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Od Koochni – Wroclaw (Poland) en
I didn't eat particularly well in Poland, not because, as some would think, that eastern European food isn't interesting, but because I had a hard time finding creative restaurants with a friendly staff and a reasonable budget. I only spent 10 days i[...]
Vinyl Cafe – Wroclaw (Poland) en
A coffee shop that makes us feel really good, it was my hideout in Wroclaw. The staff is friendly, it's a family business, we can choose a vinyl and play it on the turn table ( well, it's a collector's turn table, so the staff puts it in), the seats [...]
Gabi – Vilnius (Lithuania) en
There are mixed opinions about this place on the web. I found it perfect: a lunch break outside and in the shade, and inexpensive which is nice when you're visiting the city all day.
Lunch table d'hotes at 10 and 13 litas, so 3 and 4 euros, hard to [...]
Slavia – Prague (Czech Republic) en
A coffee shop like you can find so many others in each European city, here Dvorak then Vaclav Havel came to meet up; except that the difference between this establishment and countless others where the prices are ridiculously high, the staff arrogan[...]
Kerniaus Baras – Kernavė (Lithuania) en
A break we could only dream of: bucolic, well maintained, and it's in the Kernavé village,an important place for Lithuanian culture: it was the Grand-duchy of Lithuania's first known capital. It's also an important archaeological site, listed as a Un[...]
Pagoja – Anykščiai (Lithuania) en
If you go for a walk around the Rubikiai lake in the north east of Lithuania , you’ll pass by Anykščiai, in which there are very few restaurants, but there is this Pagoja right at the city’s exit, which is very popular: It’s simple homemade food with[...]
B Haus – Vilnius (Lithuania) en
A type of mini bakery with a Dione ice cream stand in front of it ( famous Lithuanian ice cream)
You can drink a coffee, eat a couple cookies, and off you go.
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Mint Vinetu – Vilnius (Lithuania) en
Vinetu is a bookstore that also offers coffee and baked goods. Kind of a dream bookstore: the books are cheap, the selection is “pointue” , there are no best sellers, there are books in Lithuanian but also in Spanish, French, Polish, Italian, English[...]
Senoji Kibininė – Trakai (Lithuania) en
Kibinai is a culinary specialty of the Karaimai (Karaïtes in French), the smallest ethnic group in Lithuania: "ce mouvement dissident du judaïsme qui s'oppose à la validité du Talmud et à l'école rabbinique serait apparu au 8 siècle" there’s only a c[...]
Vegafé – Vilnius (Lithuania) en
A restaurant that’s always full, and that succeeds in being modern and trendy without being in your face. At Vilnius, a lot of new places look too showy.
The menu is serious, we can even find their recipes because they have them there for us.
A wel[...]
Žuvienės Pašiūrė – Anykščiai (Lithuania) en
The lakefront restaurant as we've always imagined it: very few people, a bucolic atmosphere , the possibility of renting paddle boats, a bar/restaurant right on the “beach” with a large choice of beers, shall I continue?
All of this on one of Lithua[...]
Pinavija Cafe & Bakery – Vilnius (Lithuania) en
A nice coffee shop for breakfast or to get a baked good on the fly. You feel like a king on their sunny patio , it’s that nice on that quiet Vilniaus street.
Careful, it’s not exactly the cheapest, but it’s a nice spot nonetheless.
I didn’t ta[...]