Luxury things to do in Prague
Tasting menus, grand hotel bars, and the city's finest rooms.
This is Prague at full volume: fine-dining lunches followed by rooftop dinners below the castle, Baroque libraries and Moorish synagogues in between, and cocktail bars that know what they are doing. It suits anyone who wants the city's best table in every category without spending a second justifying the bill.
Day 1: Old Town, top to bottom
A Cubist café and a Baroque library set the tone before a fine-dining lunch, an ornate synagogue, and one of the neighbourhood's sharpest dinner tables close the day properly.
- 9:30 AM
Grand Café Orient
Cubist interior gem inside the House of the Black Madonna, the perfect Old Town start.
Map - 10:30 AM
Klementinum
Baroque library hall and meridian tower tour, one of Prague's grandest landmarks, walkable from lunch.
Map - 12:30 PM
La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise
Tasting menu built on 19th-century Czech recipes, reworked course by course; take the full Bohemian menu.
Map - 2:30 PM
Španělská synagoga
One of Europe's most ornate synagogues, Moorish Revival interiors and Judaica collections steps from the café.
Map - 7:30 PM
Field Restaurant
Modern Czech tasting menu built on farm produce and foraged herbs, in a room painted with folk motifs.
Map - 9:30 PM
Irony vs. Satyr Bar
Small cocktail bar with a playful menu a short walk from Field; ask for the house signature.
Map
Day 2: Malá Strana, castle to river
Charles Bridge before the crowds build, the city's most beloved Czech lunch, a peacock-filled Baroque garden, and a rooftop dinner directly beneath the castle that is as grand as Prague gets.
- 9:30 AM
Kampa Cafe
Café on Kampa island just below Charles Bridge; coffee and cake before the crowds arrive.
Map - 10:30 AM
Karlův most
Walk the full length past the thirty Baroque statues; the castle view from the Old Town tower end is the one.
Map - 12:30 PM
U Modré Kachničky Restaurant
Small painted rooms in Malá Strana; order the roast duck with red cabbage and dumplings.
Map - 2:30 PM
Valdštejnská zahrada
Baroque garden behind the Senate with peacocks, a grotto wall and a sala terrena; free, open April to October.
Map - 7:30 PM
Terasa U Zlaté studně
Rooftop terrace of the Golden Well hotel just below the castle, red roofs all the way down; book a terrace table.
Map - 9:30 PM
Vinárna U Laury
Intimate wine bar a short stroll from dinner, local natural wines and a quiet Malá Strana courtyard atmosphere to close the night.
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Day 3: Nové Město, slow and considered
A Viennese-style breakfast room, a flagship department store, a celebrated Czech lunch on your doorstep, and LEVITATE's bold fine-dining tasting menu to finish the trip on a high.
- 9:30 AM
- 10:30 AM
Máj Národní
The 1970s glass department store on Národní, a listed modernist landmark; worth a browse for the building alone.
Map - 12:30 PM
- 2:30 PM
Národní muzeum
The neo-Renaissance palace at the top of Wenceslas Square; the Pantheon under the dome is the showpiece.
Map - 7:30 PM
LEVITATE
Long tasting menu with bold Asian influences in a small dining room; go with the drinks pairing.
Map - 9:30 PM
Where to stay
Kempinski Hybernska
Kempinski Hybernska sits right between Old Town and Nové Město, putting every day's itinerary within easy walking distance in a properly grand package.
The Grand Mark Prague
The Grand Mark Prague is a palatial Baroque townhouse in Old Town that matches the register of every meal and room on this plan.
Make Prague your trip
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Book ahead
- Prague Castle: a few days ahead
- St. Vitus Cathedral: a few days ahead
- Jewish Museum in Prague: a few days ahead
- Veletržní palác (National Gallery Prague): a few days ahead
- Strahov Library: a few days ahead
- Taste of Prague Foodie Tour: weeks ahead
Skip these
- Money exchange booths in Old Town give rates far below market, use a bank ATM and never change on the street.
- Trdelnik is not a traditional Czech pastry, try vetrnik or kolace at Mysak instead.
- Restaurants on Old Town Square, Karlova and Melantrichova have picture menus and inflated prices.
- Strip club touts on lower Wenceslas lead to four figure bills, never enter.
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