Solo dining in Prague: best places to eat in Prague as a single traveler
We get single travelers on our Prague food tours all the time. And they always ask the same thing: „where should I eat later on, as a solo traveller?“ We have some thoughts.
We always tend to recommend a place with countertop or bar seating, or something small and not intimidating with excellent service that will take good care of you. Or something super casual with tight or shared seating that makes it easy to blend in. We are also adding in the grand café as a separate category - this is ideal for people-watching.
So where do you go for solo dining in Prague?
Taro
Bar eating doesn’t get any better than Taro. And neither does modern Vietnamese, for that matter. The restaurant is elegant and dark, almost bar-like, with plush, generous, comfortable bar seats around the open kitchen. When you enter the restaurant, you find yourself first in the bar area, then get seated in the corner section where you wait for others, and all or most get seated together at the same time. The tasting dinners tell the story of the brothers Ta (Giang is in charge of front of house, Khanh is the executive chef) and their family’s voyage from Vietnam to Czechia. They do lunches too.
Marie B
Another excellent countertop eating place is Marie B, the younger, hipper and more accessible sister to the Michelin-starred La Degustation. Their concept of „carte blanche“ can be fun to a solo traveller - the restaurant gives you no menu, but instead you get a pencil and a paper for tasting notes, and you have to figure out what you’ve just eaten. Then you verify with the waiter, sommelier or chef that is taking care of you. So you get excellent modern Czech food, but gamified, and with interaction with members of the staff. Marie B’s sommelier Zdeněk Oudes won Michelin guide’s Sommelier of the Year award, and for good reason: their wine menu is excellent.
(Side note: their older sister, La Degustation, gives solo travelers the seat nearest to the open kitchen, providing a sort of a „chef’s table“ experience.)
Eatery
Eatery is a modern Czech restaurant in the Holešovice district with a kitchen run by Chef Býček, famed back from when he worked in the Michelin-starred Alcron. The vibe is definitely casual, especially during their busy lunches frequented by people from the surrounding offices. What we like about Eatery is their lighter touch on Czech dishes - their dill sauce with egg and potatoes is one of the best versions of this iconic Czech dish, and we’ve always loved how they work with fish from the nearby Chabrybárna fish farm. Most importantly, they offer bar seating that allows you to observe the busy kitchen, and their wine pairing is incredibly extensive - they distribute wine to other restaurants.
Kantýna
Kantyna is a „butcher palace“ near the Wenceslas sq located in a former bank, which means a lot of marble and a surprisingly elegant space for what basically is a large butcher shop with rotisserie and grills. The system is similar to a Jewish deli in the US: you get a ticket, walk to a cutter, point at roasts and they will cut you a bit, put it on a tray, you get a beer at a different station, and go find a seat. And find a seat you will have to do, because Kantýna is (1) incredibly popular, and (2) does not take reservations. You can either eat standing up at the amazing central marble table that fits anywhere between 20 to 30 people, or at one of the tables in the back - these are laid out in rows that are meant to be shared. Heck, you may even start a conversation with someone as you all devour the tasty dishes. (Don’t skip the carpaccio.)
Oda
One last countertop seating worth mentioning is the very recently opened Oda up in the Vinohrady district very near the Flora subway stop, meaning some easy 15 min from the city centre on the green line. This diminutive restaurant truly has a mom and pop feel to it, but the food is anything but - this is a casual fine dining place with a tasting menu (you can do a la carte, too) that has offered some of the best flavors we experienced in 2025. Think modern Czech restaurant with some distinctly Japanese touches when it comes to fermentation and the like. Also, the produce is carefully curated and sourced really well. The service is very warm and delivered by some seasoned professionals of the cool part of Prague’s food scene, and in addition to the few tables, you can sit at the bar, too.
Grand cafés
It’s hard to beat opulent, slow breakfast in a grand café lit by sunshine through huge windows, observing the medley of people who met friends and family for a good time together. The best version of that is probably Café Savoy by the river (reservations are a must, especially on a weekend) - really good breakfast, pastries from Myšák, the iconic pastry shop that happens to be Savoy’s sister restaurant, and a well curated selection of wines. And well-prepared specialty coffee on top of that. Not many places can tick all of those boxes. Café Savoy can. For something similar, we recommend either Café Louvre, but it’s a step down from Café Savoy, food-wise. Café Slavia has a great view of the Prague castle if you can get one of those seats, and Café Imperial has a stunning interior, tiled all the way to the roof.
Taste of Prague food tour
Alright, time to plug our food tours in Prague. We have solo travelers on our Prague foodie tours and on our Moravian wine tours all the time - many times more than one in a group - and it’s always a blast. Our food tours give you a great cross section of what is available in Prague to eat, but just like most food tours, it is a cultural tour as well: you get to learn about the Czechs through the food. And you get to meet people in a setting where you’re actually supposed to meet other people, so blending in a group is just natural. If you want to taste some great food in multiple eateries, and learn something interesting along the way, you should definitely book a tour with us.
