New Czech Village bar opens in former Sykora Bakery

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just in time for the annual Houby Days festival, a new bar has opened in the former Sykora Bakery building in Czech Village.

Horseshoe & Hide, 73 16th Ave. SW, opened Saturday, May 16, 2026, as the morning’s Houby Days Parade ended, with plans to stay open to 10 p.m. that night.

Described as an “upscale saloon where excellent food and bourbon pair together,” the bar brings the building full-circle from its opening in 1900 as a saloon called the Dew Drop Inn…

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