Telegrafas is a modern european restaurant in Senamiestis, Vilnius.
Telegrafas in the Grand Hotel Kempinski overlooks Cathedral Square. Donatas Šatkauskas cooks Michelin-listed modern European in the 1900 telegraph building.
Signature dishes: Modern European tasting menu, Sunday brunch
Must order: The chef-led dinner menu; the Saturday-Sunday brunch is also strong.
Tip: In the Michelin Guide; ask for a window table looking at the Cathedral.
Address: Universiteto g. 14, 01122 Vilnius
Stebuklai sits beside Cathedral Square in a chic hotel dining room, Michelin-listed for cosmopolitan plates like hamachi ceviche with shiso and strawberry.
Signature: Hamachi ceviche with strawberry, Pistachio cheesecake
Order: The hamachi ceviche, then the pistachio cheesecake with raspberry sorbet.
Tip: Twinkling water-fountain terrace in summer; the dining room is more polished than the menu price suggests.
Elven, behind a heritage cream facade near the Cathedral, is Michelin-listed for design-led modern plates and sharing dishes; sister to Nüman of Kaunas.
Signature: Sharing plates for two, Pared-back fish course
Order: A sharing menu for two; the kitchen leans seafood with bold flavour pairings.
Tip: Rear terrace opens for summer service. The interior contrasts sharply with the historical facade.
Lokys has run since 1972 in a 15th-century merchant's cellar on Stiklių, serving wild boar, venison and beaver under the second generation of the same family.
Signature: Wild boar with lingonberry, Venison medallions, Beaver stew
Order: Wild boar with lingonberry; share a beaver stew to taste what makes this cellar an institution.
Tip: The oldest restaurant in Vilnius Old Town. Reserve the medieval cellar room for the full effect.
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.
Stebuklai sits beside Cathedral Square in a chic hotel dining room, Michelin-listed for cosmopolitan plates like hamachi ceviche with shiso and strawberry.
Signature: Hamachi ceviche with strawberry, Pistachio cheesecake
Order: The hamachi ceviche, then the pistachio cheesecake with raspberry sorbet.
Tip: Twinkling water-fountain terrace in summer; the dining room is more polished than the menu price suggests.
Elven, behind a heritage cream facade near the Cathedral, is Michelin-listed for design-led modern plates and sharing dishes; sister to Nüman of Kaunas.
Signature: Sharing plates for two, Pared-back fish course
Order: A sharing menu for two; the kitchen leans seafood with bold flavour pairings.
Tip: Rear terrace opens for summer service. The interior contrasts sharply with the historical facade.
Amandus on Užupio is chef Deivydas Praspaliauskas's modern Lithuanian degustation room, Michelin-listed and a regular in Lithuania's 30 Best ranking.
Signature: Tasting menu degustation, Smoked-fish course
Order: The tasting menu; Praspaliauskas runs a tight, ingredient-led kitchen.
Tip: Across the Vilnelė from Sweet Root; the two are the Užupis tasting-menu axis.
Somm on Pylimo opposite the MO Museum is owner Narimantas Miežys's Michelin-Selected wine bar, with 500-plus bottles and a small share-plates kitchen.
Signature: Charcuterie board, Pairing tasting
Order: A flight chosen by Miežys; the wine list is the genuine draw.
Tip: Order from the wine list rather than the food carte; a sommelier-owned room shows in the pours.
Lokys has run since 1972 in a 15th-century merchant's cellar on Stiklių, serving wild boar, venison and beaver under the second generation of the same family.
Signature: Wild boar with lingonberry, Venison medallions, Beaver stew
Order: Wild boar with lingonberry; share a beaver stew to taste what makes this cellar an institution.
Tip: The oldest restaurant in Vilnius Old Town. Reserve the medieval cellar room for the full effect.
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.
