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Gdańsk
Alone

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

Seen from across the Motława, Gdańsk's waterfront facades glow amber, cream and rose. The river itself is narrow and industrial, still carrying ships and barges past the rebuilt town.

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Where you might stay

  • BudgetHotel Wolne Miasto Old Town Gdańskhistoric core without square-frontage premium
  • Mid-rangeHilton Gdańsksoundproofed rooms and waterfront views
  • A treatRadisson Blu Hotel, Gdanskstep straight into the reconstructed square

Two places to eat alone

  • Restauracja RitzThe dining room is unfussy about a table for one.
  • A la françaiseA daytime bistro format suits a solo breakfast or lunch.

SAMPLE

The City That Rebuilt Itself

You can cross the entire center on foot in less than an hour, and trams and buses cover the longer distances.

The city also works economically for a woman traveling alone on a moderate budget. She can afford to return to a favorite café or take a museum tour, and Gdańsk is more affordable than many Western European cities; the figures are in Planning Your Escape.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Where to Eat Alone: A Shortlist by District

Every place below is described later in this chapter, and a table for one is unremarkable at all of them. Price bands, where given: inexpensive (a milk bar or café), mid-priced, and higher-priced (tasting menus run to several hundred złoty).

Main Town and Old Town: Piwna47 (Pomeranian cooking, Michelin Guide recommendation, higher-priced), Pierogarnia Mandu on Elżbietańska (dumplings, mid-priced), Literacka at Mariacka 50/52 (wine and game, mid-priced), Pomelo on Ogarna (modern Polish, mid-priced), Mezalians at Świętego Ducha 66 (modern Polish, mid-priced), Manna 68 at Świętego Ducha 68 (vegan, mid-priced), Durga at Szeroka 84/85 (Indian, mid-priced), and, for breakfast and lunch, Balans on Ogarna and A la française at Spichrzowa 24 (both mid-priced).

Granary Island: Bar Mleczny Stągiewna at Stągiewna 15 (milk bar, inexpensive), Geneza Jedzenia i Wina (mid-priced) and TYGLE Gdańskie (higher-priced), both at Chmielna 10.

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Inside this book

  • Gdańsk Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Gdańsk
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
View the chapter contents
  • Gdańsk Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Gdańsk
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
  • Days in Gdańsk
  • Art, Culture & Creativity
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Evening & After Dark
  • Retail Therapy
  • Beyond the City - Day Trips
  • Conversation Notes
  • Practical Matters
  • Tastes to Take Home

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Gdańsk Alone

Seen from across the Motława, Gdańsk's waterfront facades glow amber, cream and rose. The river itself is narrow and industrial, still carrying ships and barges past the rebuilt town.

$6.99 ebook

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Ebook · Updated Q4 2026

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