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varieties), and standard Czech pub dishes including the classic pivný sýr (cottage cheese
mixed with beer). Daily 11am-11.30pm.
Potrefená husa Jiráskovo náměstí 1; metro Karlovo náměstí; map . Staropramen's chain of
smart pubs, serving decent pub food, have proved very popular; this one's in a cosy, brick-
lined cellar near the Tančíci dům. Mon-Wed 11am-midnight, Thurs-Sat 11am-1am, Sun
11am-11pm.
U bubeničků Myslíkova 8 ububenicku.cz ; metro Karlovo náměstí; map . Good, unpreten-
tious place to down a few halves of Pilsner Urquell and eat simple Czech food after visiting
the Mánes gallery. Daily 11am-11pm.
UFleků Křemencova 11 224 934 019, ufleku.cz ; metro Karlovo náměstí; map . Famous
medieval brewery where the unique dark 13° beer, Flek, has been brewed and consumed
since 1499. It seats more than five hundred German tourists at a go, serves short measures
(0.4l), slaps on an extra charge for the music and still you might have to queue to get in. The
only reason to visit is to sample the beer, which you're best off doing during the day. Daily
10am-11pm.
U havrana (The Crow) Hálkova 8 222 980 750, restauraceuhavrana.cz ; metro I.P.
Pavlova; map . Surprisingly unseedy all-night pub serving food and Kozel beer throughout
the night. Mon-Fri 5pm-5am, Sat 6pm-5am.
U Pinkasů Jungmannovo náměstí 16 221 111 152; upinkasu.cz ; metro Můstek; map .
Famous as the pub where Pilsner Urquell was first served in Prague, and still offering excel-
lent unpasteurized beer and classic Czech pub food. Daily 9am-midnight.
Výloha Bar Vyšehradská 12 606 762 022, vylohabar.cz ; tram #6, #18, #22 or #24 to
Botanická zahrada; map . Right at the southern end of the Nové Město, this off-the-beaten-
track neighbourhood bar is a superb place to hang out with locals, play darts and watch the
Czechs beat the rest of the world at ice hockey. Mon-Thurs 5pm-1am, Fri & Sat 5pm-2am,
Sun 5pm-midnight.
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VYŠEHRAD AND THE EASTERN SUBURBS
Akropolis Kubelíkova 27, Žižkov palacakropolis.cz ; tram #5, #24, #26 or #29 to
Lipanská; map . Prague's very popular live music venue is also a great place just to have
a drink or a bite to eat as well as take in live gigs. Mon-Thurs 11am-12.30am, Fri
11am-1.30am, Sat & Sun 3pm-12.30am.
Demínka Škrétova 1, Vinohrady 224 224 915, deminka.com ; metro Muzeum; map .
With much of its original grandiose 1880s decor intact - it is Prague's oldest café - Demínka
is now run as a pub by Pilsner Urquell, which serves excellent unpasteurized beer, classic