San Francisco’s Café Prague

Café Prague, Merchant Street, San Francisco

Café Prague is located in San Francisco’s Financial District and owned by Czech émigrés Alena and Mirek Kucera.


Alena and Mirek Kucera at Café Prague, March 2012

This being California, the menu balances Czech staples such as duck and cabbage with organic salads and healthier sandwiches.


Menu from Café Prague, March 2012

When Recording Voices & Documenting Memories paid the café a visit, it was gearing up for Saint Patrick’s Day – hence the proliferation of shamrocks alongside the otherwise Czech décor.


Interior and window of Café Prague adorned with shamrocks

One of the highlights at Café Prague is the Czech beer served on tap. The Kuceras serve draught Pilsner Urquell and Staropramen, and often have Krusovice beer as well.



Draught beer at the bar at Café Prague and a Krusovice sign outside the restaurant

On Fridays, there is generally an informal gathering of San Francisco’s various Slavic communities at the café. For more information on this, go to the restaurant’s Facebook page.