Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:29:56 +0200https://english.radio.cz/nostalgia-1920s-cafe-imperial-8077586© 2026 Radio Prague International On a busy street corner on Na Porici Street in Prague, where cars drive by and trams roll along, stands an imposing time-worn building, its façade blackened by the years. On the corner a large sign features a portly man wearing an old-fashioned suit and top hat, brandishing a cue for a game of pool. Lest you be mistaken though - this is no billiard hall - it is a kavarna, a café - the Café Imperial to be precise. Even in a city like Prague, with its many coffee houses, this establishment remains a rarity, cultivating nostalgia from the beginning of the last century, a period of by-gone innocence and fragility now evoked only in black and white prints, silent pictures, and the sensual works from the period of the Art Nouveau. Café Imperial first opened its doors in 1914. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/nostalgia-1920s-cafe-imperial-8077586 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9