I love it here. Very chill, but very close to all the action. Amazing American oldies music today,…read moreand fascinating history. The staff was very kind and helpful, and the tea and apple strudel were delicious.

If you are in the hradcanska area and want a place to relax with a coffee or tea this place is…read moredoable. They have a couple different rooms to sit in, with these random chairs and couches, all very artistic the way they are set up. This cafe doubles as a ceramic painting studio as well which I thought was quite cool. Service was very friendly, bilingual, and prompt. We had homemade ginger teas for about 35 crowns each and a chips and dip platter which was huge, easily enough to feed 4 people for only 85 crowns. Good deal even though everything came out of a bag or jar from tesco. The atmosphere here was very relaxed and easygoing, never really felt forced to hurry up and get out here which was nice. If you are hanging out here check out the bookcases, the ceramics on display and the frisbees they have for sale!

An absolute gem of a cafe offering a unique set up: come in, unleash your creativity and paint a…read moremug/plate/whichever piece of ceramics from the wide selection on offer over a nice tea or coffee and cake. Of course, you don't have to paint anything while you're there. The cafe has a nice offer of fair trade coffees, good teas and delicious cakes for decent prices. This is while I prefer this place over the second spot in Prague which offers ceramics painting - kavarna Maluj. While Maluj seems much more purely ceramics oriented and has a rather studio-like feel, Vypalene Kotatko is a chill place where one genuinely likes to return back to even without having an art project on mind. If you do want to paint some ceramics, this is how it works: you pay a small fee (100 crowns if you're alone, or progressively less down to 50kc/person if you're a group), and choose one of the bisques (the prices range from 130 for small figures or small mugs to around 250 for big mugs, or around 300-500 kc for large pieces like teapots, etc). There is no time limit and you are free to paint away all day - the cafe usually closes at 10pm. The assistants there are very attentive and helpful especially if it's your first time - they will explain what types of paints are good for what purpose, the different methods that you can experiment with, etc. Once you're finished, your piece will be glazed and ready from the kiln in a week max. Couple of personal tips if you aren't doing this just for the novelty, but want a nice result: - If you want nice rich colors, really take the time and give all you paint at least two coats. It will be worth it. - Trust me, you will need more time than you thought. So come in early and give yourself time to relax (in exceptional cases you can come back and finish your piece if you couldn't do it in one sitting, but it's not the norm). I painted my first mug as a gift at Kotatko three years ago and it came out great. It has been used and washed heavily and it still looks as good as new, so the quality of paints and finish must be good.

Choo-choo! A place for all train lovers and kids in heart - a cafe/restaurant where you get food…read moreand drinks delivered by tiny trains. For relatively cheap - 89,- kč, you can buy a "ticket" for all you can eat of either sweet or savory treats. We opted for the sweet option and got to try a variety of mini desserts. They were alright, but all tasted kind of similar, super sweet and very artificial. The trains are trully the highlight here - each different, making train noises and bringing food to your table -staying for a while waiting for you to choose what you want and then taking off again, soon to be replaced by another train. It's a pretty cool place and I'm sure especially kids love it, but the quality of their mini desserts isn't very high. Still a nice experience though.