Jama The Hollow sits at V jame 7, a short walk from Wenceslas Square in Prague's New Town. Open since 1994, it is an American-style bar and pub pouring 13 Czech craft beers every day and serving the burgers that built its name.
This is the room for a drinker who wants a rotating craft pint and a serious burger, not a formal cocktail night. Anyone after a quiet evening should look elsewhere, since the room runs loud with rock music and a steady crowd. The mix runs from expats and students to visitors who find it off the square.
The room. Jama keeps a lively bar room with walls of pop-culture, music, and movie posters, and a garden out back for warmer months. Prague.TV's directory frames it as a long-running American bar near the centre, and the rock soundtrack and the poster walls set the tone.
What to order. Ask the bar what is pouring across the 13 taps, which rotate beers from microbreweries such as Nomad, Kocour, and Matuska, then pair it with one of the burgers the kitchen is known for. The food leans hearty and American, with Tex-Mex plates alongside. Pricing sits in the mid range for central Prague.
Who it is for. Jama suits a craft beer drinker, a burger night, and a group easing into a night near Wenceslas Square. It is the wrong call for a formal date or a quiet pint.
Best time to go. Early evening on a weekday is the calmer window for a table and a quiet pour. Weekends and match nights fill the room and the garden. The bar keeps daily hours, so plan a quieter visit on a weeknight.
Jama is one of the most-recommended Prague craft beer bars for a rotating pint and fits a New Town evening mapped from our Prague bar guide. For the wider field, browse the craft beer pillar.
The crowd and vibe. Expats.cz and Think Magazine both flag the craft taps and the burgers as the draws, and reviewers point to the lively room as the appeal. The most common note is that Jama is best for a social night rather than a quiet drink. Service runs casual and quick.
What regulars say. Regulars consistently single out the rotating 13 taps and the burgers as the reasons to return, and several treat the back garden as the better seat on a warm evening. The recurring note is that the room runs loud, so it suits a group more than a quiet pair. Visitors praise the long beer rotation and the central setting just off the square.
The bottom line. Jama The Hollow is the New Town room for a rotating craft pint and a proper burger, and the 13-tap programme plus the long history since 1994 are why it stays on Prague lists. A drinker choosing between a tourist-trap pub and a real craft room near the square should pick Jama.
The neighbourhood. Jama sits on the short V jame lane between Wenceslas Square and the National Museum, tucked off the main tourist drag in Prague's New Town. The address puts it within a few minutes' walk of the Mustek and Muzeum metro stops and the shops along Wenceslas Square, which makes it a practical first stop before a longer night in the centre. The surrounding New Town streets hold a dense run of pubs and beer bars, so Jama works as an anchor for a craft-focused evening rather than a night on its own. The quiet side-street setting is part of the appeal, since it keeps the room a notch calmer than the square outside.
