Food Scene
Creative restaurant, that has good food and great presentation. Great if you want to lounge for a bit with a cocktail in your hand after dinner. Great omlets and eggs for breakfast.
Gynėjų g. 14
14 Gynėjų gatvėCreative restaurant, that has good food and great presentation. Great if you want to lounge for a bit with a cocktail in your hand after dinner. Great omlets and eggs for breakfast.
My favorite chef's (Deivydas Praspaliauskas) restaurant. Only open from Wed to Sat. Hands down, the best place to eat in Vilnius. Two seatings - 1800 and 2000, tasting menu only, no a la carte.
V. Šopeno g. 10
10 Vilnius Šopeno gatvėMy favorite chef's (Deivydas Praspaliauskas) restaurant. Only open from Wed to Sat. Hands down, the best place to eat in Vilnius. Two seatings - 1800 and 2000, tasting menu only, no a la carte.
This place has sort of a legacy in Vilnius. It is open for quite some time and people who long for the Soviet era like to go there to eat. Not my favorite, but worth mentioning
Gedimino pr. 23
23 Gedimino ProspektasThis place has sort of a legacy in Vilnius. It is open for quite some time and people who long for the Soviet era like to go there to eat. Not my favorite, but worth mentioning
Restaurant opened by a young enthusiastic chef and a great somelje. They give great wine pairings with their food. Good for Sunday brunch.
Mindaugo g. 27
27 Mindaugo gatvėRestaurant opened by a young enthusiastic chef and a great somelje. They give great wine pairings with their food. Good for Sunday brunch.
Great food, but the place is a bit touristy, meaning - slightly overpriced compared to other restaurants I mentioned, menu does not change too much. This is all fine and dandy if you are a tourist.
18 moradores locais recomendam
Literatų gatvė
Literatų gatvėGreat food, but the place is a bit touristy, meaning - slightly overpriced compared to other restaurants I mentioned, menu does not change too much. This is all fine and dandy if you are a tourist.
Olimpiečių gatvė 1
Best Steakhouse in town
M. Antokolskio gatvė
Great steakhouse, has a sort of country club vibe
Odminių g. 3
3 Odminių gatvėYou won't go wrong with anything from the grill here. I like the ribs.
Trakų g. 11
11 Trakų gatvėSimple Italian place. Not pretentious, good food, good wine.
Didžioji gatvė 11
Has a nice big city vibe. Beetroot and cheese salad is great here.
Not really a pub, but good if you want to eat a lot of meat cheaply. Delicious, but heavy on your stomach.
Šv. Ignoto gatvė 14
Not really a pub, but good if you want to eat a lot of meat cheaply. Delicious, but heavy on your stomach.
Gedimino pr. 32
32 Gedimino ProspektasVegetarian place. Very simple and really cheap. Lovely ginger cocktail.
A. Stulginskio gatvė 2
Great coffee place. Free wifi, aeropress, V60 - anything for the hipster.
My absolute favorite breakfast spot. Great pastries (beef, lamb, pork, chicken, cheese & spinach, and so on) and irresistible Napoleon cake.
Vilniaus g. 21
21 Vilniaus gatvėMy absolute favorite breakfast spot. Great pastries (beef, lamb, pork, chicken, cheese & spinach, and so on) and irresistible Napoleon cake.
Gedimino pr. 31
31 Gedimino ProspektasDecent burgers (beef, lamb, salmon, veg - you name it), craft beers, fast service.
Shakespeare Boutique Hotel Vilnius
8 Bernardinu strGreat place for a fancy breakfast.
Drinks & Nightlife
Užupio g. 9
9 Užupio gatvėLithuanian Craft Beers live here.
Best cocktails in Vilnius. Open on Thu - Sun. Get an Old Fashioned from Simona, if you can't decide ;)
Islandijos gatvė 1
Best cocktails in Vilnius. Open on Thu - Sun. Get an Old Fashioned from Simona, if you can't decide ;)
Trakų g. 2
2 Trakų gatvėThe Whiskey Bar
Small bar, good for cocktails or shots. Open till 05:00 or so every day, even on Sunday. Just don't go to Amatininkai nearby... unless you are doing a social experiment.
