Waiter service is usual in restaurants and cafes, but self-service restaurants, bistros and snack bars are also popular.
National specialties:• Skilandis (smoked meat).
• Salti barsciai (cold soup).
• Vedarai (potato sausage) and
bulviniai blynai (potato pancakes).
• Smoked eel is a famous Baltic delicacy.
• Mild white curd cheese, best served with honey.
National drinks:• Local brands of beer and imported drinks are popular.
• A famous Lithuanian spirit is
midus, a mild alcoholic
beverage made from honey.
Tipping: Restaurant bills include a tip. Otherwise, tips are discretionary.
NightlifeCinemas can be found in all towns. Lithuanian
theaters, most of which are concentrated in the capital, are also renowned. The Jaunimo
teatras (website:
www.jaunimoteatras.lt) in Vilnius are famous throughout the country.
Opera and
ballet are staged in the city at the Vilnius Opera Theater and Kaunas has a Musical Theater. Puppet shows are staged for children in Vilnius and Kaunas. There are
restaurants with
live music as well as numerous
discos and
nightclubs with variety shows in the larger towns.
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