It is fun to go out at night in Prague, where you can find something
for every taste. The city’s venues are packed all week, but
particularly on weekend nights. Bars and nightclubs close late and most
often you don’t have to pay to get in.
In Josefov you will find the so-called “triangle of sin”, a tempting place with its numerous bars and nightclubs.
Roxy
is one of Prague’s most popular night clubs and it is located in an old
shut-down theater, only a few minutes walk from the Old Town Square.
The principal space is a large dance floor with an overlooking balcony.
Local and international DJs mix. Roxy is not the place to go for a deep
conversation over a well-prepared cocktail. But if you want cheap
drinks and dancing to loud electronic music, go!
Roxy, Školská 28
www.roxy.cz
M1
Another
popular place in “the triangle of sin” is M1. You sit in the red
couches that line the concrete walls of the rough and industrial space
and sip your cocktail while you watch the hip and the chic let their
hair down. At the bottom of the long room is the DJ booth. Particularly
on weekends the mood incites you to dance.
M1, Masná 1
www.m1lounge.com
In
the same street as Roxy, you will find Bombay Cocktail Bar, which gets
crowded every night of the week. The place is mainly frequented by
ex-pats – particularly American university students - who are evidently
not just coming to enjoy the cocktails, but also the opposite sex.
Bombay Cocktail Bar, Dlouhá 13
www.rasoi.cz
Chateau
The
American exchange students’ favorite place to go out in Prague must be
Chateau, where a lot of other foreigners and Czechs come as well. In
the upstairs bar there is often live music and in the basement there’s
a DJ. Chateau is packed all week and it is far from Prague’s most
elegant bar, but no doubt one of the liveliest!
Chateau, Jakubská 2
www.chateaurouge.cz
If
you want to go out at night in up-scale surroundings, you should check
out Radost FX, which is situated on the border of Vinohrady and Nové
Mesto. Radost FX has the reputation of being Prague’s swankiest
nightclub, and Ministry of Sound has elected it one of the world’s 20
best clubs. The young, beautiful and successful people come here to
enjoy the wide selection of cocktails and to be seen!
Radost FX, Bĕlehradská 120
www.radostfx.cz
Palác Akropolis
In
Žižkov you will find Palác Akropolis, which appeals to an alternative
crowd. Palác Akropolis is located in an old movie theater complex. In
the back of the space there is a small and cozy café and downstairs
there are two bars with DJ’s who play drum & bass, reggae and funk
every night. Moreover, there is a concert hall, which is a venue for
big international names.
Palác Akropolis, Kubelíkova 27
www.palacakropolis.cz
Žižkov
is nicknamed the gipsy area and there are many small sneaky bars where
there’s often good – and sometimes pretty weird - live music. From the
outside, the bars are hardly noticeable, but if you knock on the door,
a doorman will open and let you into a “secret” party. The bars can be
hard to find, so if you want to experience these places, the best
advise is to go to Žižkov and walk around the area until you see a
group of Czechs knocking on a door – and then follow in their
footsteps.
By David Rich Momondo