Vegan
Buffet
European
Lithuanian

Established in the city centre since the 2000s first as a vegetarian cafe, then switched its menu to be all-vegan in 2012. Open Mon-Fri 09:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-06:00.


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119 Reviews

First Review by Aya

MyaBrownie

Points +78

Vegan
10 May 2025

Amazing experience, could not recommend it more

An adorable exterior and interior. I wanted to try traditional Lithuanian food in Kaunas and this place did not disappoint. There were a variety of options, I ended up trying the zemaiciu blynai which (as I’ve been informed) is traditionally made with meat but they had masterfully done with mushrooms. My (non vegan & Lithuanian) girlfriend had bulvinai blynai with berries - she says it tastes very similar to the traditionally made dish and was very impressed. If you’re visiting kaunas and looking for vegan food, make sure you give this place a go because it is deliciousssss!

Pros: Had an English translation of menu , Traditional food , Very kind staff

lrcvll

Points +228

Vegan
23 Mar 2025

Excellent

I'm pleased I found this open on a Sunday. I picked the fried eggplants which came with a side tomato sauce. I thoroughly enjoyed this dish which was a good size. I wouldn't hesitate going back if I stayed in Kaunas longer

Pros: Menu choices, Tasty food, Centrally located

egle1

Points +28

Vegan
08 Mar 2025

Great place

Cozy place to eat vegan meals, we had zeppelin with mushrooms, delicious and filling. Also the service was nice. Truly recommend.

Pros: Meals are delicious , Service great, Nice place

DeeSid

Points +20

Vegan
01 Mar 2025

Lovely Quiet Cafe

Very cosy atmosphere and wonderful food. Has a variety of soups, warm dishes and desserts (not on the menu but in a fridge by the till). We tried nearly half the menu and everything was delicious

There is an English menu (though some dishes on it are different and may not be available)

The staff are very nice and helpful

RalphAndrews

Points +54

Vegan
05 Feb 2025

lovely healthy Lithuanian food

very delicious traditional Lithuanian food. great menu with lots to offer, as well as fresh pastries and soups. friendly staff too. oh, and the kombucha is deliciously sour, just how i like it 😋 we had the beetroot burger and cepelinai

badgerboy

Points +577

Vegan
18 Oct 2024

Veganised local cuisine always great to see

I’m a keen fan of when places don’t go for the same old kinds of menus and dishes and serve properly veganised traditional dishes instead. Thankfully this place does that in a great place that feels super homely and is staffed by incredibly nice people. A Kaunas must.

bea.vaikstineja

Points +25

Vegetarian
26 Sep 2024

Fav veggie eatery in Lithuania

One of my favourite veggie spots in Lithuania! Love their beet patties and pastries with veggies.

kenvegan

Points +13217

Vegan
23 Sep 2024

A Real Gem

Thank you, Tori, for taking me to this gem of a restaurant. Located inside part of an old-fashioned pharmacy (still operating as I write this review) is a fabulous Lithuanian vegan restaurant. You can not go wrong here, as all of the dishes are made with so much love. From the dumplings filled with mushrooms, the flakey and extraordinary savory pastries to the traditional pink soup, you will enjoy every bite of food here. Fortunately, the man who has owned the pharmacy since the 1970s (and will be retiring at the end of 2024) gave us a private tour of the back offices and inner workings of the pharmacy. He really is passionate about health, and has a framed poster in the back with the famous Hippocrates quote: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” I'm so glad he chose a vegan restaurant to share his space that reflects this quote and his beliefs.

This restaurant has been added to my new world gems list. A unique experience with delicious food reflecting the culture of Lithuania in a historical setting.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-23

Pros: Food, Ambiance, History

SuperVeggies!

Points +1528

Vegan
10 Aug 2024

Homemade Feeling

Delicious vegan food that tastes like your granny made it (meant in the best way possible). We really enjoyed it just keep in mind that they don't speak English but with some hand gestures you can communicate

Ksybot

Points +91

Vegan
19 Jul 2024

Affordable, freshly made, but very oily

Very friendly, the food is fresh and affordable, tastes great - but swims in oil

davidsch10

Points +108

Vegan
05 Jul 2024

Authentisches alt eingeführtes veganes Restaurant

Die Dame des Hauses war sehr nett und die Lage ist mitten in der Fußgängerzone.
Essen ist günstig und lecker.
Alles vegan, so wie man sich's wünscht. Unbedingt besuchen.

Pros: Angebot der Mahlzeiten , Traditionelle litauische Küche , Lage

Cons: Einige Dinge gab es nicht, die auf der Karte waren, Sanitäre Anlagen

veganfoodwithshoeson

Points +90

Vegan
25 Jun 2024

A unique spot!

As others have said, the menu isn’t thoroughly translated - but no worries as it’s vegan so you can just pick one and know you’ll get a decent meal! Quirky place attached to a pharmacy with an unusual bathroom…

As for food, we had soup (vegetable broth and spicy bean), and then wheat cutlet for me and zemaicu (not sure on spelling!) for partner. Matcha tea was nice too. We also bought some pastries to take away with us for dinner on the train! There was a good range of sweet and savoury - plum, spinach, tofu cheese, mushrooms, cabbage, apple.

