--- title: "About Us · James Dean Prague" description: "A mosaic of 67,000 tiles, a 16-meter bar, a 1949 jukebox and an American gas station underground. The story behind James Dean Prague." url: https://jamesdean.cz/en/about language: en alternate: https://jamesdean.cz/o-nas.md --- About Us # A slice of America in Old Town down to the last bolt James Dean Prague isn’t a film set, it’s a collection. We pieced together the mosaic, the bar, the jukebox and the underground gas station bit by bit, so you’d feel like you just walked into 1950s America. Here’s the story. [About Us](https://jamesdean.cz/en/about) [Gallery](https://jamesdean.cz/en/gallery) [Gastronomy](https://jamesdean.cz/en/gastronomy) [Our Team](https://jamesdean.cz/en/team) ## A diner that grabs you at the door Step inside and a pillar covered in a mosaic of **67,000 pieces** of chipped ceramic stops you in your tracks. Together they form James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, and a master artist spent three months on it. Watchmaker-level work, literally. You sit in booths modeled on the seats of a **1952 Chevrolet Bel Air**. They were custom-made for us, so you won’t find them anywhere else. The wood paneling and mirrors are dressed with **15 airbrushed paintings**. Each one is an original that took three to five days to make. ![The James Dean Prague diner with the mosaic pillar and the long bar](https://jamesdean.cz/_astro/242-JamesDean-Leden2012-002.BCWBuIKV_17GouS.webp) ## Sixteen meters of bar The solid wood bar stretches an incredible **16 meters** and is a work of art all by itself. - It’s ruled by an **Elektra Belle Epoque** espresso machine with a Java Dreams scene of the holy trinity hanging out at the bar: James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. - Right next to it rings a fully working **Coca-Cola No. 721** cash register. You’ll even hear its “Cha-Ching” on our website when you send a booking. - By the entrance, a **1949 SEEBURG Coca-Cola jukebox** keeps the tunes coming, the only one of its kind in all of continental Europe. ![The red diner hall with booths and a checkerboard floor](https://jamesdean.cz/_astro/243-JamesDean-Leden2012-005.D4di0hhg_1LKWvS.webp) ## Restrooms worth a photo Upstairs it’s Andy Warhol-style pop art, downstairs it’s pure industrial. The star of the show? **Kisses!** urinals, originally designed for JFK Airport in New York. Yes, people take pictures in here too. ![The upstairs restroom in pop-art style](https://jamesdean.cz/_astro/394-Onas_2.h4oB3GmH_ZPSqcn.webp) ![Kisses! urinals shaped like lips](https://jamesdean.cz/_astro/395-Onas_1.C9uvua_t_Z2ddpcs.webp) ## The Music Club lives underground Behind the stage, James Dean tears across a red brick wall on his motorcycle, hand-airbrushed in life size. In front of the mural hangs the very same machine: an original **1955 Triumph Trophy**. Then it’s a steep way down, into the belly of an old American subway. Waiting at the bottom is an American gas station: a couch made from a **Lincoln Continental**, the rest of the car in the Lincoln lounge next to an original US parking meter, a rusty gas pump and barrels to park your drink on. The dance floor is ruled by a hand-forged cage where dancers in retro costumes perform every night. The lower bar is lined with leather **Harley-Davidson** seats and named after Dean’s most famous film: **Rebel Without a Cause**. ![The Lincoln lounge with a car and murals](https://jamesdean.cz/_astro/238-JamesDean-Leden2012-006.C4FysTJH_Z1f7jmz.webp) ![The underground American gas station with barrels and a couch](https://jamesdean.cz/_astro/235-JamesDean-Leden2012-011.DpNjSkCO_quDXJ.webp) ![The Rebel Without a Cause lower bar](https://jamesdean.cz/_astro/241-JamesDean20123.r3VMmu1w_Z16HqJ.webp) ## James Dean by the numbers 67,000 pieces of chipped ceramic in the Dean and Marilyn mosaic 16 m of solid wood bar 1949 the year our Seeburg jukebox was built, and it still plays 15 airbrushed paintings, every one an original 14 t of iron and steel hauled into the place 4 months is how long the whole makeover took ## Every sign is the real deal Lights, valves, gauges and pipes from old factories. License plates, everyday objects and photos with documented 1950s provenance. Every single sign is a genuine vintage original from America. Look closely and you’ll find treasure in every corner. ## Sounds and flavors you won’t find elsewhere The club runs on an American **Eastern Acoustic Works** sound system with **QSC** gear. We didn’t cut corners on the modern stuff either. We’re the only place in the Czech Republic pouring **Coca-Cola Vanilla**, **Village Organics** organic juices and **NUMI** organic teas. ## Grab a booth Pancakes, burgers, cocktails or the dance floor. Booking takes about a minute. [BOOK A TABLE](https://jamesdean.cz/en#rezervace) [MENU](https://jamesdean.cz/en/menu) ## James Dean Prague - Address: V Kolkovně 922/1, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic - Phone: +420606979797 - E-mail: info@jamesdean.cz - Diner and bar: Mon to Fri 08:00 to 04:00, Sat to Sun 09:00 to 04:00 - Music Club: Mon to Sun 21:00 to 06:00 - Book a table: https://jamesdean.cz/en#rezervace