Best restaurants in Prague 2026: 14 tables worth booking
Five Michelin-starred dining rooms, all seven Bib Gourmand pubs and bistros and two tables from the wider selection: where to book in Prague, with price bands and opening days.
The best restaurants in Prague in 2026 are these 14 tables: the five Michelin-starred dining rooms inside the city limits, all seven Bib Gourmand addresses and two tables from the guide's wider selection. If you book only one, make it Field in the Old Town, which has held its star since 2016 and cooks a tasting menu built on Czech produce.
Prague's top end changed in December 2025, when the MICHELIN Guide Czechia added three new stars in the capital, for LEVITATE, Casa De Carli and Štangl, and five new Bib Gourmands. The only two-star restaurant in the country, Papilio, sits just outside the city in Vysoký Újezd, so it is not on this list. Prices below are Michelin's price bands, from € to €€€€, because few of these restaurants publish fixed menu prices.
Half of this list of the best restaurants in Prague is pub and bistro cooking: svíčková, goose, dumplings, tank beer. For the dishes themselves, start with our guide to what to eat in Prague; if the trip continues south to Austria, our list of the best restaurants in Vienna covers the next stop.
In Prague the Bib Gourmand pubs are as hard to book as the starred dining rooms.
Field, Old Town: first of the best restaurants in Prague
Two friends run Field at U Milosrdných 12, a few minutes from the Convent of St Agnes. The tasting menu comes in a longer and a shorter version and is built on seasonal produce and Czech ingredients; the inspectors cite a crayfish dish with caviar, cream and Noilly Prat. Field has held one Michelin star since 2016.
Michelin €€€€ band. Lunch and dinner every day, with a shorter set menu at lunch. Bookings go directly to the restaurant.
La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise, Old Town
At Haštalská 18, La Degustation serves set menus of seasonal dishes built on Czech ingredients, with a wine list the guide singles out. It is one of the two Prague restaurants that kept their star from the earlier Prague guide into the first standalone Czech edition.
Michelin €€€€ band. Open every day for lunch and dinner. Book directly with the restaurant.
LEVITATE, Vinohrady
New to the stars in December 2025. LEVITATE, at Vinohradská 47, serves a tasting menu of 12 or 18 courses that combines Nordic technique, mostly Czech ingredients and Asian spices. The evening starts with snacks in the cellar bar before guests move to a long shared table or a round one upstairs.
Michelin €€€€ band. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday. Book directly; a shorter "Living Room" option includes a visit to the chef.
Štangl, Karlín
Martin Štangl's restaurant at Pernerova 49 won its star in December 2025. The kitchen offers a three- or five-course menu of seasonal Czech produce, and on Saturday mornings a three-course breakfast menu, a format no other starred table in the city runs.
Michelin €€€€ band. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday, breakfast on Saturday. Book directly by phone or online.
Casa De Carli, Old Town
Matteo De Carli and his wife Lenka Hermanová have run this Italian restaurant at Vězeňská 5 since 2012, and it won its first star in December 2025. Bread, pasta and ice cream are made in house; there are five-, six- and seven-course menus and a basement chef's table for up to eight.
Michelin €€€ band, the only starred table in Prague outside the top band. Weekdays only, lunch and dinner. Book directly.
Salabka, Troja
No star, but one of the guide's most ambitious selected tables. Chef Petr Kunc cooks a three- to six-course tasting menu, with a vegetarian version, at K Bohnicím 2a, on a wine estate with its own vineyard above the Vltava.
Michelin €€€€ band. Lunch and dinner Wednesday to Saturday. The guide suggests booking a wine tasting or an estate tour with the meal.
Výčep, Vinohrady
Chef Jiří Hrachový's pub at Korunní 92 has held a Bib Gourmand since 2021. Expect long benches, noise and Czech cooking with a nod to Wallachia: langoš with bryndza sheep's cheese and cracklings from the pub's own smokehouse, then větrník, a choux pastry with caramel and vanilla cream.
Michelin €€€ band, the priciest of the Bib Gourmands. Open daily, lunch only on Thursday. Book directly.
