Self-declared bohemian republic since 1997, across the Vilnelė. Sweet Root tasting menus, Špunka and Bukowski beer bars, Coffee1 and a vegan-leaning brunch scene.
Order Whatever the seasonal menu offers; the pairing is short and local.
Sweet Root in Užupis is a tiny tasting-menu room where Justinas Misius cooks seasons and forgotten Lithuanian ingredients across a constantly changing menu.
Order The tasting menu; Praspaliauskas runs a tight, ingredient-led kitchen.
Amandus on Užupio is chef Deivydas Praspaliauskas's modern Lithuanian degustation room, Michelin-listed and a regular in Lithuania's 30 Best ranking.
Order Cepelinai with curd cheese; cold beet šaltibarščiai in summer.
Užupio Kavinė sits on the Vilnelė riverbank at the edge of the Užupis Republic, the bohemian district's longest-running Lithuanian dining room.
Order The sharing format set menu; pair with the natural-wine list.
One for All on Užupio is a Lithuanian-modern small-plates restaurant that opened in Užupis with a shared-menu format and local seasonal ingredients.
On this list, shown aboveSweet RootAmandus
On this list, shown aboveUžupio KavinėOne for All
On this list, shown aboveCoffee1
Amandus on Užupio runs a small wine bar room alongside the Michelin-listed dining room, with bar snacks and a list of Baltic and central-European bottles.
Sweet Root's wine pairing is the smallest, most personal list in the Užupis dining axis, with natural and biodynamic Baltic and central-European bottles.
Open Kitchen at Tymo Turgus runs a small wine bar inside the food-hall set-up next to Užupis, with Lithuanian-grower pours and a rotating food-hall bite menu.
Drink Lithuanian craft beer
Špunka is the bohemian Užupis craft beer bar, a tiny room with a handful of taps and tables packed with massive personality near the Vilnelė.
Drink Dundulis craft beer on draught
Bukowski in Užupis serves Dundulis craft draught and grilled hot dogs with refried beans and macaroni cheddar in a quirky bar named after the American writer.
Drink Local craft beer
Open Kitchen Vilnius at Tymo Turgus runs a food-hall bar by Užupis with local craft beer, a rotating food-truck menu and a casual open-kitchen format.
Try Rotating modern street food
Open Kitchen at Tymo Turgus on the Užupis edge brings street-food trucks from the city's restaurants, bistros and farmers into one rotating food-court format.
Dundulis is a Lithuanian craft brewery with no Vilnius brewery proper; the most reliable Vilnius draught is at Bukowski in Užupis as the house pour.
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.
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.
Užupis Republic Day on April 1 celebrates the 1997 self-declared bohemian republic, with passport stamps at borders, the constitution read and bar food.
Order Flat white with a brunch toast and house-baked pastry
Coffee1 in Užupis runs a small weekend brunch in the family roastery, with flat whites, brunch toasts and house-baked pastry on the bohemian main strip.
Order Šaltibarščiai cold beet soup with cepelinai and a cucumber salad
Užupio Kavinė at the Užupis Republic edge runs a Lithuanian-classics weekend brunch with cepelinai, šaltibarščiai and riverbank terrace seats in summer.
On this list, shown aboveŠpunkaBar Bukowski
