VILNIUS - In Your Pocket
VILNIUS - In Your Pocket
VILNIUS - In Your Pocket
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La Bohème B-3, Šv. Ignoto 4/3, tel. (+370) 5 212 10<br />
87. They still can’t cook pasta but they do at last have a<br />
space to drink outside when it’s warm, making Old Town’s<br />
favourite upscale boozer better than ever. The grandiose<br />
medieval interior is perfect for group celebrations (although<br />
you should definitely think twice before ordering the pasta),<br />
and the wine list is both thoughtful and extensive. All in all a<br />
most suitable venue for everyone from passing lads on the<br />
pull to a coach-load of grandmothers. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00,<br />
Thu 11:00 - 02:00, Fri 11:00 - 03:00, Sat 12:00 - 03:00, Sun<br />
12:00 - 24:00. 25Lt. JABSW<br />
Mimoza/Vinchenso A-2, Islandijos 1/33, tel. (+370)<br />
652 935 87. A little bit of everything here inside one of<br />
the latest sensations to appear on the scene. Crowded<br />
much of the time, it’s both a classy wine bar complete<br />
with shop as well as an Asian restaurant serving the<br />
usual collection of dishes including butterfish sashimi,<br />
tofu soup, a range of tasting dishes and a couple of vegetarian<br />
options. Get here early if you want a seat and rub<br />
shoulders with some of the capital’s prettier specimens.<br />
On top of everything else, they’re attempting to woo even<br />
more customers by booking some decent DJs. QOpen<br />
11:00 - 24:00, Thu 11:00 - 02:00, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 04:00.<br />
PJAESW<br />
Notre Vie C-3, Stiklių 10, tel. (+370) 614 245 21. Yet<br />
another wine bar, this one is small and intimate with friendly<br />
staff and a good selection of booze and snacks. Although<br />
nothing to get too excited about, it is at least the real thing<br />
unlike so many of the others in Vilnius. QOpen 13:00 - 24:00.<br />
PJABSW<br />
Savas Kampas C-4, Vokiečių 4, tel. (+370) 5 212 32<br />
03, www.savaskampas.lt. Well this is a surprise. Certain<br />
that Savas Kampas was on the way out in the last issue,<br />
we’re now forced to eat a slice of humble pie. Constantly<br />
busy and with friendly staff to boot, we didn’t try the wine the<br />
last time we were here but the beer went down well and the<br />
atmosphere was excellent. Savas Kampas is without doubt<br />
a survivor. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00, Thu 11:00 - 01:00, Fri<br />
11:00 - 03:00, Sat 11:00 - 02:00. JABW<br />
Tappo D’oro B-2, L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus 7, tel. (+370)<br />
686 168 66. Hidden away between the Cathedral and the<br />
President’s Palace, this little gem adds yet another string<br />
to the maestro’s bow also known as contemporary Vilnius.<br />
Hitching a ride on the coat tails of the city’s current obsession<br />
with wine bars and gourmet food, Tappo D’oro is part<br />
wine bar and part delicatessen. As well as a chilled cabinet<br />
full of speciality meats, cheese and olives, find a tastefully<br />
decorated drinking area complete with a long list of Italian<br />
wines. Massively busy in 2010, the owners have gone and<br />
opened a second bar in the heart of Old Town. Also at Vokiečių<br />
8. QOpen 11:00 - 23:00. JABS<br />
Microbreweries<br />
For the record, our definition of a microbrewery includes<br />
bars selling beer from microbreweries scattered around<br />
the country. Enjoy.<br />
Bambalynė C-3, Stiklių 7, tel. (+370) 5 240 56 70.<br />
Featuring a rapidly approaching total of close to 100 types of<br />
beer from microbreweries across the country and a spooky<br />
brick cellar ambience, Bambalynė counts among a number<br />
of specialist bars in the city catering to the tastes of those<br />
who like their ale local rather than multinational. The beers<br />
in question range from light to dark and should keep all but<br />
the fussiest from hours of drunken appreciation. A little bit<br />
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nightliFe<br />
classier than its counterparts, the bar is fashionable among<br />
the capital’s more urbane guzzlers, plus there’s a shop inside<br />
and a beer-tasting lounge for true aficionados. QOpen 11:00<br />
- 24:00, Mon, Sun 11:00 - 22:00. PJAW<br />
Būsi Trečias B-2, Totorių 18, tel. (+370) 5 231 26<br />
98, www.busitrecias.lt. Meaning something along the<br />
lines of You’ll be the third, which in this part of the world<br />
spells bad luck, Būsi Trečias functions as one of the capital’s<br />
only microbreweries as well as a better than average<br />
place to dine on gut-busting local dishes. Downstairs is<br />
a genuinely good bar, whilst the large upper level has the<br />
feel of a demented German beer hall complete with sozzled<br />
groups of locals singing patriotic songs and falling<br />
off the wooden benches. The in-house beer is good stuff,<br />
although we recommend you steer clear of the flavoured<br />
versions. QOpen 11:00 - 23:00, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 03:00.<br />
PJABW<br />
Šnekutis B-5, Šv. Stepono 8, tel. (+370) 650 470 58.<br />
Not a microbrewery as such, Šnekutis sneaks into this section<br />
on account of hoarding traditional, microbrewery-brewed<br />
beers from all corners of the country. Some of this is live,<br />
meaning it only lasts a few days, not unlike the hangover<br />
that goes with the superb 12% Stačias from Panevėžys. A<br />
couple of large ones of these and you might find yourself<br />
rolling down the mysterious staircase by the toilet. Should<br />
this happen, don’t be surprised to find yourself fished out<br />
by the barman, a personable gentleman with a theatrical<br />
moustache. Highly recommended, and extremely popular,<br />
meaning it’s not uncommon to find yourself sharing a bench<br />
with a strange Lithuanian man eating unidentified animal<br />
parts from a bowl. Rare for Lithuania, Šnekutis doesn’t have<br />
table service. Order at the bar. Also at Polocko 7a. QOpen<br />
11:30 - 23:30. Closed Sun. PJS<br />
August - November 2012<br />
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