VILNIUS - In Your Pocket

Pizza
Charlie Pizza C-4, Vokiečių 3, tel. (+370) 695 304
11, www.charlie.lt. The nationwide Charlie Pizza chain
serves classic and exotic pizzas alongside other international
fare throughout the land. Their Old Town location
is on one of the best streets in the city. Good value for
money any day of the week, keep an eye out for their
special offers which make eating in Vilnius almost free at
times. For those with kids in tow, the Panorama branch
offers all kinds of incentives for young children to visit. Also
at Pilies 8. QOpen 09:00 - 24:00, Fri 09:00 - 01:00, Sat
10:00 - 01:00, Sun 10:00 - 24:00. 18Lt. JA
Čili Pica A-1, Gedimino 23, tel. (+370) 5 261 90
71, www.cili.lt. The bible-proportioned menu includes
a frightening array of decent pizzas as well as a small yet
well-chosen collection of pasta and meat dishes to boot.
Those who are generally offended by the possibility of
smothering one’s meal in tomato ketchup really should
try it. It’s actually not that bad. To top it all (so to speak),
the service is usually very good indeed. Also at Didžioji
5. QOpen 09:00 - 03:00, Fri, Sat 08:00 - 06:00. 15Lt.
PTJAVBSW
Gourmet Pizza C-2, Gedimino 52/1, tel. (+370) 606 043
54. A novel approach to a pizza place, Gourmet Pizza comes
with its own deli as well as selling a small range of pre-cooked
pizza slices that rank among the best in town. Also serving an
average set business lunch, try to avoid during the middle of
the day as it gets stupidly chaotic to the point that even the
stoic locals leave the queue and go somewhere else. QOpen
08:00 - 22:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 20:00. 8Lt. TJASW
Pizza Hut Express H-1, Ozo 18 (Ozas), tel. (+370) 5
259 61 28. Under new management and a much better
experience all round, Lithuania’s adventures into the world
of pizza franchising are finally worth talking about with a
positive spin. The slice of deep-pan pizza we recently gobbled
down hit the spot exactly. QOpen 10:00 - 22:00. 13Lt.
PTAUSW
Pomodoro A-2, Jogailos 4, tel. (+370) 5 269 00 22, www.
pomodoro.lt. After numerous visits to several Pomodoro restaurants
it’s still almost impossible to fault them. For the price,
the pizza and pasta are up there with the best, whilst the steak
continues to amaze and impress. Service is attentive, salads
lower their standard during the winter like they do anywhere in
the north, and the early morning pancakes continue to be a fine
way to start the day. Also at P. Lukšio 32, Goštauto 40c. QOpen
08:00 - 23:00, Thu, Fri 08:00 - 24:00, Sat 10:00 - 24:00, Sun
11:00 - 23:00. 20Lt. PTJAUBSW
Submarine B-3, Vilniaus 37, tel. (+370) 616 344 21,
www.submarinas.lt. Latter-day Teutonic Knights of the
pizza world, Submarine just won’t leave Lithuania alone.
Preferring to serve Italian food rather than convert people
to Christianity, Submarine also provide free wireless internet
which is something the marauding Germans never did.
The pizzas are good for the price, the staff are genuinely
friendly and for lovers of trivia the place was named after
the make-believe yellow underwater vessel made popular by
the Beatles. Welcome to Vilnius. QOpen 08:00 - 03:00, Fri
08:00 - 06:00, Sat 11:00 - 06:00, Sun 11:00 - 03:00. 15Lt.
PTABSW
Užupio Picerija D-3, Paupio 3, tel. (+370) 5 215 36
66. Parked in a street just around the corner from the Užupis
Angel, this tip-top pizza joint is either bustling and busy or
dead as a door nail. Whatever state it’s found in, the pizza
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they serve is decent enough if not exactly gourmet. Eschew
the other meals and stick to the house food and you’ll be
just fine. Service is of course amusing, and the outdoor
seating during the warmer part of the year is exceedingly
pleasant. QOpen 08:00 - 23:00, Sat, Sun 09:00 - 23:00.
17Lt. JABSW
Russian
Царское Cело H-2, Šeimyniškių 3, tel. (+370) 5 272
86 18, www.carskojeselo.lt. Named after a former home
of the Russian royal family, these classic Russian-themed restaurants
pander to the average crowd, are child-friendly and
come with all the folk-themed trappings any self-respecting
restaurant of this kind needs. The food is exceptionally good
for a chain restaurant, providing a fine introduction to the
cuisine of the world’s largest country. QOpen 10:00 - 24:00,
Fri 10:00 - 02:00, Sat 11:00 - 02:00, Sun 11:00 - 24:00. 18Lt.
PTAEBS
Salad
Mano Guru B-2, Vilniaus 22/1, tel. (+370) 5 212
01 26. Opened in August 2004 and still going strong, the
recommended Mano Guru offers a mind-boggling array of
substantial salads plus desserts and soft drinks in something
of a boutique setting. Popular particularly with women
watching their weight, other people are encouraged to visit
not least because of the idea behind the place. Begun on
the initiative of local legend and resurrected mayor of Vilnius
Artūras Zuokas, over half of the staff working here are recovering
drug addicts involved in what’s probably the most
enlightened project in the city, and one that’s well worth
supporting. QOpen 07:00 - 21:00, Fri 07:00 - 22:00, Sat,
Sun 09:00 - 20:00. 15Lt. TJASW
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