Sansho, where the chef’s tasting menu is a must-try that makes for an enjoyable slow meal.
Restaurants Around Petrská
Petrská Street has some of the best restaurants in Prague. Na Poříčí, the main street a block from our front door, has many more options to boot. Here are a few of our favorite haunts. Prague is full of top-flight restaurants; these are our locals.
Sansho
Sansho, 1170/25 Petrská, (+420) 739 592 336
Step out our front door, turn left, and your at Sansho. Put yourself in the hands of the chef and relax. Whatever he brings you will be delicious and fresh. Originally a chef’s choice-only type of place, I believe they now have a full menu as well.
Las Adelitas, Petrská 1551/23, (+420) 233 331 569
Catty corner to Sansho is the Mexican eatery Las Adelitas. There’s a nice garden in the back courtyard. Good place for a traditional margarita, when the mood strikes.
Las Adelitas
Cafe Imperial, Na Poříčí 1072/15, 110 00 Petrská čtvrť
The perfect breakfast spot with free wifi. But get there super early to get a table if you don’t have a reservation, especially during the summer tourist season when the hotel’s guest come down for the breakfast buffet. The grand cafe is an art deco gem built in 1914. I often work out of here early in the morning, before other coffee shops or my workspace at Opero open.
Cafe Imperial.
Hanabi sushi restaurant.
I love sushi—so much that I could eat it every day. Lucky for us, two of Prague’s top sushi restaurants are just a minute’s walk from our front door.
Hanabi Sushi House, 3 Petrská, (+420) 222 324 634
Hanabi’s offers a wide variety of Japanese dishes, including some of the best sushi in the city. You always need a reservation here, even for lunch.
Sakana sushi and modern Korean restaurant.
Directly across the street from Hanabi is Sakana, a sushi and modern Korean spot that opened in 2022. I’ve never once needed a reservation, and the sushi is to die for—making it my go-to. (The owner does suggest booking a dinner table, just in case.)
Sakana
Amano, Na Poříčí 48, (+420) 602 201 720
Eva and her late father used to meet here for lunch. It’s a good choice for modern Italian in the neighborhood.
K – The Two Brothers, Petrská 1136/12, Petrská čtvrť, (+420) 775 494 213
It took us years to try this traditional Indian restaurant right on Petrska square, but it quickly became a favorite once we did.
Alforno on Petrská čtvrť
Alforno Trattoria, Petrské nám. 4, (+420) 222 316 011
Alforno is that go-to place for traditional Italian and pizza when the kid is in meltdown mode or a late dinner is needed at the last moment. Alforno is typically busy, but they’ve always been able to get us in without a reservation.
For a quick espresso, there’s a wonderful little coffee shop right off Petrska square.
Grand Cru, 4, Lodecká 1181, Petrská čtvrť, (+420) 775 044 076
Family night out at Grand Cru
Another high-end restaurant in the Petrská neighborhood that is worth a visit is Grand Cru. Make sure to make reservations, though. As with many of the restaurants in the area, it can take a week or more to get a table.
Slightly Further Afield
There are tons of great restaurants in every direction in Prague. The Karlin neighborhood directly across from our balcony (on the other side of the Wilsonova highway) is an oasis of thai and other asian food. It also has some very good Czech traditional restaurants and “tankovas.” It suffered the worst in the 2002 flood, prompting a massive renovation project that created one of Prague’s funkiest and liveliest ‘hoods. Definitely worth a stroll down to Karlínské náměstí to see the St. Cyril church and grab an espresso.
Woodhouse Lounge Marina, DĚTSKÝ OSTROV 3197, PRAHA 5, (+420) 775 775 167
