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Located in a 14th-century building, this excellent vegetarian restaurant stays packed from all day. The cafeteria-style set-up features a huge salad bar, soups and a selection of main courses which change daily. Popular with students, grandmas, business people and everyone in between, the restaurant also serves a wide range of fruit juices and teas. A large bakery flanks the main restaurant. Perfect for the quick snack or long drawn out afternoon meal, it is only a short walk from both Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square.

This bakery stands two blocks from Staromestske Namesti (Old Town Square). It offers fresh bread, cheesecake, brownies and croissants as well as sandwiches and side dishes. Many consider the desserts on offer here to be among the best in Prague. This could well be because everything is made fresh on the premises and from natural ingredients.

This is an alley of miniature 16th-century cottages in a variety of colors built originally for the Palace Guard. However, by the 19th Century the lane had become home to artists and craftsmen, and then in the early part of the 20th Century, several well-known personalities came to live here. No. 22 is where Franz Kafka's sister lived and for a time in 1917, Kafka himself used the premises to write some of his stories. In 1951, the Communists threw out the residents and turned the lane into a souvenir street for tourists. Running along the roofs above the shops is a gallery containing an exhibition of armor and period costumes (entry from no 24). Chalk this one up as a must see when visiting Prague.

In the heart of the Old Town, around 100 meters from Old Town Square, stands the Havel's Street Market. Here, traders sell art, fruit, vegetables, jewelry, toys and anything else small enough to pack on to their open-air wooden stands. On either side of the street are shops that sell virtually everything else, including a herbal store that sells herbs and teas. If you wish to buy souvenirs for your loved ones back home, you will be presented with a plethora of options at the Havel's Street Market.

The flagship outlet of this international shoe company sells more than just shoes. Umbrellas, suitcases, sandals, or a belt can be found to go with your new shoes. Of course they also stock men's, women's, children's and sports shoes of the latest styles along with a smattering of clothes. As always with a Bata store, the selection is large and contemporary. Whether you are hunting for season shoes or something for your health regime, be sure to find them here.

A native of Prague, Klara Nademlynska founded her atelier in 1997; this shop is the outlet for her creativity. Before setting out on her own she spent two years working in the design studios of Paris. The French connection is evident in the seductive style of her clothes - a kind of cross fertilization of French club couture with Czech sass. The shop's interior is simple and classy - a single pale green room whose concrete floor is raised in the middle to make a podium for three display dummies. Racked along the walls, the garments are both formal and casual. The prices are very good value given the exclusivity of the products.