7 perfect picnic ideas for Prague including tasty tips for delivery baskets

Located just a few steps away from Stromovka Park and Letenské sady, Stromovka Picnic takes online orders for picnic baskets that can be picked up at their delivery point at U Studánky 27.

The casual offer of sandwiches and salads is bolstered by a heartier selection of meats, and sausages that can be turned out on an eco-friendly portable grill. Pair with Prosecco, Champagne, and Moravian sparkling wines or sip a Czech microbrew or two.

The National Museum of Agriculture in Letná, which opened its rooftop meadow in 2018, loans out blankets, baskets, and utensils for a small fee (refundable deposit of CZK 500). Buy regional food and drinks in the museum shop. The rooftop is now open for the picnic season.

The Convent of St. Agnes, a part of the National Gallery Prague, is a breathtaking Gothic complex housing a medieval monastery and the gallery’s collection of Gothic art.

A recently opened café connected to a sculpture garden is now furnishing patrons with picnic baskets and blankets filled with a choice of sweet or savory light bites paired with bubbly beverages or soft drinks.

The high brick walls around the Vyšehrad fortress now provide lovely photo vantage points for photos and skyline gazing, while the shady green meadows that comprise the medieval complex beckon picnics and strolls.

The area is conveniently home to a number of cafés, and one, in particular, packs picnic baskets to go. Bystro Cafe, located a stone’s throw from the 11th-century Rotunda of St. Martin, has beer, wine, and Prosecco picnics which come with a variety of nibbles and spreads.

Prague’s Žluté lázně spa area recently opened for its 113th season. This year’s summertime entertainment includes not only boat rentals, a beach volleyball complex, summer cinema, and live music but picnics that can be enjoyed on the grassy banks of the Vltava.

The picnic goodies provided range from pizza and fresh mozzarella to the more traditional picnic fare: grilled chicken with sides like cole slaw. Baskets come with beer and dessert.

U Sadu pub in Prague’s Žižkov district is best known as an atmospheric beer hall tapping unfiltered brews and serving food late-night including a legendary spicy pickled cheese.

The pub is also in the picnic basket biz and will deliver via Foodora an array of spreads for every appetite from “hipster” to “ladies ride” or a “beer basket” packed with traditional Czech beer snacks that let you take the U Sadu experience with you. Delivering to Vinohrady, Žižkov, Vyšehrad, Vršovice, and several other locations around town.