Pinavija is a bakery in Senamiestis, Vilnius.
Pinavija on Vilniaus is a family-run Lithuanian bakery cafe known for hot kibinai pastries, šakotis tree cake and brunch in a softly-French Old Town corner.
Tip: Indoor seating fills early on weekends. A šakotis to-go travels home well in checked luggage.
Address: Vilniaus g. 21, 01402 Vilnius
Holy Donut on Vokiečių bakes handmade donuts and large bagels, with one of the bigger vegan-donut selections in Vilnius for the Old Town brunch crowd.
Tip: Vegan glaze sells out fastest on Sundays. Bagel sandwiches at lunch are the better lunch order.
Worth the queue: Vegan glaze donut
Holy Donut's Vilniaus branch sits a block from Pinavija on the same shopping street, with the same handmade donuts and bigger bagels at a quieter counter.
Tip: Less queue than the Vokiečių original. The chocolate-glaze donut is the consistent best-seller here.
Worth the queue: Bagel sandwich
Gusto Blynine on Aušros Vartų cooks Lithuanian pancakes including bulvių blynai, sweet curd-cheese varškės blynai and savoury versions from a small counter.
Tip: Eat in or take away; cooking is to order so allow ten minutes for the bulvių blynai.
Worth the queue: Bulvių blynai potato pancakes
Beigelių Krautuvėlė on Pylimo bakes Litvak Jewish bagels, bialys, challah for Sabbath and teyglakh on-site since 2016, run by the Lithuanian Jewish Community.
Tip: Sells out by late afternoon. The most historically grounded bagel in the Baltic, simply.
Worth the queue: Bagel Lox
Holy Donut on Vokiečių bakes handmade donuts and large bagels, with one of the bigger vegan-donut selections in Vilnius for the Old Town brunch crowd.
Tip: Vegan glaze sells out fastest on Sundays. Bagel sandwiches at lunch are the better lunch order.
Worth the queue: Vegan glaze donut
Holy Donut's Vilniaus branch sits a block from Pinavija on the same shopping street, with the same handmade donuts and bigger bagels at a quieter counter.
Tip: Less queue than the Vokiečių original. The chocolate-glaze donut is the consistent best-seller here.
Worth the queue: Bagel sandwich
Halės Bistro inside the main hall of the 1906 market makes fresh bagels, vegan plates and quick lunch trays alongside the produce stalls and butcher counters.
Tip: Cheap, fast and good. Quiet on weekday mornings before the lunch rush from Naujamiestis offices.
Worth the queue: Fresh bagel
Beigeliai on Vilniaus toasts bagels and bialys over a wood-fired oven, with cream-cheese spreads and a small soup menu for the daily Naujamiestis lunch.
Tip: Smaller and less historic than Beigelių Krautuvėlė; useful when the Pylimo shop is closed.
Worth the queue: Cream cheese bialy
Gusto Blynine on Aušros Vartų cooks Lithuanian pancakes including bulvių blynai, sweet curd-cheese varškės blynai and savoury versions from a small counter.
Tip: Eat in or take away; cooking is to order so allow ten minutes for the bulvių blynai.
Worth the queue: Bulvių blynai potato pancakes
