Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cellarius
Štěpánská 61 224 210 979,
cellarius.cz
; metro Muzeum;
map
.
Very well-
stocked shop in the Lucerna
pasáž
, where you can taste and take away Czech wines. Also
sells period wine glasses and jugs.
Mon-Fri 9.30am-9pm, Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 1-7pm.
Česká stodola
Vodičkova 28 731 258 048,
ceska-stodola.cz
; metro Můstek;
map
.
The
“Czech Barn” is a new store offering a wide choice of wholesome foodstuffs from across
the Czech Lands, including South Bohemian milk products, East Bohemian gingerbread and
Moravian wines.
Mon-Fri 7.30am-7.30pm, Sat 9am-5pm.
THE SUBURBS
Galerie piva
Krymská 36, Vinohrady 702 400 573,
galeriepiva.cz
; tram #4 or #22 to
lection of Czech bottled beers.
Mon-Fri 11am-8.30pm, Sun 3-8pm.
Pivní galerie
U Průhonu 9, Holešovice 266 712 763,
pivnigalerie.cz
;
tram #12 or
can drink in the shop or take away. Most under 30Kč a throw.
Tues-Fri 11am-7pm.
MUSIC
Czech
CDs
are priced a little lower than in the West. Classical buffs will fare best of all, not
just with the Czech composers, but with cheap copies of Mozart, Vivaldi and other favour-
ites. Czechoslovak rock from the 1960s to the 1980s is worth checking out, as is Moravian
and Slovak folk music.
STARÉ MĚSTO
CD-LP
Týnská8;metroStaroměstská 222317231,
musicantiquariat.cz
;
map
.
Superbly
central secondhand music shop stocking everything from Janáček to Tom Jones. Has a good
Czech folk section and sells old posters.
Mon-Sat 10.30am-6.30pm.
Hudební nástroje
Náprstkova 10 222 221 100,
nastroje-hudebni.cz
; metro Národní
to xylophones and accordions.
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm.
Maximum Underground
Jilská 22 724 307 198,
maximum.cz
; metro Staroměstská;
punk and world music.
Mon-Sat 11am-7pm.
NOVÉ MĚSTO
Bontonland
Palác Koruna, Václavské náměstí 1 224 226 242,
bontonland.cz
;
metro
Můstek;
map
.
Prague's biggest record store is a subterranean affair at the bottom of
Wenceslas Square with three floors of rock, folk, jazz and classical CDs, DVDs and video
games.
Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-7pm.