Didžioji gatvė 19
Small bar, good for cocktails or shots. Open till 05:00 or so every day, even on Sunday. Just don't go to Amatininkai nearby... unless you are doing a social experiment.
Trakų gatvė 15
15 Trakų gatvėHas a decent burger and open till very late (or rather, early in the morning)
Bar with a nice vibe. Always seems crowded, even when it isn't. Just by the french embassy, good place to meet some french if you are looking for them.
Didžioji g. 1
1 Didžioji gatvėBar with a nice vibe. Always seems crowded, even when it isn't. Just by the french embassy, good place to meet some french if you are looking for them.
Opens at 19:00 and usually there are events (concerts or performances) from Thursday to Sunday.
Visų Šventųjų gatvė 9
Opens at 19:00 and usually there are events (concerts or performances) from Thursday to Sunday.
Vilniaus g. 31
31 Vilniaus gatvėA pub. Good if you want a beer, watch some sports or play kicker
An Irish pub. A lot of foreign crowd ends up in this place, so the public is more international than in other bars. Good for playing kicker
Islandijos gatvė 3
An Irish pub. A lot of foreign crowd ends up in this place, so the public is more international than in other bars. Good for playing kicker
Great cocktails here. Creative staff will mix you a drink you'll love even if you have no idea what you want.
Aušros Vartų gatvė 19
Great cocktails here. Creative staff will mix you a drink you'll love even if you have no idea what you want.
A place to go clubbing. I'm not much into that, but if I did go to clubs, this would definitely be one of the places I'd go to. The address is Vokiečių g. 2
Mėsinių g. 2
2 Mėsinių gatvėA place to go clubbing. I'm not much into that, but if I did go to clubs, this would definitely be one of the places I'd go to. The address is Vokiečių g. 2
"Secondhand men" - a new bar that opened where a secondhand clothes shop used to be, but decided to keep the signs for it. My new favorite. Serves food and a nice collection of beers and cocktails.
Sodų g. 3
3 Sodų gatvė"Secondhand men" - a new bar that opened where a secondhand clothes shop used to be, but decided to keep the signs for it. My new favorite. Serves food and a nice collection of beers and cocktails.
Everything Else
Great place to smoke a cigar, have a whiskey / brandy / rum and play chess or backgammon.
Dysnos gatvė
Dysnos gatvėGreat place to smoke a cigar, have a whiskey / brandy / rum and play chess or backgammon.
Nice park to have a picnic in the summer or slide down the hill in the winter
18 moradores locais recomendam
Tauro kalnas
Nice park to have a picnic in the summer or slide down the hill in the winter
For those of you who want to stroll around the park or just relax by a river, this is a great place in the center of the city to do just that.
262 moradores locais recomendam
Parque Bernardine
8A B. Radvilaitės g.For those of you who want to stroll around the park or just relax by a river, this is a great place in the center of the city to do just that.
A great field to hang out in the summertime - a grass covered field where you can play frisbie, basketball, volleyball, do yoga, take zumba classes or just hang out
Pieva
A great field to hang out in the summertime - a grass covered field where you can play frisbie, basketball, volleyball, do yoga, take zumba classes or just hang out
Arts & Culture
The Contemporary Art Centre. Expositions are different every month or so. Last time I went there they had parts of the Lithuanian exposition from the Venice Bienalle. Check out their website
Vokiečių gatvė 2
The Contemporary Art Centre. Expositions are different every month or so. Last time I went there they had parts of the Lithuanian exposition from the Venice Bienalle. Check out their website
Modern and contemporary Lithuanian painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, installations and video art are presented in the permanent exposition. Check out their website for current exposition
Konstitucijos prospektas 22
22 Konstitucijos prospektasModern and contemporary Lithuanian painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, installations and video art are presented in the permanent exposition. Check out their website for current exposition
Vilniaus gatvė 39
39 Vilniaus gatvėThis place has interesting art expositions at times - check out their website.
Essentials
Small supermarket that is open until 23:00. Don't forget the lithuanian law - alcohol is sold until 22:00 in the stores.
Gedimino pr. 28
28 Gedimino ProspektasSmall supermarket that is open until 23:00. Don't forget the lithuanian law - alcohol is sold until 22:00 in the stores.
A. Smetonos gatvė 5
Small supermarket that is open until 22:00