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A straightforward approach to cocktails, as the name suggests. The superior circulation system, which is a novelty in Prague, filters the ubiquitous cigarette smoke from the atmosphere. DJs play classic rock and Motown tracks and the kitchen serves small plates of snacks for the peckish until 3am.

The wooden door looks a bit suspect, but inside is a welcoming beer-and-a-shot neighbour-hood bar. A good place to practise the intricate rituals of absinthe drinking.

The salads, waffles and crêpes served here make an excellent light lunch, but you’ll have trouble finding a seat in the evening.

Close to 100 billiard, pool and snooker tables, plus four lanes of bowling and two table-tennis sets. Don’t go on Friday or Saturday without making a reservation first. The bar serves drinks, but no food.

Visitors can escape the crowds at this café hidden under the Black Tower at the castle’s eastern en`. Relax with coffee and strudel, or beer and sandwiches.

You would think drinking and rock climbing would be mutually exclusive activities, but you can do both at this bar and climbing gym. The student crowd is interested primarily in the alcohol.

The kind of bar where you’ll find well-heeled septugenarian gents with a girl on either arm. Somewhat circus-like, but the drinks are top notch. Sit at the bar for the best service. The under-dressed have been turned away, so look smart.

The stairway leading to this café’s riverside patio is so narrow it needs its own traffic lights. They say President Václav Havel took Pink Floyd here for beer.