Prague
Polished, precise, civilised. Prague's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.
Mala Strana · $$$$
U Zlate Studne Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Mala Strana. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Stare Mesto · $$$
Mlynec Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Stare Mesto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Stare Mesto · $$$
Terasa U Prince Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Stare Mesto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Stare Mesto · $$$
The Glass Bar draws a steady local crowd in Stare Mesto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$
Anonymous Bar earns its name twice over. There is no sign outside on Michalska Street, which runs through one of the denser tourist passages of the Old Town, an
Stare Mesto · $$$
As Time Goes By draws a steady local crowd in Stare Mesto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Stare Mesto · $$$
Banka draws a steady local crowd in Stare Mesto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Mala Strana. Hushed · $$$
Bar and Books operates on a premise that has worked in New York, London, and several other cities: take the aesthetic of a private members library, add a seriou
a way that almost no bar in Europe can claim.</p> <p>The classic cocktail section is equally strong · $$$
You descend from the lobby of Hotel U Prince on Staromestske Namesti down a staircase that opens into 13th-century Gothic vaulted cellars — stone arches, candle
City centre · $$$
Bokovka is Old Town's most respected Czech wine bar — 200+ Czech and European natural wine producers. The 28-seat room is candlelit with leather banquettes and
Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.
Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.
Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.
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