Vilnius: Lithuanian Flavors Experience
Food tasting tour shows you Lithuanian food extends much further than potato or meat dishes. You will indulge with Lithuanian snacks & beverages, which for the most pa...
Bulvių blynai are Lithuanian potato pancakes: grated potato, egg and onion fried crisp, served with sour cream and mushroom sauce or bacon-cracklings spirgučiai.
Potato pancakes are common across the Baltic and Eastern Europe, with each tradition holding small differences. The Lithuanian version is thicker than the Polish placki and crisper than the German Reibekuchen. Senoji Trobelė and Gusto Blynine cook the canonical Vilnius versions, and the Žemaičių blynai variant (Samogitian, mashed-potato-based) is a heartier alternative.
4 editor picks for Bulvių blynai in Vilnius, ranked by editorial score. All Vilnius signature dishes · Bulvių blynai across every city.
Senoji Trobelė ★ 4.2
naujamiestis · Naugarduko g. 36, Vilnius
Senoji Trobelė on Naugarduko is a family-run Lithuanian room with painted ceilings and a 75-percent Žalgiris mead balsam fermented for two years.
Etno Dvaras (Aušros Vartų) ★ 4.0
senamiestis · Aušros Vartų g. 2, 01303 Vilnius
Etno Dvaras on Aušros Vartų cooks dishes certified by the Lithuanian Culinary Heritage Fund in a warm cavernous cellar with street-level windows.
Gusto Blynine ★ 3.9
senamiestis · Aušros Vartų g. 6, Vilnius
Gusto Blynine on Aušros Vartų cooks Lithuanian pancakes including bulvių blynai, sweet curd-cheese varškės blynai and savoury versions from a small counter.
Forto Dvaras (Pilies) ★ 3.8
senamiestis · Pilies g. 16, Vilnius
Forto Dvaras on Pilies is the same Heritage Fund-certified Lithuanian chain as Etno Dvaras, named after the medieval forts theme of the Old Town strip.
Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide
Bulvių blynai makes more sense with someone from Vilnius explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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