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Where to Eat and Drink in Lithuania
Prie Katedros € Vegafe €
Vilnius International Street Finder D3 Vegetarian Street Finder D4
Gedimino prospektas 5 Augustijonų 2
Beigelistai € Tel 6057 7555 Tel 6597 7072 Closed Sun
International Street Finder D5 This well-established micro- A great place to cleanse your
Pylimo 58 brewery is replete with gleaming system when you’ve had enough
Tel 6821 0971 vats, piping and ducts. The tasty of meat-heavy Lithuanian cuisine,
This welcoming café specializes honey beer is a local favourite, as Vegafe is a wonderful vegetarian
in freshly baked bagels – filled are the boar sausages and plums and vegan restaurant with a yoga
with anything from salmon and wrapped in bacon. centre upstairs. Diners can choose
cream cheese to Nutella with to sit on chairs or floor cushions.
strawberries. The most RawRaw €
interesting of the several Vegetarian Street Finder D3 Burė No 1 €€
locations is the one at the Totorių gatvė 3 International Street Finder D1
bustling Halės farmers’ market. Tel 6995 2022 Lvovo 25
As the name suggests, just Tel 6717 8676 Closed Sat, Sun
Briusly € about every dish at this stylish Ambitiously promising 365
Asian Street Finder C3 restaurant is served uncooked. different dishes a year upon
Islandijos 4 Vitamin-packed smoothies and opening, the owners of Burė No 1
Tel 6914 1205 juices are on offer, and the have done a great job of creating
Named after legendary Kung Fu healthy, filling dishes include an evolving menu of innovative
fighter Bruce Lee, this informal and turnip ravioli stuffed with nuts. cuisine using locally sourced
reasonably priced restaurant serves The open-plan kitchen lets diners organic ingredients.
“food with attitude” – a tasty watch the action.
selection of oriental dishes – and Didžioji Kinija €€
attracts a young, trendy crowd. Užupio Klasika € Chinese Street Finder C1
Lithuanian Street Finder E4 Konstitucijos 12
Cozy € Užupio 28 Tel 6864 0560
International Street Finder D4 Tel (5) 215 3677 Vilnius has a large number of
Dominikonų 10 This tiny, romantic restaurant- Chinese restaurants, but this
Tel (5) 261 1137 café is the perfect spot for an mainstay is one of the best. Browse
Contemporary jazz complements intimate rendezvous. The food is a catalogue-sized menu before
the subtly lit interior and a DJ delicious, although service can selecting such delicious dishes as
plays most nights until late at this be slow. Expect to be serenaded king prawns on a hot plate or the
hip café-restaurant in the Old by a musician. fantastically presented carp in the
Town. The menu has a good form of a chrysanthemum.
choice of pasta, soups, meaty Vandens Malūnas €
mains and desserts. Lithuanian
DK Choicehoice
Verkių 100 DK C
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Forto Dvaras € Tel (5) 271 1666 Ertlio Namas tlio Namas €€€€
Lithuanian
Str
Lithuanian Street Finder D3 Occupying a restored 19th- Lithuanian Street Finder D4eet Finder D4
Šv. Jono 7
Pilies gatvė 16 century watermill in a lush valley Šv. Jono 7
Te
Tel 6561 3688 just below Verkiai Palace (see Tel 6697 5515l 6697 5515
Part of a popular chain of folksy p249), this delightful restaurant Located in a historic building,
Located in a historic building,
Lithuanian restaurants, Forto serves simple fare. The stone- this elegant Old Town
this elegant Old Town
Dvaras is a reliable option for walled interior has a roaring fire restaurant combines age-old
restaurant combines age-old
hearty local fare. Dishes include in winter and there is a shaded recipes with contemporary
recipes with contemporary
potato pancakes with various terrace in summer. cooking styles. The chefs
cooking styles. The chefs
use the best produce sourced
fillings and a choice of meat dishes. use the best produce sourced
from the local farms to
from the local farms to
create wonderful dishes such
Pilies Kepyklėlė € create wonderful dishes such
International Street Finder C3 as quail with blackberry sauce,
as quail with blackberry sauce,
Pilies gatvė 19 wild hare and bean stew
wild hare and bean stew
Tel (5) 260 8992 with asparagus, among others.
with asparagus, among others.
A popular meeting place, Pilies Booking ahead is advisable.
Booking ahead is advisable.
Kepyklėlė offers a fantastic
selec tion of freshly made cakes
and pastries, as well as more Holy Miko’s €€
substantial savoury crêpes. International Street Finder D3
Šv Mykolo 4
Pinavija € Tel 6882 2210
International Street Finder C3 A cosy, family-run restaurant
Vilniaus 21 with friendly service and
Tel 6764 4422 beauti fully presented food.
Renowned for its cakes and Dishes are a modern take on
pastries and for its freshly baked Lithuanian and international
kibinai (see p311) in particular, this cuisine and include potato
laid-back, cosy café and bakery pancakes, dumplings with
serves great breakfasts. It has Cellar dining area of popular traditional cottage cheese, and strawberry
some outdoor seating. restaurant Forto Dvaras in Vilnius and rhubarb gazpacho.
For key to prices see p314; Vilnius Street Finder see pp250–51; Road Map see back inside cover