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Our recommended places in Lithuania where fine beer is served. We pay attention to details, such as quality of served beer, service and public place itsef.

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Vilnius

• Alaus namai, Goštauto 8
  The best new pub in town, serving the biggest amount of beers in the country – 12 taps of Lithuanian beers brewed by small breweries as well as almost 100 labels of both local and foreign bottled beers. The food is Lithuanian and OK, live music on weekends, beer prices very cheap.
  We have reported about the opening.
• Avilys, Gedimino pr.5
  Brewpub-restaurant. Produces and serves from tap three sorts of Vienna-style beer (light, dark and honey). Good food served as well, but pricey. As of May ‘09 it’s closed due to annulated licence.
• Blusynė, Savičiaus 5
  Nice bar in the heart of old town, cosier cousin of Bobo. Serves two czech beers and Fransciscaner Hefeweisen from tap. Happy hour 6 to 7 pm. Has a tiny beergarden.
• Belmontas, Belmonto g.17
  Slightly off-center (take a taxi), this former mill-house come restaurant is well worth visiting. They’ve also recently opened in-house brewery that produces what probably can be called the best local beer around Vilnius. It’s two (pale and amber-brown), Vienna-style, malty, very well crafted lagers. Has some seatings outside. Highly recommended.
• Bobo, Trakų 15
  Dark-ish, trendy hangout in the city center. Serves czech lagers, Leffe, Hoegarden from tap. Wide selection of bottled Belgian beers. Works late. Highly recommended.
• Bravarija brewpub, shopping mall “Akropolis”, Ozo g. 25
  Brews and serves 3 different beers – pale, wheat and dark (“Ajero” – despite the name it doesn’t contains calamus.) Yes a brewpub in shopping mall is a weird idea. As our friend says, “what’s the f&%#ng point of drinking beer in supermarket?”
• Bunte Gans, Aušros vartų g.11
  German food restaurant, serves Warsteiner, Tucher Helles Hefeweizen, Schöfferhofer Dunkles Hefeweizen from tap.
  TikrasAlus review.
• Būsi trečias, Totorių 18
  Brewpub brewing and serving affordable czech style beers of inconsistent quality (2 sorts, amber and black, third one on its way)  and hearty food.
• Dubliners, Dominikonų 6
  Irish pub, serving Guiness and Kilkenny from tap. Has a beergarden.
• Jalta, Vykinto 17a
  All-natural food served in this pleasant restaurant together with Lithuanian Būtautų (2 sorts), Kanapinis and czech Kozel beers. Nice spot in Žvėrynas district, the restaurant has outside terrace as well as seating in the converted greenhouse. Highly recommended.
• Šnekutis, two pubs – Šv. Stepono 8 (Old town) and Polocko 7 a (Užupis)
  Drinking traditional beer the Lithuanian country way. The best selection of country-brewed traditional beers from tap and bottled. Lowest prices in town. The Polocko one has a beergarden. TikrasAlus reviews and highly recommends. As of May ‘09, the Užupis one is closed for reconstruction.
• Paradis Belge +32, Rūdninkų g. 15/Pylimo g. 46.
  Belgian beers (bottled), allegedly 30 sorts. In reality half that. Expensive.
• Plieno paukštis, Kalinausko g. 11b. Family-run bar with questionable quality of service. However Burvar, Erdinger and Samson on tap. Quite nice patio.
• Renė, Antokolskio g. 13
  Stylish bar-restaurant serving three belgian beers in bottles (Kwak, Karmeliet, Deus). Has seatings outside.
• Pas Rudolfą II, Gedimino pr. 46-2
  Wide selection of czech (Budweiser, Krušovice) and german beers (Tucher, Schöfferhofer) from tap in this not expencive albeit secluded restaurant-pub. Sometimes has O’Hara Irish Stout & Irish Red in bottles, Witterkerke Blanche & Rose. Highly recommended. Sadly closed as of Sep ‘09.
• Transilvanija, Totorių 22
  Pub favoured by students and ex-pats, serving czech beers, Guiness and Hoegarden from tap.

Places we’d like to mention only because they serve at least one fine beer: Pilies menė (Pilies 8) – serves “Kaunas alus” traditionally brewed beer; Burita (Mickevičiaus x Vytauto str) – Hoegarden, Erdinger, Kozel dark, Budweisser; Skrajojantis olandas (Bokšto 3) – czech beer including Kozel dark; Cactus bar (ex-Mano Kavinė),  Bokšto 7 - poncy tequila bar still serves Kozel dark, Budweiser, Guinness from tap and some bottled belgian beers.

