Expert recommendations for the best clubs, bars, and other after-dark venues.
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AghaRTA Jazz Centrum
The best sight lines of any jazz club in Prague—if you manage to snag a highly coveted seat in the main room. Arrive 60 minutes before show time, more for big acts. Covers from $12. Zelezna 16. tel. +420 222 211 275. www.agharta.cz
Cross Club
“Crap wine served in plastic cups, but the DJs are always up to something interesting.”—Will Tizard, editor, Time Out Prague Guide. Legendary alternative/industrial music club in the Holesovice neighborhood warehouse district. Plynarni 1096/23; tel. +420 736 535 053. www.crossclub.cz
Duplex
“Good, if not edgy, dance music and the fun of shaking it in a glass aerie above Wenceslas Square.”—Will Tizard. Raucous dance venue in the middle of Wenceslas Square that’s staged a revival in recent months. Gets going around midnight. Covers from $6. Vaclavske Namesti. 21; tel. +420 732 221 111. www.duplex.cz
Lucerna Music Bar
Threadbare club known for hosting wildly popular ’80s and ’90s dance nights on weekends. The rest of the week brings a solid program of the best Czech bands and occasionally jazz or blues nights. Sometimes free; tickets from $6. Vodickova 36; tel. +420 224-217-108. www.musicbar.cz
Misch Masch
“Definitely a top-fiver when it comes to good space and good tunes.”—Jacy Meyer, editor, Prague In Your Pocket. Legendary early ’90s dance club that has reopened its doors. Both local and international DJs spin here. Veletrzni 61; tel. +420 603 272 227; fee. www.mischmasch.cz
Palac Akropolis
Former theater now serves as the number-one small music venue in the city. Attracts some of the best Czech bands, world music acts, and top U.S. college bands. Kubelikova 27; tel. +420 296 330 911. www.palacakropolis.cz
U Maleho Glena
“The claustrophobic space forces up-close-and-personal experiences not to be forgotten.”—Will Tizard. Microscopic jazz club in the Lesser Quarter that is still the place for serious jazz and blues freaks. Sunday night jam sessions bring out the best talent around for impromptu pick-up sets. Karmelítska 23; tel. +420 257 531 717; fee. www.malyglen.cz
