If you want to bring something back from Prague as a gift for friends, or as a small reminder of your stay in the city, you should not limit your choice to magnets and beer mugs. Here is a whole list of traditional Czech products.
Czech cosmetics
Manufaktura
Manufaktura is a well-known Czech cosmetics brand. It uses mainly natural ingredients: mineral salt from Karlovy Vary, local herbs, Moravian wine and Czech beer. Besides soap, creams and shampoos, the shops of this company also sell herbal teas, wooden toys and handmade jewellery.
Where to buy Manufaktura cosmetics
Manufaktura shops — Melantrichova 17 / Celetná 12 / Karlova 26 / Mostecká 17
Botanicus
Botanicus is another excellent option. This brand has a large selection of organic cosmetics, soaps, oils, candles and honey. Whatever you choose, you can be sure it will be a product of the very highest quality. All the ingredients are grown in the company’s own gardens in the town of Ostrá nad Labem. Incidentally, in summer you can visit those gardens and the nearby craft center. There is also a Botanicus flagship shop in Prague. It is located in Týn Courtyard, just a few steps from Old Town Square. And that shop smells so pleasantly of herbs that you certainly will not manage to leave it in under an hour.
Where to buy Botanicus cosmetics
Botanicus shop — Týn 3
Ryor
Another brand that may interest lovers of natural cosmetics is Ryor. This family-run Czech company started out making products for professional beauticians. Today they also offer quality cosmetics for home care at affordable prices. You can choose between many cosmetic lines, including Cannabis Derma Care and Original Beer Cosmetics.
Where to buy Ryor cosmetics
Ryor shop — Národní třída 25
Dermacol
The history of the Dermacol company began in the 1960s at the Barrandov Film Studios, where, drawing on experience with cinematic makeup, specialists developed one of the world’s first high-coverage foundations. Later, Hollywood studios bought the licence for this product. Besides decorative cosmetics, Dermacol today also offers body and skin care products. But bear in mind that their Aroma Ritual shower gels inevitably become seriously addictive.
Where to buy Dermacol cosmetics
In any cosmetics or household goods shop (DM, ROSSMANN, Teta) or in Studio Dermacol shops — NC Palladium, Náměstí Republiky 1078 / Quadrio, Spálená 2121
Food and drink
Becherovka
Becherovka is a strong herbal liqueur produced in Karlovy Vary since 1807. The recipe has been kept secret for more than 200 years. Only two of all the employees at the plant know it. Originally Becherovka was sold as a remedy for stomach ache. Many people still deal with digestive problems with the help of this drink today. Becherovka can be served chilled in small shot glasses, or added to cocktails or tea. The most popular cocktail with Becherovka is called Beton. It is simple to make: mix Becherovka with tonic and add a piece of lemon.
Where to buy Becherovka
In any supermarket in the city, or in the duty-free shops at the airport.
Beer
The history of Czech brewing began more than a thousand years ago. There is evidence that the first brewery was founded as early as 993 at Břevnov Monastery in Prague. Many consider Czech beer the best in the world. Some brands — for example Pilsner Urquell, Velkopopovický Kozel, Budějovický Budvar, Krušovice or Staropramen — are well known abroad. Today more than 400 beer producers are registered in Czechia. Besides the large plants, there are also many small breweries. Several Prague restaurants have their own minibreweries: Klášterní Pivovar Strahov, U Medvídků, Pivovar Národní, Břevnovský Pivovar and others. In these restaurants you can not only taste the local beer but also buy a couple of bottles as a souvenir.
Where to buy Czech beer
Craft beer — right in the restaurants where it is brewed; ordinary brands — in any supermarket in the city or in the duty-free shops at the airport.
Kofola
Kofola is a soft drink popular in Czechia. It was created in the late 1950s as a Czechoslovak alternative to the “Western” Coca-Cola and Pepsi. To achieve a unique taste, scientists used fourteen herbal and fruit extracts, as well as caffeine. The company still produces the drink to the very same formula today. Compared with Coca-Cola or Pepsi, Kofola is less sweet and has a more pronounced citrus flavor.
Where to buy Kofola
In any supermarket in the city.
Studentská Pečeť chocolate
A bar of Studentská Pečeť chocolate is an excellent gift for both children and adults. The combination of milk or dark chocolate, peanuts, raisins and jelly appeared in 1975. Today you can buy various variations: with cherry, pear, cranberry or with white chocolate.
Where to buy Studentská Pečeť chocolate
In any supermarket in the city.
Oplatky (spa wafers)
Sweet round wafers with cinnamon, hazelnut or chocolate are a typical product of Czech spa towns. They have been made there for more than 200 years. If you plan to visit Karlovy Vary or Mariánské Lázně, do not miss the chance to try fresh, warm wafers. But you can also buy a box of Czech oplatky in Prague. Opavia Kolonada wafers are sold in any supermarket.
