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...
Žemaičių blynai are Samogitian potato pancakes: thicker and made from mashed potato (rather than grated) wrapped around meat or curd-cheese filling, then pan-fried.
Žemaičių blynai come from Samogitia (Žemaitija), the northern Lithuanian region. Where bulvių blynai are crisp grated-potato pancakes, žemaičių blynai are mashed-potato dumplings filled with meat or curd cheese and fried in a pan. Senoji Trobelė and Etno Dvaras both run them on the heritage menus. A Hill of Crosses (Šiauliai) day-trip pairs well with Samogitian-cuisine cafes for this dish.
3 editor picks for Žemaičių blynai in Vilnius, ranked by editorial score. All Vilnius signature dishes · Žemaičių 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.
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.
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