The Best Italian Food in Lithuania
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The best Italian food in Lithuania, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and 50 Top Pizza have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Le Travi comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Vilnius and Klaipėda.
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ALBA Bistro and Da Antonio hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with 50 Top Pizza next.
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Rank 1. Le Travi
Italian
The counter seats at this cozy Italian trattoria in Užupis fill up fast, and that's where you want to be. The weekly menu runs to around eight dishes on a blackboard, the pasta changes daily, and the whole thing is run with the kind of loose, joyful energy that makes you order another glass of natural wine. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks. Think nonna's kitchen, minus the nonna, plus a very good duck ragu.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. ALBA Bistro
Contemporary Italian
Brightly painted ceramics and splashy canvases against white walls give this Italian bistro the feel of a sun-bleached Amalfi osteria, which is a lot to pull off in Lithuania. The menu runs from Neapolitan-style pizzas to osso bucco with risotto Milanese, and the kitchen is serious enough to land a spot in the Michelin Guide. The room sits on Grand Theatre Square, and the welcome is the kind that makes you feel slightly guilty for leaving.
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 ALBA Bistro (this place) 68.544
- #2 Da Antonio 68.544
- #2 Justa Pasta 68.544
- #2 Palanga 68.544
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Rank 2. Da Antonio
Italian
Chandeliers, linen tablecloths, and mirrors on every wall: this Italian restaurant on one of Vilnius's most food-packed streets has come a long way from the pizzeria it started as. Two small dining rooms keep things formal and unhurried, though in summer the flower-covered terrace is the obvious call. The chef is Lithuanian, which the kitchen gives no indication of, leaning hard into homemade pasta and an interesting all-Italian wine list.
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 ALBA Bistro 68.544
- #2 Da Antonio (this place) 68.544
- #2 Justa Pasta 68.544
- #2 Palanga 68.544
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Rank 2. Justa Pasta
Italian
Pasta and gnocchi get made fresh behind the front windows, so you can watch the process from the street before you even walk in. This is a cozy Italian pasta shop on Vokiečių gatvė, exposed brick walls and all, that skews a little more formally laid out than you'd expect. The menu runs from ravioli and meatballs to a turkey tonnato that catches you off guard in the nicest way. Prices stay well on the right side of reasonable.
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 ALBA Bistro 68.544
- #2 Da Antonio 68.544
- #2 Justa Pasta (this place) 68.544
- #2 Palanga 68.544
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Rank 2. Palanga
Italian
The smoked eel risotto arrives looking like it belongs in a gallery, which sets the tone for this Italian restaurant inside a spa hotel on the Baltic coast. The chef brings northern Italian instincts to sharing plates of sole and chateaubriand, then undercuts any pretension with his grandmother's tiramisu recipe. It sits in the Michelin Guide, which feels like a long way to travel for comfort food, and yet here we are.
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 ALBA Bistro 68.544
- #2 Da Antonio 68.544
- #2 Justa Pasta 68.544
- #2 Palanga (this place) 68.544
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Rank 6. Užupio Pizzeria
Neapolitan Pizzeria
The wood-fired oven sits dead center in the room, which tells you everything about priorities. This is a pizza spot in Vilnius's famously quirky artists' quarter, and the thin-crusted Neapolitan-leaning pies feel genuinely at home in it. The baked calzone draws a crowd on its own. Wine, beer, and Italian-style cocktails round things out, and the young staff actually know what they're talking about.
The awards
- 50 Top Pizza 50 Top Pizza Europe Excellent Pizzerias