Where to buy oplatky
In Karlovy Vary — the Karlovarské Oplatky kiosk in the Hot Spring Colonnade. In Prague — in any supermarket.
Hermelín
Hermelín is another edible souvenir from Czechia. It is a soft cream cheese covered in white mold. Besides classic Hermelín, you can buy cheese with various flavors: pepper, herbs, garlic, poppy seed and so on. The best-known brands are Král Sýrů and Sedlčanský. By the way, local restaurants serve marinated (nakladaný) or fried (smažený) Hermelín. Do not miss the chance to try these dishes.
Where to buy Hermelín cheese
In any supermarket in the city.
For children
Krtek (The Little Mole)
Krtek is the best-known Czech cartoon character. He appeared on screen in 1957, and children have adored him ever since. In any local toy shop you can buy all sorts of goods featuring the cute little mole — plush toys, jigsaw puzzles, pillows, bags, T-shirts or books. Whatever you choose, a great gift for a little one is guaranteed.
Where to buy a Krtek toy
Hugo Chodí Bos — Řeznická 12
Sparkys Palladium — Náměstí Republiky 1078/1
Sparkys Quadrio — Spálená 2121/22
Hamleys — Na Příkopě 854/14
KOH-I-NOOR
A box of Koh-i-noor pencils or crayons is another wonderful gift from Czechia. The company’s factory in the town of České Budějovice has been operating since 1848. In Koh-i-noor shops you can buy both pencils and paints for children and quality art supplies for professional artists.
Where to buy Koh-i-noor pencils
Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth shops — Na Příkopě 24 / Vodičkova 31 / Na Poříčí 23
Marionettes and wooden toys
Czechia is also famous for handmade wooden toys. Stylish and sturdy toys make an excellent gift for children. There are many options: little cars, birds, building blocks, little houses and so on. And if you are looking for something for adults, take a look at Czech marionettes. Traditionally they are carved by hand from wood and represent all sorts of characters: witches, demons, political figures, animals or literary heroes.
Where to buy Czech wooden toys and marionettes
Czech Toys and Marionettes in Ungelt — Týn 10
Hugo Chodí Bos — Řeznická 12
The “U Zlatého Lva” toy shop — Celetná 32
Something special (and rather expensive)
Bohemian crystal
The production of crystal in the Czech lands goes back to the 13th century, and many consider the local goods the best in the world. Crystal is nothing other than glass with a significant lead content. It is used to make not only chandeliers but also glasses, vases, decanters and figurines. The best-known local brands are Moser, Ruckl and Bohemia Crystal.
Where to buy Bohemian crystal
Moser shops — Na Příkopě 12 / Staroměstské náměstí 603/15
Dana Bohemia — Národní 43
Debut Gallery — Malé náměstí 12
Czech porcelain
The production of porcelain in the Czech lands has a long history. The first manufactories were founded at the end of the 18th century. Today, as many years ago, items of Czech porcelain are distinguished by the highest quality. Besides classic white porcelain, you can also buy a unique pink porcelain in Czechia. Such items are not covered with colored glaze, as it might seem at first glance. It is the porcelain mass itself that is tinted in the delicate pink shade. And if you break such a cup, you can see that the chip is pink across its whole width. The best-known producers of Czech porcelain are the companies Thun, Český Porcelán Dubí and Rudolf Kämpf-Leander.
Where to buy Czech porcelain
Dana Bohemia — Národní 43
Cesky Porcelain — Perlová 1
Dum Porcelanu — Jugoslávská 567/16
Garnet and moldavite (vltavín)
Another popular gift from Czechia is jewellery with local garnets and moldavites. Czech garnet is a dark-red mineral that has been mined here for several centuries. Jewellery with this stone remains very popular today. The largest Czech producer is Granat Turnov. This company has several flagship shops in Prague. In those same shops you can buy rings, earrings, bracelets or pendants in which garnets are combined with moldavite — a green stone with a distinct pattern reminiscent of fern.
Where to buy jewellery with Czech garnet
Granat Turnov shops — Karlova 8 / Panská 1 / Dlouhá 28
We hope this list helps you decide on gifts and souvenirs from Czechia.
A practical note. Bear in mind that if you are flying without checked baggage, with only hand luggage, you will not be able to take more than one litre of liquids on board. In addition, each liquid product must be in packaging of no more than 100 ml. This rule applies to drinks, perfumes, creams, shampoos, shower gels, sprays and even soft cheeses, jams or peanut butter. So if you want to buy, say, a bottle of Becherovka or something from the cosmetics range, do it in the duty-free shops at the airport. Then your purchases will be packed in special sealed bags and you will be able to take them into the aircraft cabin.
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