Halės Turgus Curd Cheese Stalls is a food market in Naujamiestis, Vilnius.
The cheese stalls at Halės Turgus run by small Lithuanian dairies sell varškė curd, hard aged Tilžės and smoked cheese from rural producers near Vilnius.
Tip: Try the smoked varškė; pair with rye and a glass of gira from the next-door drinks stall.
Address: Pylimo g. 58, 01307 Vilnius
The smoked-meat stalls at Halės Turgus hold the famed Sumeliškės skilandis, smoked pork, sausages and cured ham from small Lithuanian producers.
Tip: Skilandis is a smoked-stomach delicacy; buy by the slice for a tasting before committing to a whole portion.
Halės Turgus opened in 1906 to a Vaclovas Michnevičius design, the oldest covered market in Vilnius. Recent years added modern bistros and craft beer.
Tip: Smoked-meat stalls hold the famed Sumeliškės skilandis. Wednesday is the freshest fish day.
The smoked-meat stalls at Halės Turgus hold the famed Sumeliškės skilandis, smoked pork, sausages and cured ham from small Lithuanian producers.
Tip: Skilandis is a smoked-stomach delicacy; buy by the slice for a tasting before committing to a whole portion.
Halės Turgus opened in 1906 to a Vaclovas Michnevičius design, the oldest covered market in Vilnius. Recent years added modern bistros and craft beer.
Tip: Smoked-meat stalls hold the famed Sumeliškės skilandis. Wednesday is the freshest fish day.
Kalvarijų Turgus is the largest open-air market in Vilnius, where locals shop produce, meat, cheese and second-hand alongside a rising food-vendor scene.
Tip: Sundays bring the best vendor density. Arrive before 11:00 for the freshest produce of the week.
Tymo Turgus is the Tue/Thu/Sat farmers market by the Užupis bridge, with Lithuanian growers, cheese-makers and small-batch producers in an open-air square.
Tip: Three days a week: Tue, Thu and Sat. Combine with a bite at Open Kitchen Vilnius which sits on the same square year-round.
Open Kitchen Vilnius is the year-round food-hall at Tymo Turgus by Užupis, bringing trucks from city restaurants into a rotating modern street-food court.
Tip: Combine the Sunday farmers market with the food hall. Live music some Saturday evenings through summer.
The Cathedral Square Christmas market runs late November to late December, with wooden huts selling mulled wine, gingerbread, cepelinai and Lithuanian crafts.
Tip: Open evenings Mon-Wed until 20:00, Thu until 21:00, Fri-Sat until 22:00. Christmas tree stays through January 6.
