Mattoni Bar

€3 for a Mattoni bottle sets the tone here

Mattoni Bar sits landside in T1, before security, and runs daily from 07:00 to 21:00. It works as a last-minute stop for a drink or quick bite if you’ve arrived early from the city or got dropped off ages before a non-Schengen flight. Prices sit in the $$ bracket by Prague standards, closer to western Europe city-center café levels than local corner shop pricing.

The counter focuses on drinks: all the Mattoni mineral water variations, standard soft drinks, basic coffee options, plus a few spirits and beer on tap. The standout item by name is the “Hladký přistání” (“Smooth Landing”), usually sold as a house cocktail at airport bars across PRG. Food is limited: think packaged snacks, maybe a sandwich or pastry, not a full meal. If you want something hot and more substantial, look deeper into T1 or over to T2’s landside options like Billa.

Reviews repeatedly flag price shock: one regular points out that a simple bottle of Mattoni here can cost about 3x the supermarket price in Prague. Local flyers often buy water and snacks in the city, or at the Billa supermarket in T2, then only use Mattoni Bar when they forget. The upside: if you specifically want Czech mineral water rather than Coke or Pepsi, this bar usually has the full Mattoni lineup chilled and ready.

Service stories are mixed. Several passengers note staff looking rushed during the usual T1 departure waves in the morning and late afternoon, with fairly indifferent interaction once a short queue forms. Seats go fast when multiple flights leave around the same 30‑minute window. Don’t plan a relaxed pre-flight sit-down here; treat it as a grab-and-go stop.

Tip: if you care about price, grab a large water at a city supermarket or the T2 Billa before check-in, then use Mattoni Bar in T1 only for a coffee top-up or the Hladký přistání while you watch the departures board.