at this interesting new restaurant in the entrance to the Lucerna pasáž. The Austro-Bohemian
menu includes Wiener schnitzel, suckling pig and Pilsen goulash with Carlsbad dumplings.
Mains 150-260Kč. Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat & Sun 5-11pm.
Pizza Nuova Revoluční 1, 222 803 308, pizzanuova.ambi.cz ; metro Náměstí Repub-
liky; map . Next to the Kotva department store, this decent, spacious, stylish upstairs pizza
and pasta place has great views of the trams wending their way through Náměstí Republiky.
Pizzas go for around 200Kč; pasta dishes for a little less. Daily 11.30am-11.30pm.
Plzeňská restaurace Obecní dům, náměstí Republiky 5 222 002 770, plzenskarestaur-
ace.cz ; metro Náměstí Republiky; map . Decent Czech pub-restaurant in the cellar of the
Obecní dům, cheaper than the French restaurant upstairs, with main dishes costing between
300Kč and 500Kč, but not quite the same aesthetic experience. Daily 11.30am-11pm.
Usádlů Klimentská2 224819950, usadlu.cz ; metroNáměstíRepubliky; map . Deliber-
ately over-the-top themed medieval banqueting hall offering a hearty Czech menu, with clas-
sics such as roast pork knuckle and venison goulash (200-400Kč) swilled down with tankar-
dsoffoamyBudvar. Mon-Thurs11am-midnight, Fri&Sat11am-1am,Sunnoon-midnight.
Zvonice (Belltower) Jindřišská věž, Jindřišská 224 220 028, restaurantzvonice.cz ;
metro Můstek; map . Atmospheric restaurant on the sixth and seventh floors of a medieval
bell tower. Weekday lunch menu for less than 300Kč; traditional Czech main dishes in the
evening from around 500Kč. Daily 11.30am-midnight.
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SOUTHERN NOVÉ MĚSTO AND NÁRODNÍ
CAFÉS
Café 35 Institut Français, Štěpánská 35 221 401 070, ifp.cz ; metro Muzeum; map .
Housed in Prague's Institut Français, this café guarantees great coffee and fresh French
pastries - plus the chance to pose with a French newspaper. Mon-Fri 8.30am-8pm, Sat
10am-2pm.
Caféterapie Na Hrobci 3 224 916 098, cafeterapie.cz ; tram #3, #7, #17 to Výtoň;
map . Small, simply furnished café that serves nice healthy Mediterranean-influenced salads,