Restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania
Michelin-noted Italian. Book for a real occasion.
Da Antonio holds two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) and a 4.6 Google rating across nearly 1,000 reviews — the strongest external credentials for Italian food in Vilnius. At the €€€ price tier, booking is easy and the atmosphere is composed enough for a serious dinner. The clearest choice for Italian in the city when the meal matters.
Yes — Da Antonio earns its place at the table for Italian food in Vilnius, and two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) confirm it is performing at a level well above the city's casual dining baseline. At the €€€ price point, it sits in the mid-upper tier for Vilnius, where that spend buys you something genuinely considered rather than tourist-facing pasta. If you are an explorer-type diner who wants to understand what serious Italian cooking looks like in the Baltics, this is the most direct answer in the city right now.
The atmosphere at Da Antonio reads as composed rather than buzzy. You are not walking into a room that announces itself with noise and energy — you are walking into one that expects you to settle in. For a diner arriving from the louder end of Vilnius's Old Town restaurant strip, the contrast is immediate. The room operates at a register that allows conversation, which matters if you are here for a dinner that runs two or three hours. It is a practical consideration that often gets lost in how Italian restaurants in tourist-heavy European cities position themselves, but Da Antonio appears to have calibrated the environment for the meal rather than for the moment of entry.
The Michelin Plate distinction, held across two consecutive years, is the clearest external signal of quality available here. A Michelin Plate does not indicate a star-level experience, but it does indicate that Michelin's inspectors found the cooking worthy of attention , specifically, good ingredients handled with care. In a city where Italian cuisine ranges from perfunctory to genuinely skilled, that signal matters. For context, Le Travi operates at the budget end of Vilnius Italian with a single euro price tier, and Justa Pasta covers the casual mid-range. Da Antonio is the option you choose when you want the category taken seriously.
Google rating of 4.6 across 957 reviews is a meaningful data point here because the volume rules out statistical noise. Nearly a thousand data points at 4.6 suggests consistent execution rather than occasional brilliance. That kind of sustained performance across a large sample is what you want to see at a €€€ price tier , it tells you the kitchen is not coasting on a single good night.
On the drinks side, the editorial angle here matters: how does the bar program support the meal, and does it hold up on its own terms? Without confirmed menu specifics, what the Michelin recognition and price positioning imply is a wine list oriented toward Italian producers, likely with enough depth to make a pre-dinner aperitivo or a wine-paired dinner viable. Italian restaurants at this tier in Central and Eastern European capitals have increasingly invested in wine programs that reflect the breadth of Italian regional production , from Friulian whites to southern reds , rather than defaulting to the obvious Tuscan anchors. Whether Da Antonio's list reaches that level of depth is something to verify on booking, but the price tier creates an expectation that the drinks program is more than an afterthought. If you are specifically coming for the bar experience rather than the food, Da Antonio is unlikely to be your primary destination , Vilnius's bar scene has dedicated options worth checking separately. But as a restaurant where the wine list should justify the spend, it warrants the question when you call ahead.
Da Antonio sits on Vilniaus g. 23, in central Vilnius, which puts it within reach of the Old Town without being buried inside it. That positioning matters practically: easier to get to than some of the Old Town's more labyrinthine addresses, and without the tourist-premium pricing that location sometimes brings. For visitors also considering hotels, the Vilnius hotels guide covers properties within reach of this part of the city.
Booking is rated Easy, which is good news for anyone planning a last-minute dinner or visiting Vilnius without a rigid itinerary. Even at the €€€ tier with Michelin recognition, you are not dealing with the weeks-out lead times of a starred restaurant. That said, if you are visiting on a weekend evening or arriving during one of Vilnius's busier travel periods , summer months and the Christmas market season are the two peaks , booking a day or two ahead is the sensible call. Walk-ins may work on quieter weekday lunches, but it is not a strategy worth gambling a special dinner on.
For broader Lithuanian itinerary context, Uoksas in Kaunas and ALBA Bistro in Klaipeda are worth knowing if your trip extends beyond Vilnius. Closer to the capital, Apvalaus Stalo Klubo in Trakai offers a very different register for a day-trip meal. For Italian at the international reference level, Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder and 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Hong Kong represent what the cuisine looks like when fully resourced , useful benchmarks if you want to calibrate expectations before arrival.
The short version: Da Antonio is the right call for Italian in Vilnius when the meal matters. The Michelin Plate recognition is the clearest credential available, the Google volume confirms consistency, and the booking difficulty is low enough that you are not paying a planning premium to get in. For food and wine enthusiasts who want depth rather than novelty, this is where to go.
See the comparison section below for how Da Antonio stacks up against other Vilnius options at different price points and cuisines.
The venue database does not list specific dishes, so ordering by category is the safer approach: at the €€€ price point, Italian restaurants at this level typically anchor the menu around handmade pasta and protein-led secondi. Ask the floor staff which dishes are running that night — at this price, they should be able to steer you without hesitation.
Gaspar's and Le Travi are the most direct comparisons in Vilnius if you want a different cuisine or a lower price point. Somm and Pas mus are worth considering if wine is the primary driver. Demo is the option to look at if you want something more casual without dropping the quality bar entirely.
Da Antonio runs at the €€€ tier — that is the upper end for Vilnius dining — and carries Michelin Plate recognition for both 2024 and 2025, which signals consistent kitchen quality rather than a one-season highlight. The address is Vilniaus g. 23, central Vilnius. Come with a reservation; walk-in availability at this level is not something to count on.
There is no group-booking policy in the available venue data, so check the venue's official channels before planning anything over six covers. At the €€€ price point, larger tables can push the bill quickly — factor that in before committing a group.
Yes, provided Italian cuisine fits the occasion. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) give Da Antonio credibility that matters when the dinner has to land — it is not a gamble. For Vilnius, this is one of the more reliable choices for a dinner that needs to feel considered rather than merely expensive.
Bar seating availability is not confirmed in the venue data. Given the €€€ positioning and Michelin Plate status, the format likely skews toward table service rather than a bar-dining experience — but call ahead if that is your preferred setup.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.
