Starbucks

High prices, familiar logo: this Starbucks sits landside in T1

This Starbucks is before security in Terminal T1, so you can use it even if you’re meeting someone off a flight or waiting to check in. It keeps airport hours, opening daily at 06:30 and closing around 22:30, which covers most departures to and from non-Schengen destinations out of T1.

Officially it’s a budget spot (price tier $), but local coverage of Prague Airport cafés calls out Starbucks with the rest for airport-style markups. Expect a latte here to run noticeably higher than the same drink in central Prague, with extra shots and syrups stacking the bill fast.

Menu is the standard American Starbucks template: espresso drinks, drip coffee, frappuccinos, plus a small case of pastries and sandwiches. You’ll see the same caramel macchiato and flat white you’d order in London or Seattle, and the same pre-wrapped muffins and croissants at airport pricing. Nothing unique to PRG, but also nothing weird or experimental that could slow you down at 07:00.

Because it’s landside, this T1 Starbucks works as a meeting point near check-in for long-haul flights; friends can sit over a cappuccino without a boarding pass. The flip side: lines spike sharply around morning bank departures between about 06:30 and 09:00, when multiple non-Schengen flights process at once and people grab coffee right after dropping bags.

Watch out for unclear pricing on extras, a complaint flagged in Czech trade inspections at airport cafés generally and applied to Starbucks by local commenters. Order at the counter, confirm the total on the screen before tapping your card, and keep the receipt if you’re expensing a 120+ CZK drink back to the office.

Tip: If you’re already checked in and through T1 security, skip doubling back here; buy coffee airside so you’re not gambling 20+ minutes on another pass through the control line.