18 editor picks in Vilnius.
Baking in Vilnius runs from buttery pastry to the city's own Jewish bagel tradition. In the Old Town, Pinavija and AJ Šokoladinė on Pilies anchor the cake-and-coffee end, while Holy Donut on Vokiečių keeps the queues moving. Across in the naujamiestis, Beigelių Krautuvėlė, also known as The Bagel Shop, revives the boiled-then-baked beigel that was once a staple of the city's Jewish quarter.
18 bakery places in Vilnius we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Vilnius · Bakery across every city.
Order Vegan glaze donut
Holy Donut on Vokiečių is the Vilnius original of the local bagel-and-donut chain, with vegan donuts and big bagel sandwiches in a bright corner cafe.
Order A bagel with smoked salmon, eaten standing at the counter.
Halės Bistro inside the main hall of the 1906 market does fresh bagels, vegan plates and quick lunch trays alongside the produce stalls on Pylimo.
Order Bagel Lox
Beigelių Krautuvėlė on the ground floor of the Lithuanian Jewish Community on Pylimo bakes Litvak bagels, bialys, challah and teyglakh on-site since 2016.
Order Bagel Lox
Beigelių Krautuvėlė on Pylimo bakes Litvak Jewish bagels, bialys, challah for Sabbath and teyglakh on-site since 2016, run by the Lithuanian Jewish Community.
Order Vegan glaze donut
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.
Order Bagel sandwich
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.
Order Fresh bagel
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.
Order Cream cheese bialy
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.
Order Bulvių blynai potato pancakes
Gusto Blynine on Aušros Vartų cooks Lithuanian pancakes including bulvių blynai, sweet curd-cheese varškės blynai and savoury versions from a small counter.
Order Rye sourdough loaf
Mano Guru on Vilniaus is a cafe-bakery from a Lithuanian charity training former addicts as bakers, with sourdough loaves and brunch beside its kitchen.
Order Cinnamon roll
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Order Hand-rolled truffle
AJ Šokoladinė on Pilies makes handmade Belgian-tradition truffles and hot chocolate at its Old Town brand store.
Order Pavlova
Augustas ir Barbora is a Stiklių cafe and bakery known for pavlovas, soft sponge cakes and brunch plates served under a flower-decorated ceiling.
Order Smoked-pork bun
Keulė Rūkė on Stiklių is a stop for Lithuanian smoked-pork buns built around the city's anti-Soviet political-art tradition, in a small open-counter cafe.
Order Tartlet
Cake Shop on Trakų is a small patisserie producing seasonal tarts, mousse cakes and patisserie classics to order in a Senamiestis side-street counter.
Order Lithuanian-grown flour sourdough
Grudas inside Senatorių Pasažas bakes Lithuanian sourdough and pastries from Lithuanian-grown flour, with a daily-changing pastry menu in the courtyard.
