One of two ‘Irish’ pubs in Olomouc, the Crack is housed in several brick arch-roofed rooms connected by more exposed brick archways. Full of armchairs and couches, the only problem will be finding a vacant one since, as well as locals, the bar is very popular with international students from Olomouc’s Palacky university.It’s true that Crack should be spelt Craic, but if you pronounce ‘Craic’ in the Czech way, it doesn’t sound like the kind of place you would go willingly. The owner is a Scottish bloke and would have spelt it the Gaelic way if he’d wanted to.
The bar serves Guinness and Kilkenny, but only from bottles. Probably a better option is to try one of the local brews, such as Kelt (36Kc), a dark, thick, creamy, Guinness-like substance. A second choice is Velvet (32Kc) which is an English-style bitter.The bar is open from 11am to 1am Monday to Thursday, till 2am on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday from 4pm to 2am and 1am respectively. The kitchen is only open on weekdays, from 11am- 2pm and 6pm to 11pm.
The Crack is also the home of Himalaya, a Nepalese restaurant run by Nepalese people, which means authentic food; No “Czechalese”! See ‘Himalaya’ for more info.
The Crack Irish Pub
Mlýnská 938/4
Tel: 585 208 428
