VILNIUS - In Your Pocket
VILNIUS - In Your Pocket
VILNIUS - In Your Pocket
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Leičiai C-4, Stiklių 4, tel. (+370) 5 260 90 87. The<br />
next logical step in the evolution of the specialist Lithuanian<br />
beer bar, Leičiai also doubles as a restaurant serving classic<br />
traditional local food. As well as a space for drinking<br />
the range of superb Lithuanian beers on offer from small<br />
microbreweries around the country, this pleasant watering<br />
hole also features two dining halls, one with an open kitchen<br />
and a small beer garden out the back. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00.<br />
PJABSW<br />
Marsas B-3, Trakų 15, tel. (+370) 616 513 77. The<br />
former Bobo is now called Marsas, and although they’re doing<br />
their very best to offer something interesting and slightly<br />
alternative like their predecessor, it’s all a bit vague in here.<br />
There’s a good range of alcohol behind the bar, an imaginative<br />
menu (the burger and fries are supposed to be very good<br />
indeed) and a prerequisite DJ, but it’s not really working out<br />
in our opinion. QOpen 16:00 - 03:00, Fri, Sat 16:00 - 05:00,<br />
Sun 14:00 - 02:00. JAW<br />
(M)isterija B-2/3, Totorių 18, tel. (+370) 5 212 50 51,<br />
www.misterija.lt. Popular with a regular crowd of friendly hedonists,<br />
the drinks menu is fairly impressive and the food is more than<br />
edible. Extras at press time include board games, a regular pub<br />
quiz which can be translated into English for non-native-speakers,<br />
themed weekend parties and a policy that encourages people<br />
to dance on the bar if they feel so inclined. The website features<br />
photographs of girls in bras and gentlemen on stag dos. You get<br />
the idea. QOpen 11:00 - 04:00, Fri 11:00 - 06:00, Sat 18:00 -<br />
06:00, Sun 18:00 - 04:00.PJASW<br />
Piano Man A-2, Islandijos 1/31, tel. (+370) 650 969<br />
25. Consistently busy during the weekend when propping up<br />
the bar is generally the only option left for people arriving after<br />
21:00, the mixed and predominantly chirpy crowd at Piano Man<br />
provides a buzz lacking in many of its competitors. The bar<br />
stocks a good range of drinks including draught Guinness and<br />
Hoegaarden, there’s table football in the corner and from time<br />
to time there’s also the added bonus of live music. An excellent<br />
choice indeed for anyone looking for a place to add to their pub<br />
crawl or for staying the course and spending the entire evening<br />
here. QOpen 16:00 - 02:00, Mon 17:00 - 01:00, Thu, Fri 16:00<br />
- 04:00, Sat 18:00 - 04:00. Closed Sun. PJAB<br />
Plieno Paukštis H-4, K. Kalinausko 11b, tel. (+370) 5<br />
231 21 81. Blink and you’d miss it, the Steel Bird is one of<br />
those rare finds that leads to something akin to a love affair<br />
once discovered. Discreet during the winter, this is the perfect<br />
place for a fireside tryst, whilst the warmer parts of the year<br />
trumpet the opening of a magnificent secluded garden. Full of<br />
staff from the American embassy during the week, the place<br />
is given back to the locals at the weekend and is well worth<br />
the treck up the hill. Recommended is their cheese-covered<br />
kepta duona, a real treat with a couple of ice-cold beers.<br />
QOpen 10:00 - 23:00, Fri 10:00 - 24:00, Sat 12:00 - 24:00.<br />
Closed Sun. AB<br />
Pogo A-2, Vilniaus 12, tel. (+370) 604 195 67, www.<br />
pogobaras.lt. You can say what you like about rock fans but<br />
you can’t deny the fact that the ones who opened Pogo should<br />
be hugged and generally smothered in affection. Risking their<br />
necks transforming an empty Chinese restaurant into a bar<br />
with a live music venue at a time when the economy was<br />
falling to pieces, our heroes have been rewarded with a loyal<br />
clientele of lads and lasses in leather and a damn fine place<br />
to drink if this is your sort of thing. The beer is stupidly cheap<br />
and the kepta duona is what drinking was invented for. Totally<br />
recommended. QOpen 18:00 - 02:00, Fri 18:00 - 06:00, Sat<br />
18:00 - 04:00, Sun 18:00 - 24:00. PJAEW<br />
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ŠMC C-4, Vokiečių 2, tel. (+370) 656 756 17. Round<br />
the back of the Contemporary Arts Centre and equipped<br />
with staff and clientele to suit, although it’s a bit cramped<br />
and frequently morose indoors during the colder part of the<br />
year the arrival of the city’s clement weather brings with it<br />
a concrete terrace that can get extremely lively during the<br />
evenings. An interesting option for a drink and the possibility<br />
of meeting some of the city’s more imaginative inhabitants<br />
and even play chess if you so desire. Not bad food either.<br />
QOpen 11:00 - 24:00, Fri 11:00 - 02:00, Sat 12:00 - 02:00,<br />
Sun 12:00 - 24:00. PJABSW<br />
Transilvanija B-4, Mėsinių 3, tel. (+370) 5 203 43<br />
79. A good old-fashioned beer-drinking venue popular with<br />
a 20-something crowd and with a penchant for rock music,<br />
Transilvanija recently moved to a great new Old Town location<br />
and continues to bring in the crowds. Featuring an excellent<br />
stock of booze and a weekly pub quiz on Wednesdays at<br />
19:00, the latest news is the opening on May 1 of a large<br />
beer garden in the square opposite. QOpen 17:00 - 02:00,<br />
Fri, Sat 17:00 - 04:00. PJAB<br />
Universiteto Pub B-3, Dominikonų 9, tel. (+370) 678<br />
833 63. A slightly streamlined Universiteto has shed its wine<br />
and sports appendages and is now functioning more or less as<br />
a bar with a backup plan of pub grub and the occasional student<br />
party. With a clutch of worthy drinking holes in the immediate<br />
area, this one-time expat favourite has had a hard time since<br />
it relaunched, but it seems to be doing ok with a more rowdy<br />
crowd of local youngsters who appreciate the affordable prices<br />
and endless procession of blondes. A great people-watching<br />
pub, although almost certainly not one for spending the entire<br />
evening in. QOpen 22:00 - 04:00, Tue, Wed 22:00 - 05:00,<br />
Thu, Fri, Sat 22:00 - 06:00. PJAW<br />
August - November 2012<br />
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