Address: Křemencova 11, 110 00 Nové Město, Prague
Opening hours: 10.00 – 23.00 every day
For more information visit their website here.
The longest operating Cental European brewery, U Fleků is a cultural institution in Prague that attracts diners and drinkers to its halls in an affair that feels like something out of a fantasy film. First producing beer in 1499, the place has as much of a smell of history about it as it does hops with two cannonballs from the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) in the walls of its central courtyard testament to this. While it gets busy – being popular with tourists from all over the world – it is generally a casual dining situation with shared tables, although there are interior halls where reservation seems to be possible. When you’re sat, men carrying beer rush between tables, simply putting a beer in front of you to get you started. They only have the one beer, but it’s brewed on site and is a very good malty dark (černý) beer with a milky coffee aftertaste (read our guide to Czech beers here). Others carry mead and becherovka, adding to your tab should you accept them.
While it’s mainly known for its beers, they also serve traditional Bohemian food. We recommend starting with nakládaný hermelín (pickled Czech cheese, a traditional bar snack), before getting the svíčková (sirloin steak with creamy sauce, whipped cream, cranberries and bread dumplings) or the Czech goulash (pork stew with dumplings, not to be confused with Hungarian goulash). It’s an incredibly fun environment to eat in, feeling as if you’ve stepped into a game of Dungeons and Dragons, and the food and beer is really very good too.
While U Fleků is great, if you did want something a little less toursity, try U Medvídků. Feeling peckish? You can read our Prague foodie guide here.
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