A selection of delicious and renowned places in Vilnius, Trakai, and Kaunas. Affordable cafes and restaurants offering traditional Lithuanian cuisine and more.
Whenever I visit a new country, I wonder where to eat well. In this article, I answer this question in detail with photos and comments. Enjoy your meal!
Travel in April 2024
Vilnius
The capital and largest city of Lithuania. Many restaurants and cafes.
Lithuanian Cuisine Cafe Chain Etno Dvaras
A pleasant place we returned to several times. A list of delicious tried dishes!
They speak Russian. The website also has a menu in Russian.
Soup
Borscht (Saltibarsciai) €3.95
Tasty, served with a slice of black bread.
Chilled Beetroot Soup (Burokeliu sriuba) €3.95
Cold beetroot soup served with boiled potatoes and a boiled egg.
Main Course
Dumplings (Ranku darbo virti) €7.45
Handmade dumplings with very tasty thin dough. Regular filling. Served with sour cream.
Potato Pancakes (Bulv. blynai suvarskes) €6.45
Fried potato patties with sour cream.
Potato Sausage (Bulviniai vedarai) €6.95
Mashed potatoes with cracklings in a sausage casing with sour cream.
Sweet Dishes
Donuts with Raspberry Jam (Nanines varskes spurgytes) €4.95
Lazy Dumplings (Varskes virtiniai su sviest) €5.95
Beverage
Homemade Kvass (Namine duonos gira) €1.55
Black bread kvass with caraway and raisins. Pleasant, sweet, light. Can be taken out; lasts up to 3 days in the fridge.
Berry Kissel (Spanguoliu kisielius) €1.55
Pink berry kissel, just like in childhood. Moderately sweet and liquid.
Sea Buckthorn Tea (Saltalankiu ir zenuogiu arbata) €2.95
Tea with honey, wild strawberries, and sea buckthorn.
Jewish Cafe Beigelių krautuvėlė
A small cozy spot similar to a buffet. Order at the entrance from the menu on the board.
They speak Russian.
Editor’s Choice
Shakshuka €6.5
Sweet scrambled eggs on a bed of tomatoes and peppers. Very tasty. Served with pita.
Chicken Kiev €7.5
Fried in batter white chicken meat with butter inside. Served with fries and a small salad.
Pita with Falafel €7
Delicious green falafel with spices. Served in pita bread and with a plate of fries.
Georgian Cuisine Restaurant Pirosmani
We decided to check if they know how to cook Georgian dishes here.
Editor’s Choice
Chikhirtma (Cihirtma) €6
Chicken soup. Without tang.
Adjarian Khachapuri €12
With egg and cheese. Not perfect 🙂
Lithuanian Cuisine Restaurant Senoji trobelė
A more expensive restaurant located in a residential area in a large log house. Beautiful serving, authentic decor, wooden tables.
They speak Russian. There’s a menu in Russian.
Soup
Sorrel Soup €7
Acidic soup served with homemade bread.
Mushroom Soup with Cracklings €7
Very tasty rich broth with various mushrooms, bacon, and potatoes.
Main Course
Cabbage Rolls €12
The most delicious homemade cabbage rolls. Served with boiled potatoes and sour cream.
Zeppelins €10.5
Unusual potato patty with meat filling. Served with sour cream.
Kybinai €3
Traditional yeast pie with meat filling.
Beverage
Kvass (Gyra) €3.5
More acidic and tart than the café above but tasty.
Morse (Morsas) €2.5
Berry mors, moderately sweet.
Pizzeria Dodo pizza
A familiar pizzeria. As always, clear, fast, and delicious.
Editor’s Choice
Classic Dodster €3.5
Chicken fillet in flatbread with cheese and tomatoes. Tasty but not enough.
Sea Buckthorn Punch with Mango €3.3
Sour-sweet and warming.
Cherry Punch €3.3
Quite sweet but tasty.
Tea Salon Yugen Tea
A small tea house where you can try rare teas and have a pleasant time. Especially in bad weather.
Tea
Genmaicha €6
Japanese green tea with roasted rice and popcorn.
Kokeicha €6
Expensive green tea with rice flour.
Smoked Black Tea €6
Smoked black tea.
Dessert
Pink and White Soufflé €3.5 each
The white one is gentler and tastier.
Cheese Cafe Cheese Dziugas House
They sell famous Lithuanian cheese here, which you can taste and buy to take home. They also serve ice cream and desserts with cheese.
They speak Russian.
Editor’s Choice
Green Tea Sencha €1.5
They pour a good cup of boiled water.
Rooibos €1.5
Aromatic tea.
Berry Ice Cream with Cheese €2.4
Ice cream with a layer of berry jam and finely grated Lithuanian cheese in a beautiful branded stem glass.
Mango Cheesecake with Cheese €2.4
Delicious mango jelly on top and unusual cottage cheese taste with finely grated cheese filling combined with a sand base.
Trakai
A local attraction—a small town of village type 1.5 hours’ drive from the capital.
Local Tavern Senoji kibininė
This wooden hut has been a family business in Trakai for 60 years. Locals come here for pies and desserts to take away.
They speak Russian. There’s a menu in Russian.
Soup
Mushroom Soup in Bread €6
Chicken Broth €4
Dessert
Kybinai €2.6
Traditional yeast dough pie with filling (cheese, meat, mushroom, cottage cheese).
Simtalapis €3.5
Poppy seed pie with raisins from yeast dough.
Cafe AJ Šokoladas
From the series: haven’t been but liked it, good rating, and many visitors. You can take hot chocolate with you or hide from the weather inside.
Kaunas
The economic center of the country and the second-largest city in Lithuania.
Lithuanian Cuisine Restaurant Bernelių užeiga Smuklė
A cozy restaurant hidden inside a massive wooden log cabin adorned with massive wooden tables and carved chairs.
Soup
Borscht (Barsciai) €4.5
Delicious borscht with sour cream and mushrooms.
Chilled Beetroot Soup (Saltibarsciai) €4.5
Cold beetroot soup.
Main Course
Potato Pancakes (Bulv. blynai) €6.5
Potato pancakes with sour cream.
Zeppelins (Didzkukuliai) €7.9
Potato patties with meat inside.
Beverage
Kvass (Gira) €1.5
Tasty strong bread kvass.
Dodo Pizza
A familiar pizzeria. As always, quick, efficient, and tasty.
Editor’s Choice remains the same
Classic Dodster €3.5
Chicken fillet in flatbread with cheese and tomatoes.
Sea Buckthorn Punch with Mango €3.3
Sour-sweet and warming.
Cherry Punch €3.3
Quite sweet but tasty.
Conclusion
In Lithuania, traditional food is very tasty. Tavern prices are cheaper than in restaurants, but the dishes are top-notch everywhere.
Besides Lithuanian cuisine, there are many different places, but I tend to get to know a country through its cuisine, so I made a large selection of local establishments with an emphasis on national dishes.
Make sure to try kvass, borscht, potato pancakes, and cabbage rolls. Very tasty!
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