Restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania
Michelin-recognised classics, low booking pressure.
Stikliai holds a Michelin Plate for both 2024 and 2025, with Michelin citing its cooking classics. Chef Guido Boerenkamp runs a disciplined Classic French kitchen in Vilnius's medieval Old Town. At €€€€ with easy booking and a 4.5 Google rating across 563 reviews, it is the most credentialled formal dining option in Vilnius and the right call for special occasions when classical technique matters.
Getting a table at Stikliai is easier than you might expect for a Michelin Plate-recognised restaurant in Vilnius. Booking difficulty is low relative to its standing, which makes it one of the more accessible fine-dining options in the city at the €€€€ price point. If you are planning a special occasion dinner in Vilnius's Old Town and want a kitchen with documented credentials, Stikliai earns serious consideration. The real question is timing: at this level, what you eat and when you visit matters more than whether you can get in.
Stikliai holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, with Michelin specifically highlighting its cooking classics. The recognition is for consistent execution of a Classic French format, not experimental or fusion cooking. Chef Guido Boerenkamp leads the kitchen, and the cuisine sits firmly in the tradition of technique-led French cooking: precise, structured, and built around classical methods rather than trend-chasing. For diners who want clean sauces, disciplined protein cookery, and a kitchen that has demonstrated reliability across two consecutive Michelin cycles, this is the right room.
The address is Gaono g. 7, placing it in the heart of Vilnius's medieval Old Town, one of the best-preserved baroque old cities in Northern Europe. The setting carries weight for occasion dining: arriving for dinner here feels materially different from a restaurant in a modern development. That physical context is part of what the price buys.
Classic French cuisine at this level operates on a seasonal produce calendar that shapes what is worth ordering and when. The Michelin recognition for cooking classics signals that the kitchen is not trying to outrun its ingredient sourcing with technique. That means the menu in late autumn and winter will lean into game, root vegetables, and preparations that suit the cold — the kind of cooking where Classic French training pays off most visibly. Braised and slow-cooked dishes, rich reductions, and preparations built around cellar and root produce are where a kitchen like this demonstrates its range.
Spring brings lighter protein and the first green vegetables of the Lithuanian season, and the shift in a French-trained kitchen tends to produce its most technically delicate work in this window: lighter stocks, more restrained butter use, produce-led plates. Summer, with more local ingredient availability, often stretches a menu like this toward freshness, though Classic French discipline tends to resist over-simplification even in warm months. Visiting in late autumn or winter is the strongest call for this specific cuisine type and format, when the cooking mode and the season align most naturally. If you are visiting Vilnius in that window, Stikliai is the easiest recommendation for formal dinner dining.
Because specific current menu items are not confirmed in our data, contact the restaurant directly before your visit to understand what the current rotation includes. Do not arrive assuming a specific dish will be on the menu.
The combination of Old Town address, Michelin Plate recognition, Classic French format, and €€€€ pricing puts Stikliai clearly in the special occasion column. This is not a casual dinner venue. A 4.5 Google rating across 563 reviews is a meaningful signal of consistent delivery: at this price tier, disappointed guests are vocal, and a score that holds across that volume of reviews indicates the kitchen and front-of-house are performing reliably. For anniversaries, business dinners where the setting needs to carry weight, or any occasion where the room and the cooking both need to be right, Stikliai is the most credentialled option at the formal end of the Vilnius dining market.
If you are in the €€€€ tier and want innovation over classicism, Demo and Pas mus offer modern and innovative formats at the same price tier. But for a formal occasion where the cooking style itself needs to be beyond argument, the classical credentials here are a practical advantage.
Stikliai is located at Gaono g. 7, Vilnius 01131, in the Old Town. The price range is €€€€. Booking difficulty is low — reservation availability should not require planning more than a week or two ahead in most circumstances, though special occasion periods around Lithuanian national holidays and peak summer tourism weeks may need more lead time. Specific hours, phone contact, and online booking method are not confirmed in our data; check directly with the restaurant or via current online listings. Dietary restriction queries are leading raised at the time of booking, as a Classic French kitchen of this type will generally accommodate with advance notice, but confirmation is the guest's responsibility.