Kaunas

• Avilys, Vilniaus g. 34
  Brewpub-restaurant. Produces and sells tasty Vienna-style beer (2 sorts – light and “honey”). Good food, but pricey. Has seatings outside. Highly recommended.
• Baras 91, Islandijos pl. 91
  One of a few pubs with proper, no bullshit attitude. Serves Guinness, Newcastle Brown.
• B.O. bar, Muitinės g. 9-1
  Serves several czech lagers (Krušovice, Kozel dark), Tucher, Guinness and other beers from tap for student crowd.
• Bravarija brewpub, shopping mall “Akropolis”, Karaliaus Mindaugo g. 47
  Brews and serves 3 different beers – pale, wheat and dark (“Ajero” – despite the name it doesn’t contains calamus.) Yes brewpub in a shopping mall is weird idea.
• Skliautai, Rotušės a. 26
  A caffe-bar serves Guinness. Has a cosy beergarden.
• Suflerio būdelė, M. Daukšos g. 34
  Frendliest and best vibe place in town. Serves czech beers from tap, Franciscanner Hefeweizen and Dunkel Weizen from bottles. Highly recommended.
• Rock Pub, Laisvės al. 51a
  A small pub in the basement, favoured by students and foreign youth. Czech Bernard dark on tap! This beer alone makes any pub serving it a recommended pub. This one has low prices too. Summer opening hours – Thu, Fri, Sat 20:00-04:00.
• Džem Pub, Laisvės al. 59 – another student bar, situated on the 5th floor of main pedestrian street Laisvės. The terrace gives good views while bar pours Aukštaitijos Bravorai Kanapinis, Krušovice, Budwar, occasionally Bernard and other beers from tap.

Places we’d like to mention only because they serve at least one drinkable beer: “Sadutė” (Rotušės a. x Muitinės str.) – serves some ciders that are not cloyingly sweet and ‘live’ beer from Jovarai/Pasvalys brewer A. Grigonis.

Klaipėda

• Gourmet, Danė river quays received a much needed beer place. This  ’gourmet’/wine shop pours Būtautų Šviesus (pale) and Dvaro (dark), Erdinger Weissbier and Budvar from tap. Has seatings outside next to the river.
• Juodojo katino smuklė – 2, Žvejų g. 21/Teatro g. 1
  Irish-style pub, that actually looks like a pub. Serves Guinness.
• Mėmelis, Žvejų g. 4
  Brewpub-restaurant, serving 4 own-brewed beers – light, black. caramel lagers and wheat. An example of how a good idea and excellent location can become a failure by providing disappointing beers and bad atmosphere. Has seatings outside.

Places we’d like to mention only because they serve something different: Livonia (Naujojo sodo g. 1) – brewpub serving 2 bland lagers; Haemmerli (Didžioji Vandens g. 13) – Swiss restaurant, serves unpasteurized HBH Vilkmergės beer.

Palanga

• HBH Juozo alus, Žibininkai, Kretingos raj. (near Palanga)
  Huge, crowded entertainment complex. Serves two or three sorts of on-site brewed (HBH licence) beer – dark, light, filtered and unfiltered from tap. A lot of tables/seatings outside.
• Paradis Belge +32, S.Daukanto g. 11 Closed
• Virkštininkų dvaro užeiga, Liepų g. 6, Vidmantai Brewery shut down

Places we’d like to mention only because they serve at least one drinkable beer: 1925 bar (J. Basanavičiaus 4) – serves Czech Kozel from tap, closed off-season, Pajūrio žibintas (Basanavičiaus st. 36) – has Czech Bernard dark beer from tap in bottles only, Palangos Vėtra (Daukanto g. 35 / S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno g. 17) pours Guinness.

Šiauliai

• Bravarija brewpub, shopping mall “Saulės miestas”, Tilžės g. 109, Karaliaus Mindaugo g. 47
  Brews and serves 3 different beers – pale, wheat and dark (“Ajero” – despite the name it doesn’t contains calamus.) Yes brewpub in a shopping mall is a weird idea.

Places we’d like to mention only because they serve at least one drinkable beer: Kapitonas Morganas (Vilniaus g. 183) serves Guiness from tap (it’s been reported the tap’s closed), bar “Putelė” and bar  “Karčiama” in “Lyros” shopping center’s yard.

Panevėžys

• Krantolis, Kranto g. 12, Panevėžys.
  Bar set in an old, authentic former canned food factory in the heart of Panevėžys is becoming the place of choice for cultural crowd. Serves “Kanapinis” pale ale.
• Berželis, close to Panevėžys-Riga highway.
  Guest house and bar-cafe next to Levuo river is an oldest bar in the town. “Berželis” serves Būtautų Dvaro and Kupiškio beers from tap and bottled.