The “U Pinkasů” pub was the first Prague establishment to serve Pilsner Urquell on tap

The “U Pinkasů” pub, founded by Jakub Pinkas in 1843, was the first Prague pub to serve the bottom-fermented lager Pilsner Urquell on tap. It has remained one of the city’s most popular establishments throughout its more than 180 years of continuous operation.

The U Pinkasů pub and restaurant is located in the centre of Prague on Jungmann Square, in the neighbourhood of the Franciscan Monastery and the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. Its first owner was Jakub Pinkas (1805-1879), originally a tailor. In the spring of 1843, Jakub Pinkas asked Pilsen coachman Martin Salzmann, who sometimes stayed with him when he came to Prague with goods from Pilsen (later founder of the most famous Pilsner beer hall U Salzmannů), to bring him the new lager from Pilsen to taste. On April 8, 1843, Salzmann brought two buckets of the tasty lager from the new brewery in Pilsen for him to sample. Jakub Pinkas left the tailoring trade and established the now famous pub.

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Author: Petr Lukeš