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Vieta

A cosy, long-running vegan café and art space on Šv. Ignoto in the Old Town — homemade-style plant-based food, rotating exhibitions and a feels-like-a-friend's-living-room atmosphere.

Updated Jun 20262 min read·2 sections

A curving cobblestone street in Vilnius Old Town lined with historic, weathered buildings under an overcast sky.

The short version

✓One of Vilnius's oldest vegetarian cafés — fully vegan since 2022
✓Doubles as a small gallery for emerging local photographers, painters and graphic artists
✓Cosy, bohemian, unpretentious — many guests say it feels like visiting a friend's home
✓Creative, well-priced, homemade-style plant-based cooking with a daily-changing menu
✓Tiny and popular, so expect a lively room and possible waits at peak times

What to expect

Vieta (the name simply means 'place' in Lithuanian) is a small, much-loved café on Šv. Ignoto gatvė in the Old Town, tucked just off the main tourist routes. One of the city's oldest vegetarian spots, it transitioned to a fully vegan menu in 2022. The atmosphere is its signature: warm, friendly service in a bohemian, white-walled room where music sometimes spins from a vinyl record player, and guests regularly describe the feeling as being welcomed into a friend's living room.

Pilies Street — Vilnius, Lithuania — Terminator216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The walls double as a rotating gallery for emerging local artists — photography, painting and graphic work — so the space is as much a tiny art venue as a restaurant. The kitchen turns out creative, homemade-style plant-based dishes at reasonable prices, with a menu that changes from day to day. Its small size is the main trade-off: the room fills quickly and you may wait for a table at busy times, but the food and the welcome make it a worthwhile stop for vegans and meat-eaters alike.

Cuisine: fully plant-based — snacks, salads, panini and hearty mains
Address: Šv. Ignoto g. 12-1, Old Town

Look out for baked tofu steak, stuffed portobello, a Beyond Meat steak, vegan burger and šaltibarščiai (cold beetroot soup)
House-made pesto and plant-based cheeses (feta, mozzarella) feature across the menu
Ask about the daily-changing menu and lunch specials for the best value
Small space — best for couples or small groups; expect a wait at peak times

Good to know

Vieta sits within easy walking distance of the Cathedral, the university quarter and the lanes of the Old Town, so it pairs naturally with a morning of sightseeing. As a small independent kitchen, its hours and menu shift with the season and the day — check ahead before a special trip. It is one of two URLs we keep for the same venue; the fuller listing lives in the Eat & Drink directory, but it earns a place here for its gallery role and its standing on Vilnius's plant-based scene.