Malý Buddha
Candle-lit tea room below Strahov with mostly vegetarian Asian 'temple' dishes and a long list of teas; cash only

Hungry after visiting Prague Castle? Here are 22 places nearby, 2 of them cheap and quick. Every place lists its cuisine, price and the walk from Prague Castle.
Last updated: 14 October 2026
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Ambiente's Czech kitchen in the Salm Palace by the Castle gate: you pick the day's dishes straight from the pots
Traditional Czech dishes by the Castle's north gate, in the former royal lion court; good for lunch after the circuit
Traditional Czech restaurant and Pilsner Urquell pub since 1926, tucked in a lane below the Castle
Restaurant in the old Lesser Town hall on the main square, with Czech cooking and a weekday lunch menu (11:00–13:00)
Small, cosy restaurant full of wood and wine bottles a few steps from the Castle, with Czech-inspired cooking
Daytime bistro under a painted Renaissance ceiling, near Charles Bridge: home-made dishes, cakes and lemonades
Ambiente's Malá Strana pub: tank Pilsner and textbook Czech classics a step from Charles Bridge
Small French bistro by the Lennon Wall, known for one dish: entrecôte with its house sauce, fries and salad
Brewery restaurant by the Vojan Gardens with its own beer, Czech dishes and a weekday lunch menu
Vaulted former cobbler's workshop on Loreta Square, known for steaks and Czech dishes away from the Castle crowds
Colourful, cheerful Yugoslav-style restaurant with grilled meats, ćevapi and big salads at the foot of Petřín
Czech restaurant with garden pavilions in a quiet corner of Kampa, by the Čertovka stream
Stylish Thai restaurant on Újezd with a calm garden courtyard, a change from dumplings near Kampa
Lively Mexican restaurant since 1997 at the foot of Petřín, by the funicular; weekday lunch menu
Old family-run restaurant in a historic house facing St Nicholas, with Czech regional dishes, beer and wine
Small dinner-only restaurant in a quiet Lesser Town lane, cooking modern Czech food for a mostly local crowd
Modern cooking with a terrace looking over the Lesser Town roofs, on a quiet street below the Loreta
Smart riverside restaurant on Kampa with a terrace looking straight at Charles Bridge; fish and meat dishes
Restaurant halfway up Petřín, at the funicular's middle stop, with a wide view over the city and the Castle
Neo-Baroque cast-iron pavilion on the edge of Letná with one of the best terrace views of the bridges and Old Town
Café with a hidden courtyard garden halfway up Nerudova, on the walk to the castle; paint your own mug.
Branch of the 1911 Myšák pastry shop in the Schwarzenberg Palace on Castle Square, with a terrace.
Small courtyard coffee bar of the Rusty Nails roastery, a minute from the Lennon Wall.
Iveta Fabešová's French-style patisserie in the Werich villa on Kampa island.
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