Pilsen Restaurant, Prague

Follow the "oom pah" music echoing up the stairs to this basement beer hall restaurant in the Municipal House - the city's finest example of art nouveau architecture. A favorite of tour groups (especially Germans) and locals with a taste for nostalgia, this restaurant serves up Czech dishes alongside traditional pilsners. The socialist realism of the tiled wall scenes adds an off-beat twist. The friendly, chatty staff are attentive and will be happy to tell you the history of the pub and building.