The back story
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Area guide
Nové Město: the back story
Charles IV’s New Town: Wenceslas Square and the National Museum, the National Theatre and the State Opera, Národní’s grand cafés and the Dancing House.
Area guide · Prague
Nové Město: Our Favourites
Wenceslas Square, the National Museum, the National Theatre, the State Opera, Národní’s cafés and the Dancing House.
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What to see and do
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Founded 1348
Wenceslas Square
The great boulevard of the New Town, 750 metres long, with the National Museum at its top.
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At the top of Wenceslas Square
National Museum
The domed Neo-Renaissance museum at the top of Wenceslas Square.
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Ginger and Fred
Dancing House
Vlado Milunić and Frank O. Gehry’s “Ginger and Fred” of 1996 on the Rašínovo embankment, with a gallery and a rooftop terrace.
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Opened 1881 and 1883
National Theatre
The golden-crowned National Theatre on the Vltava: drama, opera and ballet.
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Opened 1888
State Opera
The neo-Renaissance opera house beside the National Museum, opened in 1888 with Die Meistersinger.
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A legendary cinema
Lucerna Palace and Kino Lucerna
The Lucerna arcade off Wenceslas Square: the legendary cinema and the Great Hall of 1920.
Vodičkova 36, 110 00 Prague 1Explore View on map
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Opened in 1998
Mucha Museum
The first museum in the world devoted to Alfons Mucha, in the Baroque Kaunitz Palace on Panská.
Panská 7, 110 00 Prague 1Explore View on map
Where to eat
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Bib Gourmand
U Kalendů
Czech cooking on the Rašínovo embankment. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
Rašínovo nábřeží 383/58, 128 00 PragueExplore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
Alma
Contemporary cooking on V Jirchářích. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
V Jirchářích 8, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Café Imperial
Traditional Czech cooking in a tiled Art Nouveau hall on Na Poříčí.
Na Poříčí 15, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Portfolio
International cooking in the Lannův palác on Havlíčkova.
Lannův palác, Havlíčkova 1030/1, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Taro
Contemporary Vietnamese cooking on Národní.
Národní 10, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Amano
Contemporary Italian cooking on Na Poříčí.
Na Poříčí 48, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Grand Cru
Modern cooking on Lodecká.
Lodecká 4, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Next Door by Imperial
Czech cooking on Zlatnická, beside Café Imperial.
Zlatnická 3, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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A grand café on Národní
Café Louvre
A grand café with a hundred-year history on Národní třída, open from breakfast to late evening.
Národní 22, 110 00 Prague 1Explore View on map
Bars
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On Národní
Reduta Jazz Club
Prague’s famous jazz club on Národní, with big band nights.
Národní 20, 110 00 Prague 1Explore View on map
Shopping
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Saturday mornings
Náplavka farmers’ market
More than 90 stalls of Czech farm produce on the Rašínovo embankment on Saturday mornings.
Where to stay
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On Wenceslas Square
W Prague
A 161-room hotel on Wenceslas Square.
Václavské náměstí 826/25, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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On Hybernská
The Grand Mark Prague
A 78-room hotel on Hybernská, between the Powder Tower and Masaryk station.
Hybernská 12, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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On Senovážné náměstí
Andaz Prague
A 176-room Hyatt hotel on Senovážné náměstí, near the main station.
Senovážné náměstí 976/31, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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Off Wenceslas Square
Almanac X Alcron Prague
The former Alcron, now Almanac X Alcron: 204 rooms on Štěpánská, steps from Wenceslas Square.
Štěpánská 40, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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On Senovážné náměstí
The Julius Prague
A 168-room hotel on Senovážné náměstí.
Senovážné náměstí 3, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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On Senovážná
BoHo Prague Hotel
A boutique hotel on Senovážná, between the Powder Tower and the main station.
Senovážná 1254/4, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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On Na Poříčí
Century Old Town Prague – MGallery
An MGallery hotel on Na Poříčí, a few steps from Náměstí Republiky.
Na Poříčí 7, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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Near the main station
Falkensteiner Boutique Hotel Prague
A boutique hotel on Opletalova, near the main station and Wenceslas Square.
Opletalova 1402/21, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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Near the river
The Manes Boutique Hotel
A boutique hotel on Myslíkova, between the National Theatre and the Dancing House.
Myslíkova 20, 110 00 PragueExplore View on map
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Near Karlovo náměstí
Mosaic House
A design hotel on Odborů, near Karlovo náměstí.
Odborů 4, 120 00 PragueExplore View on map
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By the embankment
Sir Prague
A boutique hotel on Náplavní, a street back from the Rašínovo embankment.
Náplavní 6, 120 00 PragueExplore View on map
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