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Late at night, club kids take over the disco, lounge and café. By day, a broader demographic comes for the good vegetarian food. Sunday brunch is especially popular. Open until 5am.

Tucked into a residential neighbourhood is one of the city’s less hectic nightspots. Good food and drink. Summer guests can enjoy the view from the large patio.

This grill bar is extremely popular among yuppies on the make. Guests compete for space on the miniscule dance floor while DJs play pop music.

The granddaddy of Prague’s clubs, the cavernous Lucerna hosts live jazz as well as rock and dance parties, including the ever popular Eighties night.

Billed as Prague’s first New York nightclub, N11 combines a sleek discotheque with good pub-style dining. Open until the early hours of the morning. Strangely, journalists and medical staff receive a 10 per cent discount – the club’s owner is both.

Popular with an artsy student crowd that seems determined to blot out the lamp light with cigarette smoke. Otherwise, a comfortable retreat for sipping coffee or cheap wine.

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.

Franz Kafka, Max Brod and their writer friends used to hold court here. It’s a bright, cheerful place, good for conversation and a bite to eat. At the back is Prague’s classiest pool hall.

The ground floor is a simple, convivial bar and restaurant. After you’ve had your fill, you’ll find a music club downstairs, where you can dance. Open until 4am.

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.