Who sets the hours, what a trade licence takes, what the bill and the team cost, and the nights that fill the city, for anyone running a club, lounge or bar here.
Prague’s late rooms spread across several districts. Karlovy lázně by Charles Bridge calls itself the biggest music club in Central Europe, with five floors. Cross Club is a multicultural centre in Holešovice, and Radost FX is on Bělehradská in Vinohrady. National law sets no closing hour for bars and clubs, so the limits are night quiet from 22:00 to 06:00 and any local rule. Prague’s accommodation counted 8.27 million guests in 2025, 81% of them from abroad, and 18.98 million nights. Prague Pride in early August and Signal in mid October are the festival peaks. For an operator, the plan starts with the trade licence and the local rules, not a fixed closing time.
What the Czech State and the City of Prague ask of a venue, from the trade licence to night quiet. Liquor licences come from the Trade licensing offices (živnostenský úřad), under Act 455/1991.
National law sets no closing hour for bars and clubs, so the only time drawn here is night quiet. A municipality can set exceptions by ordinance, and local rules may apply to your street. Prague and its districts can add their own rules by ordinance, so check them with the City or your district office.
Czech national law sets no closing hour for bars and clubs. Opening hours are the operator’s choice.
MoreNight quiet and any local rule limit them. Prague can add its own rules by ordinance, so ask the City before you plan late hours.
Source: Act 455/1991The Offences Act defines night quiet as 22:00 to 06:00. A municipality can set cases by ordinance where it is shorter or need not be kept, such as festivals.
MoreDo not assume an exception applies to your room. Check which ones the City has listed.
Source: Act 251/2016Breaking night quiet is an offence for a person and for a business, with a fine of up to CZK 10,000, about €410.
MoreNoise limits in decibels were not confirmed, so ask the district office what applies to your premises.
Source: Act 251/2016In 2020 Prague 1 reviewed its terraces open after 22:00 for the city’s market regulation and said none of the 211 should stay open after midnight.
MoreThat was a review, not today’s list. Check the current market regulation for your street.
Source: Prague 1Hostinská činnost, catering and hospitality, is a crafts trade under Act 455/1991.
MoreYou notify the trade office, which issues the živnostenský list. Fees and times were not confirmed.
Source: Act 455/1991An individual needs full legal capacity and a clean record. A crafts trade also needs the qualification shown by schooling or practice.
MoreThe exact qualification for hostinská činnost sits in rules not read, so ask the trade office before you apply.
Source: Act 455/1991Serving drinks other than tap water and a few listed drinks is at the 21% rate, so every alcoholic drink is 21%. Food served is at the 12% rate.
MoreWhether a club cover charge counts as the 12% rate for concerts was not confirmed.
Source: Act 235/2004Guarding property and persons is a regulated trade with a required qualification, set out in Act 455/1991.
MoreWhether a venue’s own door staff must hold it, or you must use a security firm, was not confirmed.
Source: Act 455/1991Selling or serving alcohol to anyone under 18 is banned. Serving it to someone about to do work where a drink could endanger people is banned too.
MoreBreaking the age rule is an offence. Accepted ID was not confirmed.
Source: Act 65/2017General information, not legal advice. Laws and licence conditions change and vary by venue. Confirm with the City of Prague, your district or the trade office before acting on it.
How a table’s bill adds up once tax and a service charge are on it, and what guests pay at the door.
| Minimum spend | Kč 10,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Service charge 10%, added by the venue | Kč 1,000.00 |
| DPH on drinks 21%, included in the prices | Kč 1,735.54 |
| Guest pays | Kč 11,000.00 |
| Tip the guest chooses to add | No tax |
Prices include DPH. Drinks served at the table, alcohol included, carry the 21% rate. Food served carries 12%, so a table with food on the bill splits between the two.
Source: Act 235/2004Entry to concerts and similar cultural events is at 12%. Whether a nightclub cover charge counts was not stated, so confirm it with the tax office before pricing covers.
Source: Act 235/2004How DPH treats a mandatory service charge was not confirmed. The example applies DPH to the minimum spend only.
Source: Act 235/2004Rough estimates for tickets and bottle-service tables, from public listings and venues’ own pages.
Kč 0 to Kč 320
Typically about Kč 320
From two venues’ own pages: Karlovy lázně sells a regular ticket from CZK 320, or from CZK 250 before 23:00, and Cross Club lists free entry on most weeknights. A thin sample of two rooms, so treat it as a guide.
