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Druskos Namai I-4, Užupio 30, tel. (+370) 5 215 30
04, info@druskosnamai.lt, www.druskosnamai.lt. The
philosophy behind the recently opened Druskos Namai is
to provide quality international food at affordable prices
sourced as much as possible from local farms. This is
generally the best way to establishing yourself as a quality
restaurant as it ensures both food to talk about and a
constantly changing menu that keep the punters coming
again and again. Complete with a small outdoor courtyard
(booking at peak times is highly recommended), we plucked
for the gazpacho, the perfect choice for daytime outdoor
eating, and a great little dish of pork with cherry tomatoes
and mashed potato to die for. Certainly worth the struggle
up the hill to get there. QOpen 12:00 - 22:00, Fri, Sat 12:00
- 23:00. 30Lt. JABW
Esse G-3, Gedimino 50/2, tel. (+370) 5 210 25 11,
www.esse.lt. A bustling restaurant in the city centre with an
emphasis on Italian and Lithuanian cuisine, well-trained staff
ferry a cavalcade of good-looking dishes to a predominantly
business class clientèle. Among the favourite fare on offer
are the mussels in a wine and cream sauce plus a highly
recommended changing business lunch menu served during
the working week between 11:00 and 16:00. There’s also
over 100 wines to choose from plus, for those who can’t
stand to be away from the office, that Vilnius rarity, free wireless
internet. QOpen 11:00 - 23:00, Fri 11:00 - 24:00, Sat
12:00 - 24:00. Closed Sun. 25Lt. PTJAEBSW
Grill Inn B-3, Dominikonų 6, tel. (+370) 600 019 77,
www.grillinn.lt. Friendly and well turned-out staff are on
hand to serve a range of superb, meat-heavy dishes and a
few peasant classics such as boiled pigs’ ears alongside a
good choice of beers from local small breweries. There’s a
choice of rooms in which to dine as well as the option of propping
up the bar and getting quietly sloshed, whilst during the
summer the addition of a small terrace out the back in which
a young member of staff is known to appear with a barbecue
and start grilling meat is a very welcome addition indeed.
Pretty much perfect for any occasion. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00,
Thu 10:00 - 01:00, Fri 10:00 - 02:00, Sat 12:00 - 02:00,
Sun 12:00 - 23:00. 20Lt. JAUEBSW
Holy Miko’s C-3, Šv. Mykolo 4, tel. (+370) 688 222
10, www.holymikos.lt. A small, family-run restaurant on
a quiet Old Town street specialising in both Lithuanian and
international dishes served in sumptuous surroundings,
the food is predominantly nouvelle cuisine and is exquisitely
presented. There’s also an imaginative, changing
daily lunch special for a good price and a remarkably good
wine list. A good choice for the romantically inclined and/
or small business occasions, Holy Miko’s also features an
interesting selection of live music events. QOpen 11:00
- 23:00, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 24:00, Sun 12:00 - 21:00. 25Lt.
TJAESW
Jalta F-3, Vykinto 17a, tel. (+370) 636 102 52. Going
from strength to strength, Jalta is an excellent reason to
visit the leafy suburb populated with more than its fair
share of wooden houses that’s Žvėrynas. The food leans
in the direction of healthy, offering plenty of dishes made
from locally sourced ingredients whilst they also organise
a wealth of evening events including DJs in the greenhouse
in the front garden. Complete with a peaceful, tree-laden
terrace that’s a real knockout during the warmer part
of the year, expect plenty of red-eyed alternative types
turning up on bicycles. Definitely recommended. QOpen
11:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 04:00, Sun 13:00 - 24:00.
25Lt. TENBSW
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