Prague Shopping Basics

First let’s start with the obvious places in the centre of town. Perhaps the easiest shopping centre to locate is Palac Flora in Vinohradska (tram / metro stop: Flora). Here you will find over 100 shops, many restaurants and several cinemas including the Czech Republic´s only 3D Imax theatre. Numerous trams go through this busy centre along with the green metro line A. There is also copious parking space underground. You can find a similar set up at Novy Smichov in Andel (tram / yellow metro line B: Andel). Both have facilities for children. Getting even closer to the centre, the Tesco department store at Narodni Trida (tram / yellow metro line B) includes a large food store in the basement along with clothes, household goods and electronic equipment on the floors above.

All that walking about is liable to work up an appetite. If you want something healthy, you can find some great organic produce at the Albio store on Truhlarska 20, Prague 1, or the Bio Market on Vinohradska 53. You can get great seafood at the Seafood Shop on Zborovska 49, Prague 5, along with French and Japanese ingredients. More Japanese food can be found at the Japan e-shop on Michelska 55, Prague 4. If you´re vegetarian, you´ll no doubt be frequenting the mecca for vegetarians that is Country Life on Jungmannova 1, Prague 1. Just don´t expect to be served quickly at lunch hour – it´s so popular the queues can get long. If you´re not a Vegetarian, and you´re partial to an English sausage or two, put your head round the door of Robertson´s at Jugoslavskych Partyzanu 38, Prague 6. Another good shop for special ingredients is Culinaria at Skorepka 9, Prague 1. They do good takeout lunchboxes. Unfortunately Fairtrade goods have yet to catch on in a big way in the Czech Republic but if you´re looking for some ethical coffee and chocolate you could try the cultural centre and teahouse Rybanaruby on Manesova 87.