19 editor picks in Vilnius.
Coffee culture in Vilnius spans bookshop nooks, specialty roasters and old-school cake cafes. In the Old Town, Mint Vinetu pairs secondhand books with espresso while StrangeLove Coffee Co. and Caffeine cover the specialty end. North in the naujamiestis, Crooked Nose & Coffee Stories, Mannys Coffee Roasters and Kontora Specialty Coffee lead the third-wave crowd, and Coffee1 carries the habit across to Užupis.
19 cafe places in Vilnius we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Vilnius · Cafe across every city.
Drink Mint tea
Mint Vinetu combines a second-hand bookshop with a small cafe in the Šv.
Drink Filter coffee
StrangeLove on B.
Drink Flat white
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.
Drink Pour over
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.
Drink Mint tea
Mint Vinetu combines a second-hand bookshop with a small cafe in the Šv.
Drink Specialty filter
Holy Donut's second branch on Vilniaus keeps the donut, bagel and specialty-coffee menu of the Vokiečių original in a smaller Old Town room.
Drink Specialty coffee
Holy Donut on Vokiečių is the Vilnius flagship of the local bagel-and-donut cafe chain, with vegan donuts and big bagel sandwiches at a bright counter.
Drink Espresso flight
Crooked Nose's V.
Drink Floral cappuccino
Augustas ir Barbora on Stiklių is a flower-decorated cafe near Lokys, popular for cakes, brunch plates and the heavily-photographed Instagrammable interior.
Drink Hot chocolate
AJ Šokoladinė on Pilies makes handmade Belgian-tradition truffles and hot chocolate at its Old Town brand store.
Drink Speciality espresso
Sugamour on Vilniaus is a small specialty-coffee bar with house-baked pastries and a brunch menu running through the weekend for Naujamiestis locals.
Drink Specialty filter
Meat Lovers on Šv.
Drink V60 pour over
Mannys on Pamėnkalnio is a small Vilnius specialty roaster with a bright bar, pour-over flights and weekly drops of single-origin retail bags to take home.
Drink Cortado
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.
Drink Flat white
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.
Drink Cappuccino
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.
Drink Specialty filter
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.
Try Fresh bagel with cream cheese
Halės Bistro inside the 1906 market hall sells fresh bagels with cream cheese for €3 to €5, plus quick vegan lunch trays alongside the produce stalls.
