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…
Must-see nightlife in Lithuania
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Vilnius
Part of the Etmonų Posesija Creative Cluster – a multipurpose space reminiscent of a Budapest ruin pub, featuring a ceramics studio, tattoo artist and…
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Klaipėda
Part art gallery, part laptop-friendly hangout, this coffee shop is located inside the characterful historic pharmacy building. The delicious cakes are…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Vilnius
With its distressed, artfully mismatched furniture and hipster chow such as avocado toast and chia-seed pudding, Elska distinguishes itself with a pocket…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Klaipėda
One of Klaipėda's riverside pubs, Herkus has perhaps the best location of all, opposite the iconic barquentine Meridianis, which is permanently moored…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Vilnius
Wedged into one of the prime crossroads in the twisting streets of Old Town is this charismatic little wine bar, offering Old and New World wines by the…
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Vilnius
Forgive the cheesy themes ('Girls Night Out!', 'Be My Latin Lover!'): if you want to salsa till the wee hours, and don't mind a cocktail or two, this…
