Kontora Specialty Coffee is a cafe in Naujamiestis, Vilnius.
Kontora on Pylimo is a daylight-bright specialty coffee bar opposite the MO Museum, serving cortados, batch brew and a thin menu of pastries through the day.
Tip: Pair the cortado with the kibinai-style pastry; popular with art museum visitors.
Address: Pylimo g. 22, Vilnius
Vero Cafe on Gedimino is the busiest Vilnius spot of the Baltic specialty chain, with reliable espresso, a bakery counter and seating for the lunch crowd.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: Chain quality but a solid mid-morning option. Loyalty card pays back after eight cups.
Brew Specialty Coffee on Pylimo runs a Vilnius mini-chain of specialty bars, with house-roasted beans, V60 pour-overs and weekly bean drops for Naujamiestis.
Signature drink: Specialty filter
Tip: Multiple Vilnius branches including Algirdo and Konstitucijos. The Pylimo branch fills early on weekends.
Crooked Nose & Coffee Stories on Šaltinių has roasted specialty in small batches since 2013, served with hand-brewed pour-overs in a back-of-house cafe.
Signature drink: Pour over
Tip: Hardest order is the cupping flight. The roastery offers small public sessions on weekends.
Vero Cafe on Gedimino is the busiest Vilnius spot of the Baltic specialty chain, with reliable espresso, a bakery counter and seating for the lunch crowd.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: Chain quality but a solid mid-morning option. Loyalty card pays back after eight cups.
Caffeine on Pilies is the Old Town branch of Lithuania's biggest specialty-coffee chain, with a window counter for tourists and a small upstairs work nook.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Tip: Open before most independent cafes; useful for an early breakfast walk through the Old Town.
Brew Specialty Coffee on Pylimo runs a Vilnius mini-chain of specialty bars, with house-roasted beans, V60 pour-overs and weekly bean drops for Naujamiestis.
Signature drink: Specialty filter
Tip: Multiple Vilnius branches including Algirdo and Konstitucijos. The Pylimo branch fills early on weekends.
StrangeLove on B. Radvilaitės opened in 2015 as the Vilnius cathedral-side roastery and cafe, sourcing from Ethiopia, Kenya, Costa Rica and Colombia.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Sprawling outdoor space with beanbags by the park. Roastery visible behind glass at the back.
Coffee1 in Užupis is an independent family-owned cafe with an espresso and brew bar, roastery and rotating travels to producer countries for new beans.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: Flat whites are the strong order. Sells designer interior pieces alongside the coffee retail.
Crooked Nose & Coffee Stories on Šaltinių has roasted specialty in small batches since 2013, served with hand-brewed pour-overs in a back-of-house cafe.
Signature drink: Pour over
Tip: Hardest order is the cupping flight. The roastery offers small public sessions on weekends.
