U Vystřelenýho Oka
U Vystřelenýho Oka, 'At the Shot-Out Eye,' takes its name from the legend of Jan Žižka, the one-eyed Hussite commander who gave Žižkov its name. The pub opened in the early 1990s and has since become one of the most recognizable neighborhood institutions in Prague, anchoring the bohemian-working-class identity that Žižkov is known for. The interior is a ramshackle collection of mismatched wooden tables, painted walls, absurdist art, and accumulated decades of stickers, posters, and graffiti, with a rear garden that doubles the capacity in summer. Draft beer runs cheap and fast: Pilsner Urquell and Bernard at prices that undercut almost every bar in the city center. The clientele is a genuine mix of long-term Žižkov residents, students, artists, musicians, journalists, and travelers who have been directed here by someone who knows Prague. The pub occasionally hosts live folk, punk, or experimental music, and the yearly Žižkov festival turns the whole street into an event. This is not a tourist trap dressed up as authentic; it is the actual thing, and it has survived gentrification waves by staying resolutely uninterested in being fashionable.
What to Expect
A ramshackle pub where the decor is decades of accumulated character rather than design, cheap beer pulled fast, and a crowd that mixes Žižkov regulars with curious travelers. The language at the bar is Czech, but the staff will serve anyone politely.
Defiantly unfashionable, warm, loud, and authentically local. A neighborhood living room rather than a commercial bar.
Czech rock, punk, folk, and eclectic jukebox selections; occasional live acoustic or punk gigs
Ultra-casual. This is a pub, not a club; work jackets, band tees, whatever you wore all day.
Travelers who want a real Prague pub experience, beer drinkers, anyone curious about Žižkov's working-class soul
Cash (CZK) preferred and often required; card terminal is sometimes present, sometimes not
Price Range
Pilsner Urquell 0.5L 45 CZK, Bernard 0.5L 45 CZK, shots 40-60 CZK, basic food 80-150 CZK
Pilsner 0.5L ~$2, Bernard 0.5L ~$2, shots ~$1.70-2.60, food ~$3.50-6.50
Hours
16:30-01:00 Mon-Fri, 17:00-01:00 Sat, closed Sun
Insider Tip
Cash in koruna is king here; card acceptance is inconsistent so bring physical money. The garden fills first in warm weather, so head straight there if summer. Don't expect table service to be fast; this is a neighborhood pub, not a restaurant.
Full Review
U Vystřelenýho Oka sits on U Božích bojovníků, a quiet side street below Vítkov Hill where the equestrian statue of Jan Žižka dominates the skyline. The pub's exterior gives almost nothing away: a small painted sign, a few scuffed tables on the pavement, a door that looks like any other in Žižkov. Inside, the layout opens into a warren of small rooms connected by narrow passages, each decorated with decades of accumulated art, absurdist murals, mismatched furniture, and the kind of patina that can't be manufactured. The back garden, accessible through a corridor past the bathrooms, holds twice the seating of the interior and becomes the center of gravity from May through September.
The beer is the headline. Pilsner Urquell at 45 CZK is honest Žižkov pricing, cheaper than the co-working coffee shops that have crept into the neighborhood and roughly half what you'd pay in Old Town. The pour quality is consistent, the staff don't waste time, and the glasses keep coming. Basic pub food, sausages, utopenci (pickled sausage), goulash, hermelín, runs cheap and satisfies late-night hunger without pretense. The kitchen is minimal and the menu hasn't changed much in years, which is exactly the point.
Compared to the other old-school Žižkov pubs, U Vystřelenýho Oka has more character than most and more crowd than the quieter corners. It competes with Parukářka up the hill for atmosphere and wins on interior, loses on views. Among travelers, word of mouth has made it one of the most recommended pubs in Prague, which occasionally fills it with more foreigners than locals, especially on summer weekends. Weekday evenings remain the most authentically local.
Bring cash in koruna because the card reader is unreliable. Don't expect menus in English; point at what someone else is having if you need to. And stay for more than one beer because the place gets better the longer you're in it.
The Neighborhood
U Vystřelenýho Oka anchors the lower slope of Vítkov Hill in Žižkov, a historically working-class district that spent the last two decades shifting into a bohemian-residential mix without losing its pub culture. The street itself is quiet and residential, but Parukářka park and the Vítkov monument are a short uphill walk, and central Žižkov nightlife is five minutes west.
Getting There
Metro B to Křižíkova, then a nine-minute walk south. Trams 5, 9, 15, 26 to Lipanská stop eight minutes north. Walking from Old Town takes 25 minutes; a Bolt from Můstek runs 120-180 CZK.
Address
U Božích bojovníků 3
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