Prague (Praha) Nightlife

Although Prague has one of the greatest clubs in the world (Cross Club) and a few genuinely amazing bars (Chapeau Rouge), most of the nighlife centers on the pub scene. On a typical night, Praguers head out for dinner at a pub (sometimes called Bar Cafe) and just stay there the entire night, drinking beer, smoking cigarettes (indoors, it never gets old) and munching on cold snacks like pickled sausage and fried cheese. Pubs stay open late (12am Su-W, 2-4am Th-Sa) and clubs stay open to 4am or later most night of the week.

Booze across the Czech Republic comes at prices comparable to what you pay for air, but especially cheap and especially delicious are Prague's fire waters: Fernet tastes like a less-syrupy Jagermeister; Becherovka tastes like Christmas in your mouth, and Plum Vodka, tastes--well, the point isn't the taste with the plum vodka.

Nights out in Prague are especially incredible, given that some nights, you can come home completely wasted having spent seven or eight euro. But drink responsibly. Drunk Americans especially become the targets of pickpockets and puking tourists will piss off the tourist police. And then you'll have to sit in the van.

Bars

Vinárna U Sudu, Vodičkova 10 (☎ 222 232 207). Metro A or B: Můstek. Cross Václavské nám. to Vodičkova and follow the curve left. A labyrinth of 7 cavernous cellars playing a mix of house/techno ...more

Clubs And Discos

Radost FX, Bělehradská 120 (☎ 224 254 776; www.radostfx.cz). Metro C: I.P. Pavlova. Radost is the best of Prague nightlife, playing only the hippest music from internationally renowned DJs. Creative ...more

Glbt Nightlife

All of the places below distribute Amigo (90Kč; www.amigo.cz), a thorough English-language guide to gay life in the Czech Republic. Check www.praguegayguide.net or www.praguesaints.cz for a list of attractions ...more

Nové Město

Zachraňte o2 bar, Karlovo náměstí (☎ 60 814 4344; www.o2bar.cz), This tiny cabana in the middle of Charles Square Park fits just four cocktail tables. Space is so tight the nightly DJs set their ...more

Staré Město

Chapeau Rouge, Jakubská 2 (☎ 222 316 328; www.chapeaurouge.cz), Chapeau Rouge is smarter—and hipper—than your average bar. Maybe it's the sprawling Optimus Prime flying over the bar's front room ...more

Malá Strana

Jazz Dock, Janáčkovo nábřeží 2 (☎ 774 058 838; www.jazzdock.cz), For a little over a year now, this newbie jazz club has been setting trends and making waves, and not just because it's by the water ...more

Žižkov

Palác Akropolis, Kubeliková 27 (☎ 296 330 912; www.palacakropolis.cz), Situated in a pre-WWII theater, this entertainment complex has become a landmark in the Žižkov area. The bar and cafe upstairs ...more

Vinohrady

Valentino, Vinohradská 40 (☎ 222 51 34 91; www.club-valentino.cz), On weekends, this caterpillar of a gay club blooms into a beautiful butterfly when it adds two additional dance floors to its always-open ...more

Holesovice

Cross Club, Plynární 1096/23 (www.crossclub.cz), Possibly the coolest club you will ever attend, Cross Club exists over five or six stories, including a five-level patio. The club works like this: half ...more