Prague neighborhoods

Prague is not a single city — it's a dozen villages glued together by the Vltava. Each district has its own pace, food, and reason to visit.

Dejvice — Prague's embassy district neighborhood guide
Quiet and residential — embassies, professionals, and very good coffee

Dejvice — Prague's embassy district neighborhood guide

Dejvice is Prague's quietest central neighborhood — embassies, great bakeries, Divoká Šárka nature reserve, and direct metro access to the airport.

Holešovice — Prague's arts and market district neighborhood guide
Industrial and cultural — Prague's creative north, still rough at the edges

Holešovice — Prague's arts and market district neighborhood guide

Holešovice has DOX contemporary art, Letná Park beer gardens, a massive covered market, and a post-industrial character that's still finding itself.

Hradčany — Prague Castle District neighborhood guide
Hilltop silence — the least touristy part of the tourist center

Hradčany — Prague Castle District neighborhood guide

Hradčany is Prague's castle hilltop — quieter than anywhere else in the center, with Strahov Monastery, Loreta shrine, and the best city panoramas.

Josefov — Prague Jewish Quarter neighborhood guide
Concentrated history — small, dense, deeply significant

Josefov — Prague Jewish Quarter neighborhood guide

Josefov is Prague's Jewish Quarter — six synagogues, Europe's oldest Jewish cemetery, and a remarkable history compressed into four city blocks.

Karlín — Prague's hottest foodie district neighborhood guide
Post-industrial cool — where Prague eats, designs, and starts businesses

Karlín — Prague's hottest foodie district neighborhood guide

Karlín went from flood-damaged post-industrial district to Prague's most exciting food neighborhood in under a decade. Here's what you'll find.

Malá Strana — Prague Lesser Town neighborhood guide
Romantic baroque — quieter than Old Town, genuinely beautiful

Malá Strana — Prague Lesser Town neighborhood guide

Malá Strana sits beneath Prague Castle — baroque palaces, garden terraces, the best river views, and a pace slower than Old Town. Here's what to do.

Nové Město — Prague New Town neighborhood guide
Urban backbone — where Prague works, shops, and goes out

Nové Město — Prague New Town neighborhood guide

Nové Město is Prague's urban backbone — Wenceslas Square, the National Theatre, and Art Nouveau architecture without the Old Town tourist crush.

Smíchov — Prague's Anděl district neighborhood guide
Commercial and transitional — business district meets genuine neighborhood

Smíchov — Prague's Anděl district neighborhood guide

Smíchov lies south of Malá Strana with the Anděl hub, Staropramen Brewery, a riverside cycling path, and a neighborhood that's genuinely changing fast.

Staré Město — Prague Old Town neighborhood guide
Tourist heart — dense, historic, always busy

Staré Město — Prague Old Town neighborhood guide

Staré Město is Prague's tourist core — Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, and every cliché of the city. Here's how to use it and when to leave it.

Vinohrady — Prague's best residential neighborhood guide
Livable and lovely — where Prague's creative class actually lives

Vinohrady — Prague's best residential neighborhood guide

Vinohrady is Prague's most livable neighborhood — Art Nouveau streets, Riegrovy sady park, excellent cafes, and real city life away from tourist crowds.

Vyšehrad — Prague's second castle and national cemetery guide
Historic hilltop escape — national mythology, calm parks, local walkers

Vyšehrad — Prague's second castle and national cemetery guide

Vyšehrad is Prague's second castle — a hilltop above the Vltava with a national cemetery, a Romanesque rotunda, and the city's best escape from crowds.

Žižkov — Prague's bohemian pub district neighborhood guide
Scruffy, loud, and genuinely itself — Prague's original anti-establishment district

Žižkov — Prague's bohemian pub district neighborhood guide

Žižkov has more pubs per capita than anywhere on Earth, David Černý's TV Tower babies, and Prague's most authentic bohemian working-class character.