Where to eat in Kaunas

17 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Kaunas. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Arena Pizza
Offers a huge range of pizzas and side dishes at good prices.
Mon-Thu 11:00-00:00, Fri-Sun 12:00-00:00
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Avilys
A great place to get a beer, all home brewed. The restaurant serves beer-based dishes such as soups and desserts.
Daily 12:00-00:00
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Bokštas
Bajorkiemis City
"Bokštas" means tower, as it's on the city wall near the Music Theatre. European cuisine.
Sun-Thu 10:00-22:00, Fri Sat 11:00-00:00
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Moksha
Small cozy Indian cafe. Fresh food with vegan options, great service.
Tue-Thu 11:00-15:00, Fri 11:00-20:00
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Nüman
Modern Lithuanian cuisine using local ingredients. Mentioned in the Michelin Guide.
17:00-22:00, closed Sun and Mon
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Uoksas
Modern Lithuanian cuisine using local ingredients. Mentioned in the Michelin Guide.
18:00-22:00, closed Sun and Mon
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55°
55° refers to the proof spirit of samane - moonshine vodka. The restaurant walls illustrate the process, but it doesn't look like any illicit distilling is going on, as reviewers use terms like "quiet" and "good for kids". Good selection of local and European cuisine.
Mon-Fri 11:00-23:00, Sat Sun 11:00-23:00
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Bernelių Užeiga
Traditional Lithuanian fare, soup in bowls made of bread and home brewed beer. Cosy, atmospheric and central in Old Town. A chain with several branches in Lithuania and the United Kingdom, there is another branch at K Donelaičio g 11 and one at Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 49. Try the cepelinai ("zeppelins", potato dumplings), considered Lithuania's national dish.
Sun-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri Sat 11:00-00:00
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CH Chocolaterie
Chocolate restaurant with marvelous snacks, coffee, and a beautiful atmosphere in the heart of Old Town.
Mon-Thu 08:00-20:00, Fri-Sun 09:00-21:00
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Medžiotojų užeiga
Hunter's Inn
High quality game dishes in 4 sub-street halls, often booked out for events.
Daily 12:00-23:00
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Pas Stanley
Good food, reasonable prices in a family-run restaurant with a 1960s atmosphere.
Mon-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri Sat 11:00-02:00, Sun 12:00-22:00
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Spurginė
One of the few places in Kaunas still making the traditional Lithuanian doughnut, the spurga.
Mon-Sat 08:30-20:00, Sun 10:00-19:00
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Bella Italia
Trad Italian fare.
Sun-Thu 11:00-23:00, Fri Sat 11:00-00:00
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Miesto Sodas
City Garden
Good restaurant for European cuisine.
Sun Mon 11:00-21:00, Tue-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri Sat 11:00-00:00
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Radharanė
Vegetarian Indian food at very reasonable prices.
Daily 11:00-21:00
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Buon Giorno
Pleasant New Town trattoria.
Sun-Thu 11:00-23:00, Fri Sat 11:00-00:00
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Kavos Kerai
Pleasant place for coffee and cakes.
Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00, Sat Sun 10:00-20:00

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Kaunas (CC BY-SA 4.0).