Tivoli palace at Konečného sq.
Several colleges, many pubs, clubs and wine cellars, beautiful parks… Veveří is not an official district but it clearly is one of the greatest places in Brno.
Veveří consists mostly of 19th century buildings. It offers cheap apartments for students as well as luxurious expensive residences for managers.
The quarter is located around the street of the same name, roughly between Česká st. at south, Úvoz st. at west, Lidická st. at east and Kotlářská st. at north.
You will love Veveří if…
- …you want to live downtown but not in the very centre of Brno.
- …you study (or work) at the Faculty of arts, Faculty of social sciences, Faculty of law, Faculty of civil engineering or some other school located here or nearby.
- …you love hanging out in cafés, bars and restaurants.
You may dislike Veveří if…
- …you want your car parked right in front of your door. (Parking is a big pain in the ass here.)
- …you prefer quiet neighborhoods without any noise from traffic, kids playing in parks, drunkards etc.
Veveří st. that have given the quarter its name
Cafés, restaurants and bars to try out
- PUXpub (11 Jaselská st.) – restaurant that offers beers from many small breweries. Don’t miss it during your next beer crawl.
- U žíznivého papouška (17 Veveří st.) – a wine cellar with charming atmosphere.
- Café Mezzanine (15 Údolní st.) – a youth spirited café with Svijany beer on tap and great coffee.
- Koishi (11 Údolní st.) – one of the best sushi bars with Brno, with renowed chef Tadayoshi Ebina (born 1957 in Tokyo).
- Stáj (38 Veveří st.) – quite popular pub, offering beers from many small breweries.
- U Richarda (7 Údolní st.) – new restaurant (opened in 2009) that quickly became popular. Main reason? Great beer from small brewery “Richard” (located in quarter Žebětín).
- Café Falk (12 Gorkého st.) – one of the newest cafés in the quarter (opened in 2010) with beautiful interior, charming waitresses and great pastries.
- Café Steiner (38 Gorkého st.) – one of the best designed cafés in the town, with Stella Artois on tap.
- Café Avia (1 Botanická st.) – a restaurant with probably the best value for money in Brno.
- Café Sausalito – a friendly café offering great breakfasts and snacks. Too much cigarette smoke for my taste.
Updated: venues I forgot about (big thanks, commenters!)
- The Immigrant – an expat-friendly Irish pub, run by expats. (Still haven’t been there, gonna try it out soon!)
- Salon Daguerre (1 Slovákova st.) – a gallery and café with beautiful interior, located in a former drugstore.
- Transistor (7 Bayerova st.) – a neat small bar, succesor of the legendary Promítačka bar. It has the same owner as Daguerre, Falk and Avia, btw.
- Skleněná louka (23 Kounicova st.) – a legendary centre of alternative culture in Brno.
- Pod lékárnou (1 Slovákova st.) and Modrá růže (2 Kounicova st.) – pubs popular for wide choice of beers and warm meals even at 3 a.m.
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The Immigrant – Veveri 57. It’s non-smoker Irish pub run by Czech-Irish couple. Sometimes even with live music. And they have both Guinness and cider on tap! They don’t have website as yet.
I’m missing Salon Daguerre on your list – located at Slovakova 1. There’s a smoker room downstairs and non-smoker gallery upstairs, nice atmosphere & very good pickled hermelin :)
Great article, perfectly sums up the main reasones, why I moved to Veveří. My favorite Cafés you forgot: Transistor (Bayerova 7), Sklenick (Kounicova 23), Café Art – (Cihlářská 1, not as good as it used to be, but still OK), Cafe Steiner (Gorkého 38). But there are many more that you should try just for fun.
..and Galerie strepy (Sklenena louka is not just the new Sklenick bar, tradition commands some respect, fellas!)
plus: the new White House Cafe (formerly Bakala) and probably others, just can’t think of anything right now.
i would agree that veveri is the best district in brno, let’s all perpetuate that notion so the property values increase in this area and i won’t feel so bad about my mortgage… anyhow, there is a place on the corner of veveri and smetanova that needs some repping, it’s called u p(r)outnika – the name is a play on words for those of you who don’t speak czech – it is a non-smoking pivnice which, is quite an anomaly in itself and a great idea if you ask me… the place doesn’t really have much atmosphere but the beer is top notch, a rotation of microbrews from around cz, the owner is very friendly and the place is often (and sadly) kind of empty. you can get a great poutnik double there (the only place i have ever seen that on offer)… agree with most of the places you mentioned in the article but the beer at daguerre is absolute ass, same with transistor…
Veveri it’s a great place to live!! I recently moved there and I am really loving it. It’s way better than what I was expecting. There are a lot of cool places to hang out within 5min walk. May I suggest another small brewery? In Gorkeho there is U Bláhovky. For those of you who never went there, you should defiantly try it, the beer is great, and according to what I was told, they produce their own beer (correct me if I am wrong).
Anyway… just wanted to add this, and to thank you for doing these guides. I have learned a lot about the city with Brno Now.
Cheers
Thank you for another great article – I love this website! I will be a student at Masaryk later this year for 5 months. Any tips on the best way to go about renting places or share accommodation in Veveri? Not sure whether to try and organise something before I come over or wait until I’m there. Thank you!
Záhrada, U Průmyslovky, Pomalý Bar, U Čápa, Bláhovka, Vegalité, all worth mentioning as they add more dynamics to the cafe/bar list mentioned above
What about sport facilities? anything near? thanks
Tennis courts and jogging trails at Lužánky park, bike trail from Veveří to Brno tam lake, small swimming pool at Rašínova st. Well, it could be better.