Where to eat and drink in Prague now: This month's tastiest openings and events

Bejgl is the opening that's had Prague's food scene quietly buzzing for months. American baker Katie Perkins has been living in the Czech Republic for years, perfecting her sourdough bagel recipe long before she opened her doors on Korunní in Vinohrady. These are hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, cold-fermented bagels made the proper way. Come plain or loaded: cream cheese and salmon, egg, pastrami, or meatballs are among the fillings. There are also sourdough loaves, babka, fruit sandwiches and what is already being described as the city's finest chocolate chip cookie.

The artisan bakery wave shows no sign of cresting. 55 Bakery has opened on Štefánikova in Smíchov, and unusually, you can watch the whole operation from the café upstairs, since the bakery is one floor below and visible through the space. The headline act is their bread from black wheat, a heritage grain that's making something of a quiet comeback. But the croissants (the pistachio version in particular), the cinnamon roll with brown butter cream, and the sweet-savoury pain suisse with fig, goat's cheese and mortadella are all worth the trip too. Flour comes from Mlýn Dubecko, Czech and organic throughout.

The confectionery project of Brno-based pastry chef Vlad Ryasnyy has crossed the border into Prague, opening its first capital location on the ground floor of Hotel Merkur in Těšnov. Sugar Life's signature macarons are the headline act, but Prague gets two additions the Brno outpost doesn't offer; gluten-free madeleines and artisanal gelato. Unlike the grab-and-go format in Brno, the Prague space is designed for sitting down.

The well-loved Prague bakery chain Zrno Zrnko has added an eleventh location, this time on Kamenická in Letná, bringing its reliable sourdoughs, pastries and Dos Mundos coffee to a neighborhood that was already doing rather well for itself on the bakery front.

Between Náměstí Míru and I.P. Pavlova, Amiata La Cucina Toscana has opened with a clear brief: Tuscan cuisine, done honestly. Named after an extinct volcano in the south of the region, the menu leans into the earthy end of central Italian cooking: pasta with wild boar and thick ribollita with pecorino. The rustic interior is warming, Břevnov's Benedict beer is on tap, and a garden is promised for summer.

Just a few metres away on Londýnská, Share Sweet Bar is back after several months' hiatus, having moved from its original Revoluční spot into a new home nearby. The concept has evolved into something more expansive: still fully plant-based, still turning out exceptional vegan cakes and playful coffee and matcha drinks, but now with small savoury dishes and a proper wine list, including a strong selection of non-alcoholic wines. Whether you're vegan or just curious, it's one of the more interesting café-wine bar hybrids in the city.

Quoq Bistro has opened on Vyšehradská in the quietly characterful Podskalí neighbourhood, with a concept built around a single, very reasonable question: chicken or egg? The answer here is both, sourced exclusively from small Czech free-range farms, and the menu is built around them with genuine creativity.

YO yummyonly has arrived in central Prague with jianbing, the Chinese street crêpe that's been a breakfast staple across northern China for over two thousand years and is only now starting to make its way into European cities. The method is theatrical and fast: batter spread on a hot griddle, egg cracked and spread over it, scallions, sesame, crispy fried crackers, hoisin and chilli sauce, folded into a warm, crispy, deeply savoury wrap.

Esoterique has opened on Legerova in Prague 2, and the concept fits the name: a bar where you draw a card from a custom deck, and the card determines your cocktail, each one paired with a short written message. For those who want to go deeper, a full Cocktail Ritual runs through three cards and three drinks in sequence. The shisha menu works on the same principle, with elemental cards guiding the blend. DJ sets on weekends run from conversational-hour house through to late-night techno.