Lithuanian€€senamiestisDaily 11:00-23:00
Etno Dvaras on Aušros Vartų cooks dishes certified by the Lithuanian Culinary Heritage Fund in a warm cavernous cellar with street-level windows.
Signature: Cepelinai with bacon and mushroom sauce, Bulvių blynai potato pancakes, Šaltibarščiai cold beet soup
Order: Cepelinai with bacon-mushroom sauce; pair with a šaltibarščiai cold beet soup.
Tip: Touristy but real: every dish must be at least 100 years old by Heritage Fund rules. Pilies branch is upstairs of Lokys.
Lithuanian€€naujamiestisMon-Fri 11:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-23:00
Senoji Trobelė on Naugarduko is a family-run Lithuanian room with painted ceilings and a 75-percent Žalgiris mead balsam fermented for two years.
Signature: Cepelinai, Vegetarian potato dumplings with spinach, Žalgiris mead balsam
Order: Cepelinai with curd-cheese filling; finish with a glass of Žalgiris balsam.
Tip: Twelve minutes walk uphill from Vokiečių. Order the daily-baked linseed leaven bread to start.
Modern European€€€€senamiestisDaily 18:00-23:00
Stikliai sits inside the Relais & Châteaux hotel in a Baroque-Gothic building, Michelin-listed for French-influenced cooking by an old-Vilnius institution.
Signature: French-Lithuanian tasting menu, Game course
Order: The chef-led tasting menu; the wine list reaches into classic Burgundy and Bordeaux.
Tip: The room is formal; jackets are not required but smart casual fits the dining room.
Modern European€€€senamiestisDaily 12:00-23:00
Bistro 18 on Stiklių is a family-owned classic European bistro near Lokys, serving French onion soup, risotto and seasonal rabbit in a small low-key room.
Signature: French onion soup, Rabbit ragout, Risotto
Order: The rabbit ragout; pair with the house red, which is poured generously.
Tip: A reliable mid-range alternative to the Michelin rooms a block away on Stiklių.
Lithuanian€€uzupisDaily 11:00-23:00
Užupio Kavinė sits on the Vilnelė riverbank at the edge of the Užupis Republic, the bohemian district's longest-running Lithuanian dining room.
Signature: Cepelinai, Šaltibarščiai, Gira
Order: Cepelinai with curd cheese; cold beet šaltibarščiai in summer.
Tip: The terrace over the Vilnelė is the seat to ask for. The Užupis Constitution wall is across the bridge.
Lithuanian€€senamiestisDaily 11:00-23:00
Šnekutis on Šv. Mikalojaus pours 30-plus Lithuanian beers from small breweries, with cepelinai and smoked-pig snacks to match the unfiltered pours.
Signature: Cepelinai, Smoked pig ear, Lithuanian beer flight
Order: Cepelinai with spirgučiai cracklings; pick the unfiltered farmhouse beer.
Tip: Užupis branch has closed; this Mikalojaus room is the original Šnekutis. Book a table for evening.
