VILNIUS - In Your Pocket

34 restaurants
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Lauro Lapas A-2, Pamėnkalnio 24, tel. (+370) 674
510 45, www.laurolapas.lt. A brave new venture by two
young local chefs promising both quality and innovation, Lauro
Lapas offers a limited choice of à la carte dining plus dishes
from a daily specials menu. The food features such rarities in
Lithuania as pheasant alongside a more conservative menu of
international food all cooked with panache and a twist. And if
you like twists, despite the ‘food and wine’ subtext in the full
restaurant title, at the time of visiting they were still waiting
for an alcohol license. We hope to have a more substantial
review later in the summer. QOpen 11:00 - 22:00, Sat 12:00
- 23:00. Closed Sun. 35Lt. JAW
Medininkai C-5, Aušros Vartų 8, tel. (+370) 600
864 91, www.medininkai.lt. One of Vilnius’ oldest and
most well respected restaurants serves up sumptuous
international food in a white tablecloth atmosphere in a
choice of several halls as well as outside in a lovely 16thcentury
courtyard during the summer. The menu features
all manner of good things, from fresh seafood to pasta to
some fine grilled meat, all overseen by an award-winning
chef who maintains high standards throughout. Part of the
classy Europa Royale hotel, diners can also take advantage
of the adjoining hotel bar before or after their meal.
QOpen 12:00 - 23:00. 35Lt. TJABSW
Neringa H-4, Gedimino 23, tel. (+370) 5 261 40 58,
www.restoranasneringa.lt. A former nomenklatura
favourite and still pulling in the cream of the city’s slightly
older sophisticates, this positively mammoth restaurant
features two dining halls separated by a bar with a fountain
in it. Of particular interest are the original 1959 murals,
protected by the State along with much of the rest of the
interior. The international food on offer is good, honest
fare, although not likely to win any awards. The desserts
are particularly fine, making this marvellous institution
a good place to visit regardless of whether you’re after
a full meal or not. QOpen 07:00 - 23:00, Thu, Fri 07:00
- 24:00, Sat 08:00 - 24:00, Sun 08:00 - 22:00. 30Lt.
PTJAUBSW
Prie Katedros B-2, Gedimino 5, tel. (+370) 605 775
55, www.priekatedros.lt. Two recent visits to Prie Katedros
have both been entirely positive, not least in part to the totally
superb beer they brew on the premises of which the honey
variety tastes like no other beer we’ve tasted and leaves one
delightfully wobbly after just a couple. The food is also magnificent,
with the soups worthy of a massive round of applause
on their own. The beer snacks are excellent too, plus there’s
free wireless internet and a spooky-looking hologram to greet
you at the bottom of the stairs. 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. 30Lt. PTJABSW
Fish
Žuvinė C-4, Didžioji 31, tel. (+370) 682 191 72,
www.zuvine.lt. From the same stable as the people
with the same name in Palanga, the place is now fully up
and running and serving a select range of predominantly
locally caught fish accompanied with all manner of fancy
additions. The style is very much upscale, the food is
impressive and the location inside the historical Town
Hall is more or less unbeatable. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00.
32Lt. PTJABSW
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