When we wrote the wrap-up of new restaurants and food stops in Prague in Q1 of 2023, we closed it with a promise that some exciting openings would happen in Q2 and Q3 of the year. And boy, did Q2 and Q3 deliver! So without further ado, here’s the most exciting new restaurants in Prague that opened in Q2 and Q3 of 2023.

Let’s face it: the ubiquity of mobile phones and internet access have completely changed the way we travel. But while some may roll their eyes at the tourists staring at their phones rather than the sights, we actually think that with the right apps, a mobile phone with internet access can actually immerse you deeper into the local culture and scene when you’re in Prague or Czechia. (Or anywhere else for that matter.)

So what apps should you download if you’re planning to spend some time in Prague? Here’s our top 10:

With the Michelin guide skipping a year (there’s a lot of discussion now in our social bubble about the fact that the guide now cooperates with local tourist boards to „promote“ the given destination’s food scene… for a fee) and eater.com’s Kat Odell not having refreshed their awesome heatmap (guess who gave Kat a few tips for the one!) for quite some time, it is obviously up to us to write a piece about the latest coolest and best Prague restaurants and other food stops.

We have decided to do this quarterly from now on, and with Q1 2023 behind us, it is high time we start. So here we go:

This might come as a shock to some, but the Czech Republic is more than just Prague. And we know, your vacation is short but hey, if you can slap on one extra day, we truly believe you should venture out of the city for a bit - it will give you a better idea about what the Czech Republic is, and immerse you more into the culture. Just like NYC doesn’t give you a full idea of what America is, there’s more to Czechia than Prague. So where do you go? We have a few tips.

So with 2022 finally reaching its end, it is time to look back at some of the best Prague openings of the year.

2022 seems to have been a good year - it was the first year without any major covid restrictions that would have an impact on the food industry at large: no shutdowns, no curfews, no capacity restaurant restrictions. And as a food tour company that makes more restaurant reservations than most, let us tell you: people came back and ate like it was the end of the world. This was a busy year if you were a restaurant that had something to offer.

Yet it also seems to be a year without a truly great, game-changing opening - and we mean no disrespect to the fine, hard-working restaurants and venues mentioned below. 2022 was not a year that saw an opening that would redefine what people wanted to eat and drink and experience, you know, the likes of the first Lokál more than a decade ago, or Eska in 2015, or Kro in 2019, or MrHotDog or The Eatery… well, you know what we mean. Great restaurants opened. But the seas did not part.

We are still waiting for some interesting openings next year - Kro will open their Moskevská restaurant after some serious delays. The same people will open Alma in… May? And we’re still waiting for the seismic event that will be the opening of Mr Kašpárek’s new restaurant concept just opposite the Astronomical Clock on the Old Town Square. (We’ve heard some wild things, man.)

Anyway, here’s notable Prague openings of 2022.

We’re back, baby! 

Yes, after two Covid years, the 2022 holiday season finally feels like a real holiday season in Prague - the Christmas markets are on (and not cancelled two hours before their were supposed to start like last year), Prague is full of tourists, and the shopping craze is not hindered by any pesky shutdowns or curfews. Yay?!?

Which also means that if you’re reading this now, frantically trying to find a place to eat out on Christmas Eve, it’s probably too late. But if we were to look for a place to eat out during holidays, it would be one of the ones below. 

So good luck, and here’s our 2022 Prague Christmas and NYE Dining Out Guide.

Bubeneč is a very quiet, green, residential neighbourhood known for embassies occupying large villas, and Stromovka, the biggest park in Prague. This is the district where people settle to start families - it is full of parks, playgrounds and kindergartens, with very few bars or any night life to talk of. It is now na affluent neighbourhood that ticks a lot of boxes - it is near the city centre, but not in it, and while it offers the leaf cover of some fancy districts like Hanspaulka, it does not feel as far away and has everything you’d need.

Now, before we start, we use the term „Bubeneč“ very liberally and do not stick to its precise, administrative borders. So no angry letters please - the are we cover here will inevitably, at times, spill over into Dejvice.

Easy. St Martin’s Day falls on the 11th of November and it celebrates St Martin of Tours, one of the first „non-Martyr saints“, a soldier-turned-Bishop who lived in the 4th Century. There are many legends surrounding his life, but only a few are relevant for us specifically.

Namely, it’s St Martin goose, St Martin rolls, St Martin wines, and St Martin arriving on a white horse.

Traditionally, St Martin is said to be arriving on a white horse, meaning that November 11 tends to coincide with the first snow of the winter season. Well, due to a little thing called climate change, this hasn’t been the case very much lately. Still, St Martin is the day on which you feast on comfort food before the Nativity Fast hits on November 28: there’s a few legends involving geese and St Martin (they either made loud, annoying noises during his sermons, or he hid among geese when they came over to make him a Bishop, and they ratted him out - in any case, they misbehaved and must be punished one way or the other), but the fact is St Martin goose with cabbage or sauerkraut and dumplings is an absolute St Martin’s Day classic, along with sweet rolls filled with either nuts or poppies.

So where do you have St Martin’s goose in Prague? Read on.

Not sure if you’re following us on Instagram or Facebook, but you may have noticed our big announcement: we will be opening Šodó, a bistro in the Dejvice district (which is roughly where we live), with Gabi and Petr, aka PG Foodies, of Etapa. We will be hiring in September, and we hope to welcome you all in our new place some time in November.

We’re sure you’re having questions. Let’s answer some of them.

So you've been to Prague before and now are planning a repeated visit to the city, but you're wondering what's changed since Covid? You are in the right place – this is the best 10 places in Prague that open since Covid. Hooray for listicles!!!

These are presented in no particular order, and while a surprising number of new businesses opened in Prague since the pandemic, we think these are the ones that you should visit. Here’s the list.