The Eatery, Holešovice
Contemporary Czech cooking with bold flavours at U Uranie 18, with counter seats facing the kitchen and a wine list the guide flags. Bib Gourmand, and tagged by Michelin as "Worth Queueing For". The lunch menu is shorter than the evening one.
Michelin €€ band. Lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, dinner on Saturday, closed Sunday. Book directly.
Dejvická 34, Dejvice
Tomáš Černý's bistro at Dejvická 34 mixes Czech and Italian cooking, with a weakness for stews and pasta. One table sits right in front of the kitchen. It has been a Bib Gourmand since 2021.
Michelin €€ band. Lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday. Book directly by phone or online.
U Matěje, Dejvice
A new Bib Gourmand in December 2025, at U Matěje 1 in Prague 6. The kitchen reworks Czech classics: carp fries with dill mayonnaise, stuffed goose stomachs and hearts with paprika and sour cream, pulled goose with sauerkraut and potato pancakes. STŮL, in the same building, belongs to the same team.
Michelin €€ band. Open every day, 11:30 to 23:00. Book directly.
U Kalendů, Rašínovo nábřeží
Another new Bib Gourmand, on the riverside embankment in Prague 2 below Vyšehrad. A short menu of regional classics: braised hare leg, pork cheeks, duck gizzards and sweet yeast dumplings, with bread and pastries from the bakery next door.
Michelin €€ band. Open every day, 11:30 to 23:30. Book directly.
Na Kopci, Smíchov
A Bib Gourmand that predates the Czech guide, at K Závěrce 20 in Prague 5. The cooking is traditional; the inspectors suggest the chef's starter selection for the undecided and the dumplings for dessert.
Michelin €€ band. Open every day for lunch and dinner, with a car park and terrace. Book directly.
Alma, New Town
The only daytime address on this list: Alma, at V Jirchářích 8, opens from 9:00 and closes at 18:00 (16:00 on Saturday). Dry-aged beef and several vegetarian dishes, sourdough from KRO Bakery in Libeň, a courtyard terrace and cocktails with or without alcohol. New Bib Gourmand in December 2025.
Michelin €€ band. Book directly by phone or online.
Sansho, Petrská
An Asian kitchen at Petrská 25 that uses regional, seasonal and, where possible, organic produce: salmon sashimi, pork belly with watermelon. There is a set menu, an à la carte offer at lunch and a few dishes at the bar in the evening. Selected by the guide, without a distinction.
Michelin €€ band. Lunch and dinner every day. Book directly.
Best restaurants in Prague: frequently asked questions
Which restaurant in Prague has the most Michelin stars? Inside the city, none has more than one. Five hold one star: Field, La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise, LEVITATE, Štangl and Casa De Carli. The country's only two-star restaurant, Papilio, is in Vysoký Újezd, just outside Prague.
How much does it cost to eat at the best restaurants in Prague? Michelin's bands run from €€ at most Bib Gourmand addresses to €€€€ at four of the five starred tables and at Salabka. Casa De Carli sits in the €€€ band, as does Výčep.
Do I need to book? Yes, almost everywhere, and every restaurant on this list takes bookings directly rather than through the Michelin site. Plan around the opening days: Casa De Carli closes at weekends, Alma serves only during the day, and LEVITATE and Štangl are dinner-only on weekdays.
Where can I eat traditional Czech food in Prague? At Výčep, U Matěje, U Kalendů, Na Kopci and The Eatery, all Bib Gourmand. Czech guláš there is a thick beef stew, not the paprika soup of our Hungarian goulash recipe.
How we chose
We started from the MICHELIN Guide Czechia presented on 11 December 2025, which lists 45 restaurants in and around Prague. We took the five one-star restaurants inside the city, all seven Prague Bib Gourmands and two selected restaurants, Salabka and Sansho. Papilio and the other addresses outside the city limits were left out of the best restaurants in Prague.
Every address, distinction, price band and opening day was last checked on 9 November 2026 against the MICHELIN Guide and the restaurants' own channels. We will update this list when Michelin publishes its next Czech selection.
