Wine Food Market is the rare Prague address where the wine list arrives with a shopping basket. Part Italian deli, part wine bar, it sits in Smichov and pours bottles imported straight from the producers stacked on the shelves around you.
Published January 23, 2026 - By Daniel Okafor
Wine Food Market runs along Strakonicka in Smichov, a short walk from the Smichovske nadrazi metro on the western bank of the Vltava. The owner opened a small Italian shop in Pruhonice in 2007, then launched this market in 2010 and added the bakery and deli a year later, per expats.cz. The result is a grocery you can drink in: shelves of Italian wine, a counter of cured meats and cheese, and a bar that pours by the glass from the same stock.
The room
The space reads as a working Italian market first and a bar second. Crates of produce, a fishery counter, a rosticceria and a gelato case share the floor with bar seating, so the soundtrack is clinking glasses and the till rather than a DJ. In summer the action moves to the outdoor terrace, where Prague City Tourism notes you can sit with homemade lemonades and gelato near the river.
What to order
The move is wine by the glass chosen off the shelf, since the bottles around you are the list. Pair it with a plate from the deli counter, prosciutto and a hard cheese, or a slice of pizza from the rosticceria. The Italian espresso and bakery pastries make it a credible morning stop too, which is rare for a wine address. Pricing sits in the $$ band, fair for direct-import Italian bottles.
The crowd and best time to go
The daytime crowd is Smichov locals and office workers grazing the deli; the early evening shifts toward a relaxed after-work glass. Hours run daily from 9am, with the bar staying open later than the market counters. Go at lunch for the quiet version and the full deli, or claim a terrace table on a warm evening.
What regulars say
The recurring note across Yelp (n=47, June 2026) and Tripadvisor is value and authenticity: shoppers single out the direct-from-Italy sourcing and the fact that you can buy the same bottle you just drank. The honest caution is that this is a market with a bar, not a polished cocktail room, so service runs at grocery pace during busy spells.
Who it is for
This suits the wine drinker who wants Italian bottles at retail-adjacent prices, the deli grazer, and anyone after a daytime glass with food. Skip it for a late cocktail night or a date that needs low light. For more of the city, see our Prague wine bars guide and the full Prague bar guide.
The format scales across the city: theitalians.cz lists sister branches in the Old Town and Dejvice, but the Smichov flagship is the largest, with the deli counters, a fishery, a rosticceria and a gelateria under one roof. That breadth is why a quick glass often turns into a full meal, and why locals treat the place as a pantry as much as a bar. Prague City Tourism frames it as somewhere to shop, eat and drink in a single stop, which matches the way the room fills and empties through the day rather than peaking for one evening service.
The verdict
Wine Food Market wins as a hybrid: a real Italian deli where the wine list is the inventory and the terrace earns its keep in summer. Come hungry, drink Italian, and take a bottle home. For more Prague drinking, compare the cellar list at Bokovka and the riverside terrace at CottoCrudo, then browse our wine bars guide.
