Looking for the best Champagne bars and restaurants in Prague?
Prague may be famous for beer, but it has a wine story that goes back more than a thousand years – and a Champagne scene that’s genuinely worth seeking out. Behind the Gothic spires and cobbled lanes, the Czech capital has a growing number of restaurants, wine bars and dedicated Champagne spots that reward anyone willing to look past the pilsner.
Rather than recommending just a handful of venues, we’ve created a complete Prague Champagne City Guide that’s regularly updated as our community discover new places.
Explore our complete Prague City Guide
Table of contents
- Why Prague is a surprising destination for Champagne lovers
- What makes Prague special for Champagne lovers
- Prague’s wine culture: more than just beer
- Champagne brunch in Prague
- Planning your Champagne tour
- Frequently asked questions
- Explore the Prague City Guide
Why Prague is a surprising destination for Champagne lovers
Most people don’t arrive in Prague thinking about Champagne. The city is famous for its beer culture, and rightly so. But wine has been part of Prague’s story for well over a thousand years – and today the city has a food and drink scene that goes far beyond the tourist trail.
Prague’s fine dining scene has come a long way in recent decades. Michelin-starred restaurants, inventive tasting menus and wine lists that span France and Central Europe have made the city a genuinely exciting destination for anyone who cares about what’s in their glass. And where there’s serious food, there’s usually serious Champagne.
Venues like La Dégustation Bohème Bourgeoise, Field Restaurant and Alcron Restaurant are among Prague’s most acclaimed tables, each with Champagne lists that hold their own against the best restaurants in Western Europe. Alongside them, dedicated spots like Autentista wine & champagne bar offer a more focused Champagne experience in a relaxed, wine-bar setting.
What makes Prague special for Champagne lovers
Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe – and Champagne tastes even better when the setting is right.
The city’s historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and many of its best restaurants and wine bars are housed in extraordinary spaces: Baroque palaces, Gothic cellars, Art Nouveau dining rooms and rooftop terraces with views over the red-tiled skyline. The Golden Well Hotel near Prague Castle, for example, offers a rooftop terrace with one of the finest views in Central Europe – and a Champagne list to match.
Prague is also more affordable than most Western European capitals. A glass of good Champagne here often costs significantly less than in Paris, London or Zurich, which makes exploring different producers and styles all the more enjoyable. It’s a city where you can drink well without feeling like you need to plan every glass in advance.
Prague’s wine culture: more than just beer
One of the things that makes Prague genuinely unusual is that it has its own vineyards – six of them, within the city limits.
The most historic is St. Wenceslas Vineyard on the slopes below Prague Castle, considered the oldest vineyard in Bohemia, growing Riesling and Pinot Noir. In Troja, a short trip from the centre, St. Clare’s Vineyard sits within the Prague Botanical Garden and produces its own still and sparkling wines from varieties including Riesling, Pinot Noir and Müller-Thurgau – available to taste on site.
For us at Champagne Hunters, that’s one of the things that makes Prague so interesting. You can spend an evening with Champagne at a Michelin-starred restaurant, then spend an afternoon exploring a working vineyard within the city. Very few capitals in the world offer that combination.
Champagne brunch in Prague
Prague’s café culture has deep roots, and weekend brunch is well established across the city.
From grand café interiors like Cafe Savoy – housed in a beautiful neo-Renaissance space in Malá Strana – to hotel restaurants with sweeping terrace views, Prague has plenty of places where a glass of Champagne fits naturally into a late-morning or early-afternoon meal. Whether you’re celebrating something or simply making the most of the city, brunch with Champagne is very much an option here.
Our Prague City Guide includes restaurants and cafés where you can enjoy Champagne by the glass throughout the day, not just at dinner.
Planning your Champagne tour
Prague is a compact city and many of its best wine and Champagne spots are within walking distance of each other in the historic centre.
A good approach is to mix styles as you go: a wine bar in the afternoon for a glass by the glass, then a more serious restaurant for dinner where the Champagne list is part of a considered tasting menu experience. Vinohrady and Žižkov – the neighbourhoods just east of the city centre – have a growing cluster of wine bars that tend to attract a local rather than tourist crowd, which is always a good sign.
If you have an extra day, the trip to St. Clare’s Vineyard in Troja is worth it. Combine it with the Prague Botanical Garden and you’ll have one of those slow, memorable afternoons that you don’t plan but don’t forget either.
Above all, don’t let the beer city reputation put you off. Prague’s wine scene is quietly excellent – and Champagne is well and truly part of it.
Frequently asked questions
Explore our curated Prague City Guide to find Champagne bars, restaurants and hotels serving genuine Champagne across the city. Highlights include Autentista wine & champagne bar, La Dégustation Bohème Bourgeoise, Alcron Restaurant, Grand Cru Restaurant and Cafe Savoy.
More than most visitors expect. Prague has a serious fine dining scene with strong Champagne lists, a dedicated champagne bar in Autentista, and rooftop venues with extraordinary views. It’s also more affordable than most Western European capitals, which makes exploring different Champagnes easier on the wallet.
Yes – six vineyards within the city, including St. Wenceslas Vineyard near Prague Castle (considered the oldest in Bohemia) and St. Clare’s Vineyard in Troja, where you can taste wines and sparkling wine made from grapes grown on site.
Cafe Savoy in Malá Strana is one of Prague’s most beautiful spots for a late-morning glass, and several hotel restaurants and fine dining venues offer Champagne as part of their weekend brunch. Check our Prague City Guide for current recommendations.
Try a Czech wine – particularly from Moravia, which produces the country’s best bottles. If you visit during harvest season (September–October), look out for burčák, the young partially fermented grape must that’s a Czech seasonal tradition. And yes – the Czech pilsner is worth at least one glass too.
Explore the Prague City Guide
Whether you’re visiting Prague for a weekend or a longer stay, our City Guide will help you find the city’s best Champagne experiences.
Instead of spending hours searching online, you’ll find carefully curated recommendations in one place – from dedicated Champagne bars and fine dining restaurants to beautiful café spaces and rooftop terraces where a glass of Champagne makes complete sense.
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