Painting the Town

6,584 votes were cast between June and September for the best bars and cafes in the Czech Republic…  and the winners for the third annual Czech Bar Awards are…

BEST CAFE AND LOUNGE

 

For the cafe and lounge award: Café Lounge, located at Plaská 615/8.

This Cafe features a fantastic menu with all sorts of coffee drinks, wines and cocktails, as well as a scrumptious food menu for really reasonable prices. For example, for breakfast one of the choices is 2 poached eggs with basil and tomato pesto served with white toast and a small salad for just 70 Kc, or even more exciting for a former New Yorker, they have a lox plate for 105 Kc. They also have a selection of wines, including local wines and those from across Europe. Also be sure to check out their event listings on the site – coming up they have a wine tasting on the Oct 27.

In second place was the historic Café Louvre at Národní 22 in Prague, and in third was Cafe Savoy at Vítězná 5 in Prague.

BEST COCKTAIL BAR

 

The award for best cocktail bar went to Hemingway Bar,a classy set located at Karolíny Světlé 26 up mostly dedicated to the best absinthe, rum and champagne, apparently the favorite drinks of Mr. Hemingway himself. The bar features more than 200 different types of rum,  which customers can sample with the “Tasting Experience,” which features samples of rum with chocolate, nuts and dried fruit.

In second place was Bugsy’s Bar at Pařížská 10 in Prague, and in third was Žlutá Ponorka located at Chelčického 4.

BEST BAR DESIGN

The Best Bar Design award went to Siddhartha Cafe, located at Jakubská 8, which features beautiful colorful chandeliers and multi-colored lights in the walls, as well as a menu featuring delectable selections, like lobster ravioli and rabbit leg with truffle noodles. The bar has only the best labels in liquors, wines and champagnes.

In second place was Cafe Bar Perla at Perlová 1 in Prague, and in third was Jack Daniels Pub at Staré náměstí 34, in Sokolov.

BEST HOTEL BAR

 

Best Hotel Bar went to Cloud 9 at the Hilton located at Pobřežní 1 in Prague. This bar features a great cocktail menu with signature drinks like the Charisma. I wrote about this bar before – it’s got a great trendy atmosphere along with the comfort you might seek in a less classy joint. And of course, the cocktails and food are amazing…

In second place was Tom’s Bar at The Augustine Hotel, located at Letenská 12 in Prague. In third place was Barego at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel located at Nebovidska 1.

BEST CLUB

The Best Club award went to Klub Phenomen located at Nádražní 43, which is a new club that has live music and three floors that can fit around 700 people. They also serve all sort of food until 2 in the morning. They also have live DJs almost every night of the week – (the schedule can be found on their website.)

 

In second place was  Žumberská stodola at Bezručova 14 in Plzen, and in third was Two Faces at Biskupská 1 in Brno.