Kč 1,500 to Kč 1,500
A typical table, about Kč 1,500
From one venue’s own page: Karlovy lázně lists a VIP table from CZK 1,500, with entry included. A single room, so it gives a starting price rather than a range.
Figures are estimates from the sources and samples listed. They change often and may be wrong. Check with the venue or the relevant authority before relying on them. Venues and events named here aren’t affiliated with VenueStack and haven’t endorsed this guide. Price sources: Karlovy lázně, Cross Club.
The legal minimum wage, and the rules on tips and pay.
Minimum wage Kč 22,400 a month, since 1 January 2026Source: MPSV
The minimum wage is CZK 22,400 a month, up CZK 1,600 from 1 January 2026. For a 40-hour week that is CZK 134.40 an hour.
Source: MPSVCZK 22,400 is about €918 at the Czech National Bank rate of 24.405 koruna to the euro on 6 October 2026.
Source: ČNB
The nights that fill a room, or empty it, month by month.
A state holiday and a day of rest, so holiday pay and staffing apply.
Official siteNo city-wide dates
No city-wide dates
Good Friday and Easter Monday are holidays and days of rest.
Official siteA holiday and a day of rest.
Official siteA day of rest that can make a long weekend, depending on the weekday.
Official siteNo city-wide dates
Two state holidays in a row, both days of rest.
Official siteA week of parties with a parade on the Saturday. The festival’s site says 95,000 came to the last edition.
Official siteA day of rest.
Official siteA festival of digital and creative culture with light installations in the city centre and evening crowds.
Official siteA day of rest that can make a long weekend, depending on the weekday.
Official siteA day of rest, and a night students go out.
Official sitePrague City Tourism says Christmas information returns in late November. Dates and sites were not confirmed.
Official siteThree holidays and days of rest in a row.
Official site
Prague’s nightlife districts and the rooms each is known for.
Top restaurants, wine bars and cafés that blend café culture with the arts, and a nightlife Prague City Tourism calls authentic but not too wild.
Shares a thriving cultural life with Vršovice, known for an eclectic mix of pubs, bars and cultural clubs.
Former factories turned into studios and galleries for young creatives, designers and architects.
Vaults in the Vltava embankment, once ice stores, now home to shops, cafés and bars, with markets, sport and culture all year.
Who lives in the city and who visits. These describe Prague’s population and its accommodation, not any venue’s guests.
Sell tickets, take table bookings with deposits, run the guest list and check guests in at the door, in one place. Built for clubs, lounges and bars.
Czech national law sets no closing hour for bars and clubs, so opening hours are the operator’s choice. Night quiet from 22:00 to 06:00 and any local rule limit them, and Prague can add its own rules by ordinance.
National law sets no closing hour, but night quiet runs from 22:00 to 06:00 and a municipality can set exceptions by ordinance. Check the City’s rules for your street.
Night quiet is 22:00 to 06:00 under the Offences Act. A municipality can set cases where it is shorter or need not be kept, such as festivals.
Breaking night quiet is an offence for a person and for a business, with a fine of up to CZK 10,000, about €410.
You need a trade licence, the živnostenský list. Hostinská činnost, catering and hospitality, is a crafts trade, so you notify the trade office. The qualification, fees and times were not confirmed.
It is 18. Selling or serving alcohol to anyone under 18 is banned.
Drinks served, alcohol included, carry 21% DPH. Food served carries 12%. Whether a nightclub cover charge counts as the 12% rate for concerts was not confirmed.
The Czech minimum wage is CZK 22,400 a month, or CZK 134.40 an hour for a 40-hour week, from 1 January 2026. That is about €918 at the Czech National Bank rate.
Terraces open after 22:00 are listed in the city’s market regulation. In 2020 Prague 1 said none of the 211 it reviewed should stay open after midnight. Check the current list for your street.
Guarding property and persons is a regulated trade with a required qualification. Whether a venue’s own door staff must hold it was not confirmed, so ask the trade office.
Prague Pride in early August and Signal in mid October, plus the state holidays, 17 November and the Christmas season. The city counted 18.98 million nights in 2025.
VenueStack publishes this guide for general information. We take care to keep it accurate and list our sources and review dates, but we can’t guarantee it is complete, current or correct, and we aren’t responsible for decisions made on it. Nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice. Prices, minimums and wages are estimates from the samples described and don’t represent any particular venue. Venues, events and organisations named here aren’t affiliated with VenueStack and haven’t endorsed this guide.
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