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My First Visit to Café Jen in Vršovice

Just a flat white and a first impression so far. I want to return to Café Jen for breakfast, but after one visit for coffee I can’t judge the food.

My First Visit to Café Jen in Vršovice

At lunchtime on Sunday, 27 September 2026, I visited Café Jen in Vršovice for the first time. It’s a neighbourhood café on Kodaňská Street that has been open since 2013. I was looking forward to getting to know another local spot. I went on my own and stayed for a little over an hour.

I had a flat white for CZK 95, which was all I spent. I didn’t try any food this time, so I have no personal verdict on the breakfasts or cakes. I left wanting to come back. I’d give it 4 out of 5, for now just as an impression of this first visit for coffee.

For my next visit, I’m tempted by the granola with sour cherries for CZK 155. I have porridge at home too, so I’d like to try a slightly different breakfast. They also offer scrambled eggs for CZK 125 and eggs in a glass for CZK 195. On weekdays they serve breakfast until 12:30, and at weekends brunch runs until 13:30. If I go back for food, those are the times I’d keep in mind.

I like that they have their own bakery around the corner on Norská Street. The café also has a little shop selling coffee and tea to take home. Father’s roasts their house coffee, and every month they also feature a different guest roaster on the grinder. That interests me because of the coffee I make at home too.

I’d choose Café Jen for coffee or breakfast in Vršovice. I wouldn’t count on finding a free table, though. I don’t yet know what it’s like on other visits. They’re open Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 18:00, and at weekends from 8:30 to 17:00.

I checked the menu and prices on the official menu page on 29 September 2026. The opening hours given here come from the café’s Czech homepage; its English page lists different hours, so I’d check them before another visit.

Café Jen on the pink ground floor of a cream building with curved balconies and flowers, beside a pale green apartment building. Clothes rails stand outside the café; trees, a tall streetlamp and parked cars line the street.
Café Jen in Vršovice. Car registration plates have been obscured in this web photograph.
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