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The quality of the food varies with the Globe’s mercurial staff, but the overall trend is upward. Weekend brunch is the best time to visit (see Palackého náměstí).

The name is bigger than the café. Serves good coffee, homemade pastries and a dozen flavours of ice cream.

Exactly what you might expect from the city that created the “Beer-Barrel Polka”. U Fleků is probably the city’s most popular beer hall, and the prices reflect it.

A sports bar for serious fans. Watch sports on their multiple screens while dripping barbecue sauce down your front.

Owned by “friends and family” of National Hockey League star Jaromír Jágr, this sports bar has several giant screens, decent food and friendly service.

This sleek theatre bar fills quickly during intermission and after the curtain has come down. The theatre also hosts English-language readings from time to time.

This lively pub offers all a Celtophile could ask for: live music in the evenings, football on the TV, a roaring fire and plenty of stout. The food’s fair as well.

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.

Students at the Institut Français and other Francophones gather here for coffee, quiche and a read of the French newspapers. The garden is a peaceful spot on sunny days.

One of a dying breed, the Raven serves some of the best greasy food in town and a superior half-litre of beer. Open until 5am.