Cepelinai are the Lithuanian national dish: large potato dumplings stuffed with pork (or curd, or mushrooms) and served with bacon-mushroom sauce and sour cream; in Lithuania we have verified places to eat it in Vilnius. Start with where to eat Cepelinai in Vilnius.
Cepelinai · Vilnius
Cepelinai are the Lithuanian national dish: large potato dumplings stuffed with pork (or curd, or mushrooms) and served with bacon-mushroom sauce and sour cream.
Cepelinai (zeppelins) take their name from the German zeppelin airship that flew over Lithuania in 1908. The dish itself predates the airship by centuries as didžkukuliai. The modern cepelinai recipe of grated and shredded potato dough stuffed with pork-and-onion mixture solidified in interwar Lithuania (1918-1940) and became the national dish through Soviet kitchens. Today every Lithuanian restaurant runs a version, from Etno Dvaras's Heritage Fund recipe to Lokys's medieval-cellar plate.
Where to eat in Vilnius:
- Lokys
- Etno Dvaras (Aušros Vartų)
- Senoji Trobelė
- Šnekutis
- Užupio Kavinė
- Forto Dvaras (Pilies)
Where to eat Cepelinai in Vilnius: the editor picks