Even before you embark on your journey abroad, one question which rankles in the mind is "what is good and where is good to eat?' Luckily your journey to Klaipeda will not be disappointing, as the town has very good restaurants and cafes. The only drawback, however, is that many of Klaipeda's eating places are open only during the peak tourist season. While you can travel during the off-season period, you may simply not get the variety of food available during the tourist season. Apart from this fact, Klaipeda offers one of the best local and international cuisines in Lithuania.
When you have reached the end of an exciting day shopping in Klaipeda, you will want to rest your weary feet, and fill your hungry stomach, at one of Klaipeda's best restaurants. Below we have listed some helpful information about dining in Klaipeda, and some of our favourite restaurants. For information about dining in Lithuania as a whole, see our Lithuania Restaurant Guide.
Food & Cuisine in Klaipeda
Cuisine
There are so many places to snack in Klaipeda that you may just about get spoilt for choice. Eating out in Klaipeda will be a great experience. For those who are partial to European cuisine, there are plenty of restaurants - The Pub offers British food; Pas Rudolfa II offers Czech food; for Hungarian food you can visit Csarda; Transilvanija dishes out a Romanian menu; there are also plenty of French restaurants to choose from like Les Amis, Saint Germain and Stikliai; Rossini, Sole Luna, Sorrento and St. Valentino dish out great Italian meals; for Irish food and drink visit The Dubliner, and for Polish food visit Ponas Tadas; Spanish food is available at Barcelona and Salero and for a hearty Ukrainian meal visit Ukrainos Vakarai restaurant. Indian food is available at Radharani.
Travel to Lithuania and you'll definitely want to try out the local Lithuanian food. Visit any of Klaipeda's restaurants offering Lithuanian food and you are sure to be served the best cepelinas, vėdarai, potato pancakes and a variety of dumplings. Klaipeda also has a number of Chinese and Japanese restaurants. Delectable Turkish kebabs are also found in this town. However, if you are vegetarian then it may be a little disappointing, as Lithuania is definitely a meat eating country. At any restaurant, you may find a maximum of only three vegetarian entrees. However, vegetarians can take heart as the visitors can get vegetarian food at the Balti Drambliai and Sue's Indian Raja. Pizzas and fast foods are also available in the town.
Local Kitchen
Despite being a small country, each area of Lithuania has its unique ways in the kitchen. History has had a large part to play in the development of its unique cuisine. Having come under the influence of the English, Germans, Dutch, Prussians and French, Klaipeda's kitchens have borrowed a little from all of them. The fish preparations are famous in Klaipeda and everyone who has had it vouches for the fact that no one prepares fish the way Klaipėda residents make it.
Coffee drinking is popular and Klaipeda even had a coffee drinking ceremony once. Quite often, coffee is served with homemade cakes with a variety of filling such as cottage cheese, jam or fruit. As an integral part of the socialising, ladies would visit each other, bringing with them samples of their homemade cakes.
Before the World Wars, Klaipeda had a formidable reputation of having some of the best restaurants in Europe, which had their own summer and winter gardens. Klaipeda's clubs are genteel and sophisticated and have excellent kitchens which serve the best food. Beautiful promenade paths lead to the beach areas of Melnragę, Girulius, and Tauralauki, which have inviting cafes offering good afternoon tea and coffee. At these cafes you can choose from a selection of coffee like Turkish, Arabic, Brazilian and Mexican and even from Vienna, Athens, Berlin and Paris. Chocolate drinks are also available here.