Would love to have been in Kaunas longer to revisit.

johannes_1899

Points +1274

Vegan
28 May 2024

Simple but delicious

The food wasn't particularly fancy or complex, but it was still very tasty.

VeggieKiller

Points +133

Vegetarian
17 May 2024

Simple food, friendly location

We had some really good food, the kind I would cook at home, and fresh pressed juices. Sadly, we were only in Kaunas for one day or I would have liked to try more of their menu.

The location is very small and the staff friendly. The bathroom is definitely worth a visit, it felt like a Time Machine.

Pros: Non-flashy, good vegan food, Lots of options to choose from

Cons: Lots of options making it difficult to choose ;)

lotustummy

Points +1233

Vegan
27 Apr 2024

Homemade flavours

Difficult to know exactly what you are getting because the menu in English is lacking😄but we enjoyed trying some pancakes and dumplings that we knew were safely vegan

Pros: Lithuanian food done vegan

Cons: Lacks English menu or ordering, A little pricey

MarijusMm

Points +51

Vegan
22 Mar 2024

The food is not exceptional, the prices are too high.

The food is not exceptional, the prices are too high.

YYCGAL

Points +51

Vegetarian
13 Mar 2024

Uninspired

I was happy to see a vegan choice in this city but was disappointed by the standard and uninspired fare. The best part of my meal was the borscht soup to start. The greasy tasteless spinach and tofus cheese crepe followed by a date-based pastry topped with a ball of pear. The printed menu had one page of English and the remains dozen pages had more menu items but I could not determine what they were.

Pros: Central location , All vegan choices

Cons: Tasteless , Uninspired menu with little creativity

ClareBear1234

Points +332

Vegan
06 Mar 2024

Pastries and herbal tea

Pastries and herbal tea are really lovely here! Location is nice and everything’s vegan.

I also had the potato pancakes (or something like that). I didn’t love them.

uahidka

Points +933

Vegan
18 Feb 2024

Delicious local vegan cuisine

We’ve had beetroot cutlets and spinach crêpes as well as several puff pastries (both sweet and savory) and a piece of cake. Main dishes were simple yet very tasty which is quite typical of Eastern European food. Speaking of baked goods, it was heavenly delicious. Definitely worth trying
The lady at the café had a rather modest English vocabulary, but it was possible to communicate anyway😄

Pros: Authenticity , Huge variety of options , Nice atmosphere

Scurvyemu

Points +140

Vegan
02 Sep 2023

Love love love

We really loved all of their vegan takes on traditional Lithuanian food. It was great to find a healthy and cruelty free alternative to all of the traditional dishes that we'd see at other restaurants but which we couldn't eat. We sat outside in the late summer evening and enjoyed a selection of soups, pancakes and dumplings. We're just sad that we didn't have any space for the delicious looking cakes! We will definitely be back the next time we're in Kaunas!

Mangirdas

Points +140

Vegan
09 Aug 2023

A travel in time - both back and forward

All vegan home style made food, a great variety, perfect location, mesmerizing atmosphere of the place.

Pros: Food diversity, Authentic / local cuisine, Atmosphere

Cons: Might be harder for the first time to understand

MelatoninBerlin

Points +16

Vegan
26 Jul 2023

Absolutely not

Avoid, avoid, avoid!
We felt very unwelcome from the moment we opened our mouths and English came out. The lady seemed very annoyed about it. The food was a huge disappointment. We were so much looking forward to vegan Slavic food, but holy, was that bad. The cold beetroot soup was watery and flavourless, the mushroom cutlets didn't taste like mushrooms and had a minimal amount of sauce and potato pancakes with mushroom sauce were raw inside and the sauce had three pieces of mushroom in it. Of course, the dishes didn't arrive at the same time to the same table. Neither of us finished our food and only after ordering and paying, shocked by the amazing reviews of this place, did we uncover the 2-star reviews (the lowest that Happycow allows a vegan restaurant to have), which said that the food might not be vegan at all, so we dreaded every bite.
Do yourselves a favour and go elsewhere.

Pros: Location

Cons: Unfriendly staff, Bad food, Offence to Slavic cuisine

drrivkatzman

27 Jan 2024

Why in the world would you be looking for Slavic food in a cafe with traditional Lithuanian cuisine?.. Lithuanians are Balts, not Slavs...

KristijanJager

Points +657

Vegan
19 Jul 2023

Local cousine veganized.

Quite small but lovely place with vatiety of local dishes

Pros: Variety, Taste, Location

DovilėGrickevičiūtė

Points +22

Vegan
12 Jul 2023

Simple but lovely

Lots of veganised Lithuanian dishes, lovely tea, deserts.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-12

hisashis

Points +2668

Vegan
22 Jun 2023

Nice "valgykla"

I always enjoy typical valgykla (Lithuanian cafeteria) -style meal in this place.

KristaAnna

Points +75

Vegan
17 Jun 2023

Lithuanian cusine? They have it all.

Cozy, tasty, warm Lithuanian cafe with national foods and desserts.

Pros: Very democratic prices, Local taste, Nice atmosphere

Cons: Portions a bit small, Food a bit plain

MartaDav

Points +361

Herbivore
17 Jun 2023

Tasty traditional food

The food was tasty, the service very nice, the place is centrally located and the prices are good.




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