The Best Eastern European Food in Lithuania
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The best Eastern European food in Lithuania, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Nineteen18 comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Kaunas and Vilnius.
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Ertlio Namas and Monte Pacis hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Nineteen18
Eastern European
Herbs for the closing tea come from the chef's mother's garden, which tells you most of what you need to know about Nineteen18. This Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Vilnius runs a ten-course dinner that leans into Lithuanian produce with enough technique to keep it surprising. Ask for the counter seats and you'll spend the evening watching the open kitchen in full flow.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Ertlio Namas
Historical Eastern European
A historic townhouse in central Vilnius, spread across three floors of parquet and period artwork, where the tasting menu doubles as a time machine. Each course arrives with a note on its century of origin, so you're eating something like a 16th-century beetroot soup with lamb and getting a small history lesson between bites. It's a formal, multi-course affair, and the kind of place where the menu has done more research than most academics.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Ertlio Namas (this place) 68.544
- #2 Monte Pacis 68.544
- #2 PACAI Restaurant 68.544
- #2 Uoksas 68.544
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Rank 2. Monte Pacis
Modern Eastern European
A historic property tucked into a large park just outside Kaunas, where Lithuanian cooking gets a modern, visually considered treatment. The chef leans into native and Baltic ingredients alongside international ones, and the kitchen's plating clearly cares about the eye as much as the palate. The owner is a qualified sommelier with over 200 bottles on the list, each individually annotated, which is either charming or obsessive depending on your relationship with wine lists.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Ertlio Namas 68.544
- #2 Monte Pacis (this place) 68.544
- #2 PACAI Restaurant 68.544
- #2 Uoksas 68.544
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Rank 2. PACAI Restaurant
Seasonal Eastern European
A baroque mansion in Vilnius Old Town, once supposedly the grandest address in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, now does duty as a boutique hotel with a restaurant that takes its food seriously. Modern Lithuanian cooking anchors the seasonal menu, and the wine list runs deep with strong options by the glass. In summer, the central courtyard pulls people outside until the northern light finally gives up around ten.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Ertlio Namas 68.544
- #2 Monte Pacis 68.544
- #2 PACAI Restaurant (this place) 68.544
- #2 Uoksas 68.544
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Rank 2. Uoksas
Modern Eastern European
A beetroot taco filled with seabass ceviche tells you something about what's happening at this modern restaurant in Kaunas: Lithuanian cooking put through a Nordic filter, with Baltic ingredients doing most of the heavy lifting. The room is chic but relaxed, the kind of place where a tasting menu feels like a treat rather than an ordeal. The à la carte is concise enough that you don't need a strategy.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Ertlio Namas 68.544
- #2 Monte Pacis 68.544
- #2 PACAI Restaurant 68.544
- #2 Uoksas (this place) 68.544