Vilnius
This intimate little cocktail bar with velvet bar stools runs with a globe-roaming theme, with each of their nine cocktails (changing every month) driven…
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Lithuania
Imagine you're on a date with a vampire. This is exactly the sort of place the stylish undead would take you to: dark wood and leather banquettes, black…
Kaunas
A heavy-rock soundtrack, black walls and Kaunas' best craft beer is what Genys Taproom is all about. There are nine or 10 house brews on tap, from the…
Kaunas
What sets the B2O (the new incarnation of the locally legendary BO bar) apart from its peers is the convivial atmosphere that makes you want to linger for…
Vilnius
With 17 rotating Lithuanian and international craft brews on tap and the bar staffed by knowledgeable staff, this might be your idea of heaven, especially…
Klaipėda
This cocktail bar is small in size but a giant when it comes to mixology. The list of drinks (both classic and original) is epic, and if by some freak…
Vilnius
Find the cosy nook in a stone alcove or perch around the bar beneath the heavy wooden beams before tasting some of Vilnius' most imaginative mixology…
Vilnius
Emanuelis is a man seriously devoted to coffee – both roasting and brewing it. Come here to try three different small batch roasts every week, to browse…
Klaipėda
The stripped-down decor and clean lines of this riverside pub mean that the focus is squarely on what it offers, which is a convivial atmosphere, fuelled…
Vilnius
The couple who run this place are really serious about their beans and make you feel very welcome. It's a quasi-industrial-themed coffee shop, with great…
Klaipėda
Klaipėda's best coffee shop is an attractive, cosy space for lingering with a coffee-table book on art and architecture. The coffee is excellent as well,…
Kaunas
If revolution brews in Kaunas, they'll trace it back to Kultūra Kavinė. The town's dreamers and debaters spill out from this shabby-chic pub, smoking and…
Kaunas
Kaunas' best bet for speciality beans, this welcoming coffee shop is covered in coffee-related art and photos literally from floor to ceiling. Choose from…
Vilnius
The Užupis branch of this local institution is an atmospheric wooden shack decorated with antlers, carvings and assorted bric-a-brac. There are around a…
Vilnius
Part of the Etmonų Posesija Creative Cluster – a multipurpose space reminiscent of a Budapest ruin pub, featuring a ceramics studio, tattoo artist and…
Klaipėda
Part art gallery, part laptop-friendly hangout, this coffee shop is located inside the characterful historic pharmacy building. The delicious cakes are…
Kaunas
Inside an old blue wooden house, this friendly bar caters to genuine beer connoisseurs. There are usually 10 rotating brews of tap, from the latest in…
Vilnius
The cool black interior lets you focus on the bubbly in your glass as you sample one (or two, or seven…) or the dozens of champagne, crémant, cava and…
Vilnius
While a collection of more than 300 whiskies (and whiskeys) from around the world is its forte, this bar also does great cocktails and food. Knowledgeable…
Vilnius
With draught mead, numerous local brews and a flower-filled beer garden, Leičiai is a cheerful place to clink glasses with locals. Mop up the damage with…
Klaipėda
Attached to the city's major brewery, this industrial-style beer hall serves a wide range of interesting beers (their core ones, as well as small-batch…
Vilnius
It's hard to resist this bohemian wine bar, named after the bouffant-haired chanteuse herself, with inexpensive Prosecco on tap and a good array of wines…
Vilnius
Dedicated to serious mixology, 'the Alchemist' turns base materials into golden evenings for many a Vilnius hipster. It's very popular and the limited…
Vilnius
With its distressed, artfully mismatched furniture and hipster chow such as avocado toast and chia-seed pudding, Elska distinguishes itself with a pocket…
Vilnius
This tiny, charismatic bar does a great line in craft ales from Lithuania and further afield. If you need sustenance to keep the drink and chat flowing,…
Vilnius
An all-white interior, mellow jazz in the background and delectable cakes on display all make for excellent accompaniments to the coffee, which is roasted…
Vilnius
This labyrinth of medieval cellars stocks a staggering 300 bottled beers from around the world, as well as 20 keg brews from local microbreweries. The pub…
Vilnius
The plum spot on the Vilnia, next to the main bridge into Užupis, is the best thing about this cafe-bar. In summer, grab a table on the deck overlooking…
Nida
Perched in an unlikely position above a block of flats set back from the main road is this wine bar, one of Nida's few dedicated drinking establishments…
Vilnius
This hugely popular Old Town venue has split: the glamorous wine bar In Vino remains, but has yielded half its space to the English-style 'pub' Portobello…
Klaipėda
One of Klaipėda's riverside pubs, Herkus has perhaps the best location of all, opposite the iconic barquentine Meridianis, which is permanently moored…
Vilnius
Locals know this split-level microbrewery-pub is a great place to get a cheap, sustaining Lithuanian lunch. It also offers charismatic wooden decor, 12…
Nida
This party cabin in the pinewoods is one of the few real nightspots in Nida. Proclaiming itself 'Friendly to rockers, bikers and freaky people', Faksas…
Lithuania
Take the wooden boardwalk across the dunes from Vasaros Ambasada to reach this beach. The drinks are pretty standard – Aperol and melon spritzes, Švyturys…
Vilnius
The eponymous Barfly is the spiritual patron of this charismatic boho bar in a less-trodden pocket of Old Town. It has a back terrace for finer weather,…
Klaipėda
Set aglow by lead-lined lamps, the maritime-meets-industrial vibe of this timbered portside pub lives up to the name, meaning 'Fisherman's Bar'. This is…
Kaunas
It's hard not to love the Ministry of Books, this LGBT-friendly coffee shop and beautiful bookshop all in one. While the books are exclusively in…
Klaipėda
If you prefer your people-watching with a side-serve of meringues, macarons or little sablés (French shortbreads), head to this stylish corner cafe…
Kaunas
A den for locals to glug a cold one over trivia nights and sports screenings, this cider pub in a vaulted cellar gets packed out even on weeknights and…
Lithuania
The mellow tinkling of the piano in the background and walls covered in sketches of European cities in days of yore create a welcoming atmosphere at…
