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Best Cafés in Prague (2026)

Prague's café culture has deep roots. The grand coffee houses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were meeting places for writers, artists and politicians, and several survive in fine form. Café Louvre on Národní třída has served coffee since 1902 and still has its billiard hall, Kavárna Slavia faces the National Theatre with views over the river to the castle, and Café Savoy in the Lesser Town is one of the city's favourite places for breakfast under a high historic ceiling.

Grand Café Orient, on the first floor of the House of the Black Madonna, is widely described as the only Cubist café in the world, and is worth visiting for the interior alone. A newer generation of cafés has brought speciality coffee and serious baking to the city: EMA Espresso Bar near Masarykovo station roasts its own beans, and Eska in Karlín is known for its fire-baked bread, pastries and all-day breakfasts. Weekend mornings are the busiest time in the popular cafés, so arrive early or book where reservations are taken. Many grand cafés serve full meals as well as coffee and cake, which makes them a useful option for a relaxed lunch between sights.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Prague

  1. Café Louvre Historic grand café, Nové MěstoA first-floor grand café on Národní třída open since 1902, with Viennese-style coffee, Czech classics, homemade cakes and a historic billiard hall.
  2. Café Savoy Grand café and patisserie, Malá StranaA grand café near the Lesser Town end of the Legion Bridge, with a high historic ceiling, cakes from the Myšák pastry shop and breakfast served all morning.
  3. Grand Café Orient Cubist café, Staré MěstoThe world's only Cubist café, designed by Josef Gočár in 1912, on the first floor of the House of the Black Madonna in the Old Town.

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1. Café Louvre

Historic grand café$$Nové Město

A first-floor grand café on Národní třída open since 1902, with Viennese-style coffee, Czech classics, homemade cakes and a historic billiard hall.

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2. Café Savoy

Grand café and patisserie$$Malá Strana

A grand café near the Lesser Town end of the Legion Bridge, with a high historic ceiling, cakes from the Myšák pastry shop and breakfast served all morning.

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4. Kavárna Slavia

Historic riverside café$$Staré Město

A café opposite the National Theatre, open since 1881, with views of the Vltava and Prague Castle, all-morning breakfast and a pianist every evening.

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5. EMA Espresso Bar

Speciality coffee bar$Nové Město

A pioneering speciality coffee bar near Masarykovo station, serving coffee from its own microroastery and other Czech roasters with bread and buns baked in-house.

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6. Eska Karlín

Bakery and brunch café$$Karlín

A bakery, café and shop in Karlín known for fire-baked sourdough bread, sweet pastries and breakfasts served until late afternoon, with the Štangl restaurant upstairs.

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