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Location: Škroupovo nám. 1282/5, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov, Czechia
Venue Type: Czech Hospoda / Destination Venue / Late Bar
Year of Inscription: 2017 (Founder Member)
Top 100 Bar In Europe 2024
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| EBG Rating: | 9.3/10 (Top 100 Bar In Europe) |
| Choice/ Quality of Drinks | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ |
| Style/ Décor | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ |
| Atmosphere/ Character | ❤️❤️❤️❤️ |
| Amenities/ Events | ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ |
| Value For Money | ❤️❤️❤️ |
| Description | Bars that become ‘institutions’ tend to embark on a familiar lifecycle involving a rapid takeoff, a peak period where the enthusiasm of the patrons and the staff coalesce, then a slow downward curve as the wear and tear sets into the décor, new and exciting destinations appear close by, and the bar fails to keep pace with new trends, whether that’s drinks, décor or whatever gimmickry is in fashion. U Sadu is a Zizkov institution which hasn’t yet jumped the shark. This pub looks unassuming from the outside, set in a fairly quiet corner of the neighbourhood and underneath the looming presence of the TV Tower. However the pub is a bit of a behemoth with a large beer garden in summer, ground level pub room decorated all over with tons of bric-a-brac and things hanging from the ceiling that could take you all night to inspect. Downstairs, there are further rooms offering a series of amenities, table football, pool, darts, TV, jukebox, much more set up for a young crowd than some of the almost pointedly spartan old man pubs in Prague. The downstairs space isn’t anything special in terms of décor, but it is a really nice place to be. There are a mix of locals and tourists and the size of the place gives you enough space to move about in while still actually feeling quite homely. You’ll find house beers (brewed elsewhere and relabelled), well worth a shout and the cheapest Belgian beer you’re likely to find anywhere. That’s before you get to some reasonably priced Czech beers from small and medium sized breweries. In terms of raw materials U Sadu packs a punch – and get this – stays open til 4am – which is crucial in a country still getting used to the idea of serving beer after 11 o clock (probably because all the natives have drunk themselves unconscious by 10pm). You need to know about this place because it scores highly on most of the indicators you could think of for pub going. You can choose where to booze – this is a pub straining every sinew to provide for people, product, choice, comfort, atmosphere and remain open for people serious about making a night of it. These kind of places are more often than not the answer to the place ‘where next?’ – U Sadu is the archetype of that in Prague |
