Friends Bar

About this place Friends Bar

Friends Bar on Bartholomějská in the Old Town is the gay venue in Prague that international visitors find first and return to most consistently — a deliberate position that the bar has cultivated through English-friendly staff, an accessible location near the tourist core, and a programming calendar built around entertainment rather than sub-cultural identity. Regular drag shows, karaoke evenings, and themed events give the calendar structure and draw a crowd that is there for the spectacle as well as the drink. The bar is spread over two floors and has the comfortable capacity to absorb the tourist-heavy crowd that a Prague Old Town location inevitably generates without losing the social atmosphere that makes it work. Drink prices are low even by Prague standards. The Bartholomějská location is a few minutes' walk from Charles Bridge and easily accessible from the metro. For gay visitors to Prague who want an easy, uncomplicated, English-friendly starting point for exploring the city's scene, Friends is the correct first destination.