Delicious Dining in Lithuania: Best Spots in 2024

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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