Mega Sportbar Fortuna

Lovely pool hall but the staff within seem to hate foreigners. There was a large argument between us and the staff after they took a ticket from our table and then wanted us to pay 1500 koruna for a missing ticket, this was only resolved once they threatened to call the police and we said go ahead. This is a wonderful place to visit… if you are a Czech. Honestly, I would love to say I would recommend it but I wouldn’t due to the pure ignorance and rudeness of the staff there. Unhelpful and unfriendly. Please be careful as they will undoubtedly try and scam you for all your money. It’s a real shame that the staff are awful, apart from that major factor, it was a really nice pool hall

Seedy. Dirty. Crowded. Smoky and loud. In other words, completely perfect.
I first discovered this epic pool hall about 8 years ago and had to try to find it again during a recent trip to Prague. Still there, still the same, still the perfect spot to while away a few hours in the gut of this amazing city.
Let’s be clear: this is not the swanky, $ 50-​an-​hour, waitresses-​in-​short-​skirts type gentlemen’s pool hall; this is the true, gritty and real thing. The tiny dark alley that leads to this joint belies the HUGE hall within. At least 3 dozen tables, plus a bowling alley and video games are stuffed into this former Communist riding hall and meeting center.
It looks like the place hasn’t been touched since those dire days. Crumbling walls and dusty chandeliers hold in the eponymous cloud of cigarette smoke, low murmurs and constant clink of cue balls. It’s real and that’s why this place is always packed.
My advice is come in, put your name on the waiting list and sip Staros while watching the incredibly eclectic crowd that call this joint home while you wait for a table to open up. From posh girls prepping for a big night to the clubs to bored Vietnamese teenagers to craggy old men that somehow resemble the place itself. There’s a place here for everyone – even if you have to wait an hour or two for a table.
The hourly rate for a table is cheap, the beer even cheaper. If you have the chance, bring your own cue, as the conditions here haven’t been kind to the house loaners.
All in all, one of the best pool halls in the world. And certainly one spot that still holds Prague’s true splendor: at once dark, gritty and completely mesmerizing. 8-​ball, corner pocket.