The St. Thomas restaurant
Only a very short walk from Charles Bridge, or Stara Mesto Metro station is the famous St. Thomas restaurant. Prices are very reasonable, and the quality is superb.
Czechpoint has negotiated a 10% discount off the prices of meals and drinks for clients who book their accomodation through them.. For large groups, it can arrange special menus with even greater discounts.
Click here for menu examples
The St. Thomas restaurant maintains the style of a typical Czech beer house with a
capacity of 270 seats at tables. Every day you can enjoy live music. There
is also a garden restaurant open from May to October. You can enjoy famous
Czech beer and traditional Czech specialties. The history of the former
St-Thomas brewery is to be written back to year 1358 when it was founded as
the brewery of the Augustinian monastery.
Wenceslav II founded the monastery in the year 1285 near an early Gothic
church. It was rebuild in Gothic style after the fire in 1420. The whole
monastery complex was reconstructed many times, in Renaissance style in the
16th and 17th century and in Baroque style in the 18th century.
Today the brewery is a Renaissance building with Baroque renovations and
modern adaptations. In the 19th century, the restaurant was a point of
meeting for many famous Czech artists and writers. According to Prague
legends, in the old times, the St. Thomas brewery was one of three on this
side of the river, the only one where good beer was served and did not
disappear with the passing years.