Saltibarsciai appears as a signature dish in 1 Lithuania cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Šaltibarščiai · Vilnius
Šaltibarščiai is the electric-pink Lithuanian cold beet soup made with kefir, boiled potatoes, dill and cucumber: the summer canon eaten across Vilnius from June to August.
The pink soup traces to Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth tables and shares roots with Polish chłodnik. The kefir base distinguishes the Lithuanian version. Šaltibarščiai is so signature in Vilnius summer that the city runs the Pink Soup Fest every June with parade and tasting stops. Eat it everywhere from Etno Dvaras to Senoji Trobelė to Užupio Kavinė through summer.
Where to eat in Vilnius:
- Etno Dvaras (Aušros Vartų)
- Senoji Trobelė
- Užupio Kavinė
- Šnekutis
- Lokys