Prague Medieval Tavern

From 1375, when it was opened, kings and smugglers and coming here. It is said that Czech kings used secret passages to get drunk and forget their problems about the Czech land. Magister Kelly and Arcimboldo, Jaroslav Hašek and Karel Čapek, Mozart, and Ondřej Soukup were drinking here. It is said that genius W.A. Mozart wanted to compose „Velkou Ranní“, during his last visit in Prague. For unknown reasons, he ended with „Malá Noční“. At the end of the 18th century, the owner of our tavern was some "regimentstambor" called Krügler. Famous showman. He could whistle and use a wooden spoon like he was playing the drums. Or he was just telling stories to his guests. At the front of the room, he had a picture of Czech king Václav IV., with a beer. When Jaroslav Hašek was listening to the stories, he said: "... it’s not possible for such a man to work under the king’s picture.“ And he grabbed the picture and kicked it in half. The incident was followed by slaps, punches, and blood. The history of the tavern contains other bloody events. A guest gained a big dept to the tavern as he was not paying his bills. One thing led to another and the innkeeper beat up this „poor guy“ and sent him into the canals. However, when children were playing outside, thein ball fell into the canals and as they tried to pull it out, they found the body of the man. The innkeeper was arrested and the tavern was closed for a few days. First and last time in its history.