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Delicatessen in Prague

Want to take a taste of Prague home? Here are the shops for open sandwiches, Czech cakes, gingerbread, mead, plum brandy, craft beer and Moravian wine, and what to ask for.

Checked: 14 October 2026. Prices and hours can change; check the official site before you go.

Typical food from Prague

Chlebíčky, Prague

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Chlebíčky

Open sandwiches on a slice of baguette with ham, egg, potato salad and pickles: Prague's party and office snack.

🛍️ Find it at: Ovocný Světozor (Vodičkova), Libeřské lahůdky (I. P. Pavlova)

Koláče, Prague

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Koláče

Round yeast pastries topped with poppy seed, sweet curd cheese or plum jam, often with a crumble.

🛍️ Find it at: Libeřské lahůdky (I. P. Pavlova)

Perník (gingerbread), Prague

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Perník (gingerbread)

Honey gingerbread, plain, filled with plum jam or decorated with white icing; Pardubice's is the most famous.

🛍️ Find it at: Perníčkův sen (gingerbread)

Medovník (honey cake), Prague

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Medovník (honey cake)

Thin honey sponge layers with a caramel cream, a cake-shop classic since the 2000s.

🛍️ Find it at: Erhartova cukrárna

Větrník, Prague

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Větrník

A big choux bun filled with vanilla and caramel cream and glazed with caramel: the Czech cake-shop icon.

🛍️ Find it at: Erhartova cukrárna, Ovocný Světozor (Vodičkova)

Spa wafers (lázeňské oplatky), Prague

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Spa wafers (lázeňské oplatky)

Thin round wafers from Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně, filled with hazelnut, vanilla or chocolate; sold in every supermarket.

Becherovka, Prague

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Becherovka

A herbal bitter from Karlovy Vary, drunk cold as a digestif or with tonic as a 'beton'; cheapest in supermarkets.

Slivovice (plum brandy), Prague

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Slivovice (plum brandy)

Strong Moravian plum brandy, offered as a welcome shot at home; Vizovice is its best-known town.

🛍️ Find it at: R. Jelínek Slivovitz Museum and shop

Medovina (mead), Prague

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Medovina (mead)

Honey wine, drunk warm at Christmas markets; good ones are made without added sugar.

🛍️ Find it at: Medovinárna (Mead Museum shop)

Czech lager, Prague

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Czech lager

The pale lager (světlý ležák) was born in Plzeň in 1842; small breweries now brew far beyond it.

🛍️ Find it at: BeerGeek Pivotéka, Drinkøtéka

Moravian wine, Prague

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Moravian wine

Over 90% of Czech wine comes from South Moravia: crisp whites such as Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and the local Pálava.

🛍️ Find it at: Moravská banka vín (Holešovice Market)

Olomoucké tvarůžky, Prague

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Olomoucké tvarůžky

A pungent ripened curd cheese from Olomouc with EU protected status, eaten with beer, onion and bread.

Prague ham (pražská šunka)

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Prague ham (pražská šunka)

Brined, smoked and cooked ham, sliced on chlebíčky or carved hot from the bone at Christmas markets.

🛍️ Find it at: Ovocný Světozor (Vodičkova), Libeřské lahůdky (I. P. Pavlova)

Trdelník (not really Czech), Prague

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Trdelník (not really Czech)

The spit cake sold all over the Old Town is a 2000s tourist import from Slovakia/Hungary, not a Czech tradition.

Where to buy it

Ovocný Světozor (Vodičkova), PragueChlebíčky, cakes and ice cream

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Ovocný Světozor (Vodičkova)

Prague's favourite chain for chlebíčky, the open sandwiches, plus Czech cakes and fruit ice cream.

  • 💡 Tip: Point at the chlebíčky in the counter and eat them standing, like the locals do. Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00, Sat 09:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–20:00.
  • 📍 Address: Vodičkova 791/39, 110 00 Praha 1
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  • 🚶 Near Franciscan Garden: 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
Libeřské lahůdky (I. P. Pavlova), PragueCzech deli

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Libeřské lahůdky (I. P. Pavlova)

A family deli chain famous for its chlebíčky and its own Libeř koláče, baked the old-fashioned way.

  • 💡 Tip: There is also a branch inside the main railway station (Hlavní nádraží): handy before a train.
  • 📍 Address: Jugoslávská 675/3, 120 00 Praha 2
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  • 🚶 Near National Museum: 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk

Erhartova cukrárna Functionalist cake shop

A 1930s functionalist café-patisserie by Letná Park, with classic Czech cakes like větrník and medovník.

  • 💡 Tip: A sweet stop after the Letná beer garden or the Metronome viewpoint; open daily 10:00–19:00.
  • 📍 Address: Milady Horákové 387/56, 170 00 Praha 7 – Holešovice
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  • 🚶 Near National Technical Museum: 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk

Perníčkův sen (gingerbread) Gingerbread

Hand-decorated Czech perník in every shape, filled with plum jam or nuts, a souvenir that keeps for months.

  • 💡 Tip: Ask for the filled gingerbread (plněný perník) rather than the decorated hearts if you want to eat it.
  • 📍 Address: Haštalská 757, 110 00 Praha 1
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  • 🚶 Near Church of Our Lady before Týn: 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk

Medovinárna (Mead Museum shop) Mead shop and tasting bar

Over 250 Czech and Slovak meads made without added sugar, with up to 20–30 to taste at the bar.

  • 💡 Tip: Afternoons only: Tue–Thu 15:00–19:00, Fri–Sat 15:00–20:00. Alcohol, 18+.
  • 📍 Address: Na Zderaze 14, 120 00 Praha 2
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  • 🚶 Near Dancing House: 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk

R. Jelínek Slivovitz Museum and shop Plum brandy shop and tastings

The Vizovice distillery's Prague showroom: slivovice and other fruit brandies to taste and buy, by Malostranská metro.

  • 💡 Tip: A quick express tasting is CZK 250 and a guided tour CZK 490. Alcohol, 18+.
  • 📍 Address: U Lužického semináře 116/48, 118 00 Praha 1
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  • 🚶 Near Franz Kafka Museum: 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk

BeerGeek Pivotéka Beer bottle shop

A bottle shop with hundreds of Czech craft beers, from the team behind the Sibeeria brewery and BeerGeek bar.

  • 💡 Tip: Ask for Czech pale lagers (světlý ležák) from small breweries; cans travel best. Alcohol, 18+.
  • 📍 Address: Slavíkova 10, 130 00 Praha 3 – Vinohrady
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  • 🚶 Near Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord: 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk
Drinkøtéka, PragueCraft beer bar and bottle shop

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Drinkøtéka

Fresh Czech craft beer on tap and in cans to take away, in a vault on the Náplavka riverside.

  • 💡 Tip: Pair it with the Saturday farmers' market on the same quay (opens 12:00 on Saturday). Alcohol, 18+.
  • 📍 Address: Rašínovo nábřeží 384/56, 128 00 Praha 2
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  • 🚶 Near Náplavka Farmers’ Market: 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk
Moravská banka vín (Holešovice Market), PragueWine shop

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Moravská banka vín (Holešovice Market)

A wine shop in the old market halls with hundreds of Moravian wines to take home and advice on what to pick.

  • 💡 Tip: Ask for a Pálava or a Ryzlink rýnský (Riesling) from South Moravia. Alcohol, 18+.
  • 📍 Address: Pražská tržnice, Bubenské nábřeží 306/13, 170 00 Praha 7 – Holešovice
  • MapWebsite
  • 🚶 Near Holešovice Market (Hall 22): 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk

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