The best Lithuanian restaurants Vilnius

Located about 10 minutes walk from the historic centre, Senoji Trobele is an example of the best in traditional Lithuanian cuisine. It's elegantly designed featuring ceilings decorated with coats of arms and paintings, as well as a rustic and nicely cluttered interior. Cepelinai, the national pride, is always delicious here, but more elegant dishes are also offered. You'll find beer from small breweries or typical bitter cognac served in iced cups.

Conveniently located in one of the main pedestrian streets of the old town, Etno Dvaras is a good place to learn about traditional Lithuanian cuisine. In fact, this restaurant is all about presenting Lithuanian national and regional dishes. Beetroot soup, herring fillets, cepelinai, kastynis potatoes, all the great classics are copiously served at unbeatable prices. The interior is in traditional Lithuanian style. In summer, you can enjoy a beautiful flowered terrace on the street.

On the right-hand side of Les Halles, find the stairs leading down to the basement and follow the melon-hat sign: you'll find Baleboste, a café specializing in litvak cuisine, i.e. Jewish-Lithuanian, but also Israeli. In a canteen atmosphere, you'll love the bagels (with pastrami, chicken, vegetables, fish, sweetened with cream and jam). The hungriest will be satisfied by a good shakshuka, gefilte fish (carp dumplings) or a herring and apple salad. Something different!

In a small street perpendicular to the busy Pilies, Gabi restaurant seems far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city. Inside, you'll find all the hallmarks of a traditional Lithuanian restaurant: rustic ambience, old stones, wooden beams and decorated ceilings... If you'd like to try your hand at the classics of local cuisine (potato pancakes, cepelinai, pork neck...), you've come to the right place and you'll find it quieter. Curiosity: Gabi houses a collection of antique keys and bricks with prints from all over Europe.