Brno is the second-largest city in the Czech Republic. And although it cannot compete with the capital Prague, Brno is still a pleasant student city where you can certainly enjoy yourself for a day or two. It is the perfect stopover on your way to/from Prague or Vienna. From Brno you can also make easy day trip to the rest of the Morovia region like the village Telc or Olomouc, or explore the wineyards at the heart of the Czech's wine region. Another option is to explore Moravian Karst, a protected nature reserve famous for its limestone formations, caves, and the Macocha Abyss.
Breakfast and Lunch Brno
Bistro Franz - Colourful retro Bistro Franze focuses on locally sourced organic products for yummy breakfast and Brunch
Botanic Bar Bistro - World cuisine food for breakfast, lunch or dinner with cocktails, beer, wine and the likes.
Break+ Fest Bistro by Eggo & Eggo Foodtruck - Look at the mouthwatering instagram pictures and you know that is a good place. Walk-in only. Located in old town.
Flek Brno - a nice bistro full of lunch dishes (or evening if you like) buns, salads, wraps and more. Flek Bistro elevates street food to a tasty experience.
Cafe Podnebi - Top favourite. A little bit hidden next to the park of Brno Castle / Hrad Spilberk. This cafe with a pretty outside summer garden is populair with students. Perfect for coffee, breakfast or lunch.
SKØG - My favourite coffee place in Brno. Delicious coffee, breakfast, lunch and more. White walls, high ceilings. This cafe has a cozy, and trendy atmosphere. With a little terrace outside.
Coffee Bar Story - A yummy place for sweet breakfasts, cakes and coffee.
Večerka Brno - Another nice place for coffee, breakfast and lunch. Brno is full of nice coffeebards.
Coffee Brno
Kafe Friedrich - Delicious pastries, cake and coffee. Nothing else needed.
Jadro Cafe - A small cafe in Brno. Jadro is full of Very tasty (vegan) cakes and good coffee. Nice atmosphere, quiet and cozy. Located in old town.
Komar Kafe - café and patisserie with a selection of coffe, cake and home-made desserts
Marinada Store - I always love a local tiny cafe. Marinada Store is a café and bistro, a shop and a wine bar. A place where the food is made with love. Highly recommended. Next to this café you will find Vinotéka Jiraskova.
Cafe Podnebi - a little bit hidden next to the park of Brno Castle / Hrad Spilberk. This cafe with pretty outside summer garden is populair with students. Perfect for coffee, breakfast or lunch.
Rebelbean Coffee Roastery / Rebelbean Vlněna Brno - nice coffee with fresh coffee beans.
SKØG - my favourite coffee place in Brno. Delicious coffee, breakfast, lunch and more. SKØG means forest in Norwegian and the Scandinavian deisgn and lifestyle are reflected in the interior. White walls, high ceilings. This cafe has a cozy, and trendy atmosphere. With a little terrace outside.
Coffee Bar Story - A yummy place for sweet breakfasts, cakes and coffee. Close to Park Lužánky.
Restaurants Brno
Atelier Bistro - Bistro, Bar and Wine. Atelies Bistro is casual, fun, uncomplicated. They change the menu often and cook with simple ingredients. You can also go for a lovely drink, cocktails or wine. You choosse.
Botanic Bar Bistro - World cuisine food for breakfast, lunch or dinner with cocktails, beer, wine and the likes.
Smash Burgers Brno - If you fancy a yummy smash burger (and fries).
Starobrno Brewery - take a tour at this Moravians brewery and/or go for dinner at Pivovarská Starobrno.
Wine Bars Brno
Vinotéka Jiraskova - a cute little winebar in a local neigbourhood. Next door you'll find Marinada Store, a café, bistro, store and wine bar all in one.
Things To Do Brno
Church of St James with the Ossuary - the crypt of the St James Church holds the bones of around 50.000 people.
Discover Brno's underground - There are a few mysterious tours under Brno that you can take. Try the Labyrinth under the Vegetable Market Zelny trh 21 (medieval passageways), the Ossuary at the Church of St James (human bones), Fallout Shelter 10Z-Bunker or the Capuchin Crypt (with mummies).
Old Town Hall (Stara Radnice), Freedom Square (Namesti Svobody), Vegetable Markt
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul and the Denisovy Sady Park
A nice walk outside the Brno old town - Start your day at the Moravská galerie, the second-largest art museum in the Czech Republic, showcasing a diverse collection of fine arts, applied arts, and design. After or before your visit go for breakfast / cofee at Cafe Podnebi and make your way up to the Brno Castle / Hrad Spilberk. After enjoying the panorama views over Brno and the green park make your way to Údolní 25 where you'll find the minimalistic Object Concept Store. Turn right and cross the park on Obilni tr h.
On the corner with Jiráskova, try Marinada Store for coffee / lunch or Vinotéka Jiraskova. On the corner you'll find Naše Věci. Make your way to Grohova where you'll find a few other nice places like Nase Veci, TY Identity a curated boutique designer shop with Cesky Design, Little Italy Coffee and We love Movies! Turn right on Veveri back into old town and you'll pass Bistro Franz and Flek Brno.
Park Lužánky - Lužánky is the largest city park in Brno and the oldest city park in the Czech Republic. Very lush and green. Perfect for an afternoon of sun bathing, a picknick or a leisure stroll. From the parc you can easilit visit Art Nouveau Löw-Beer Villa and after Villa Tugendhat (via the stairs of Schodová street). The gardens are free to visits and these to villa's are connected. Half way the stairs you'll find the wine store Vinotéka Nad Schody.
Villa Tugendhat - The modern art Bauhaus style villa, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is Brno's Unesco-Listed functionalist villa. You need to book your ticket almost a few weeks in advance. This is a very populair tour. Other populair villas are the Art Nouveau Löw-Beer Villa, Art Nouveau Jurkovic House and the Functionalist Stiassni Villa.
My trip through Central/Eastern Europe took me to Warsaw, Krakow, Bratislava, Vienna, Brno and Prague. If you have similar plans, discover all my city trip guides here.
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