For broader Vilnius dining context, see our full Vilnius restaurants guide. For hotels, our Vilnius hotels guide covers where to stay near the Old Town. If you are planning a full evening, our Vilnius bars guide has pre- or post-dinner options. See also wineries and experiences in Vilnius.
Other credentialled dining options across Lithuania worth noting: ALBA Bistro in Klaipeda, Uoksas in Kaunas, and Apvalaus Stalo Klubo in Trakai for day-trip dining. For manor-house dining outside the city, Paliesius manor is worth the drive. If you want to benchmark Classic French cooking internationally, Waterside Inn in Bray and Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl in Basel represent the format at its most established.
Quick reference: Gaono g. 7, Vilnius Old Town | €€€€ | Classic French | Michelin Plate 2024 & 2025 | Google 4.5 (563 reviews) | Booking: easy, low lead time required.
Specific menu items are not confirmed in our data, so we cannot recommend individual dishes. What the Michelin recognition tells you is to trust the kitchen's classical preparations , sauces, braised proteins, and anything that signals the technique-led cooking Michelin flagged under cooking classics. Ask the front-of-house what the kitchen is running strongest that week; at this price point, a good team will tell you honestly. Avoid over-ordering: a Classic French format rewards restraint in selection.
Booking difficulty is low. For most dates, one to two weeks ahead should be sufficient. If you are visiting during Vilnius's peak summer tourism period or around national holidays, add more lead time as a precaution. At €€€€ and with Michelin recognition, demand does exist, but Stikliai is not in the category of restaurants that require months-out planning.
Seat count and private dining details are not confirmed in our data. For groups of six or more at the €€€€ price tier, contact the restaurant directly well in advance , Classic French restaurants in this format sometimes have private room options, but availability and minimum spend requirements need to be confirmed directly. Do not assume group bookings can be handled as a standard reservation.
We cannot confirm whether a tasting menu is currently on offer, as menu format details are not in our data. At €€€€ with two consecutive Michelin Plates, a tasting format, if available, is the logical way to see the full range of a Classic French kitchen of this type. If the option exists when you visit, it is likely the stronger choice for a first visit or a special occasion. Confirm directly before booking.
Yes. The Old Town address, Michelin Plate credentials, Classic French format, and 4.5 Google rating across 563 reviews make this the strongest formal occasion option in the Vilnius fine-dining tier. It works for anniversaries, milestone dinners, and business meals where the room and the cooking both need to perform. If you want a more casual or modern format for a celebration, Demo or Nineteen18 are worth considering instead.
At €€€€ with two Michelin Plates and a 4.5 rating across more than 500 reviews, the price is substantiated by consistent recognition. In a city where €€€€ options are limited and the format is rare, you are paying for Classical French discipline, a credentialled kitchen, and one of the better Old Town settings available. If Classic French is your format and the occasion calls for it, the answer is yes. If you want the same price tier with a more modern or experimental menu, Pas mus is the direct alternative.
At the same €€€€ tier, Demo offers Modern European and innovative small plates with a wine bar format , better if you want a less formal experience or prefer sharing. Pas mus is the direct competitor for formal dining at this price point with a Modern Cuisine approach. If you want to step down in price, Džiaugsmas and 14Horses offer Modern Cuisine at lower price tiers. See our full Vilnius restaurants guide for the complete picture.
Specific dietary policy is not confirmed in our data. A Classic French kitchen of this calibre will generally accommodate dietary restrictions with advance notice , this is standard practice at the €€€€ tier. Contact the restaurant directly at the time of booking and be specific about your requirements. Do not rely on assumptions; confirm in writing if the restriction is serious.
Michelin's recognition specifically calls out cooking classics, so lean into the French canon rather than specials or experimental additions. Classic French at €€€€ pricing means dishes like refined braises, butter-forward sauces, and precise protein cookery are likely where the kitchen performs strongest. Without current menu data, your safest approach is to ask the server what the kitchen is running at its best that evening.
Booking difficulty is low relative to Michelin-recognised restaurants in major European cities, so a week's notice should be sufficient in most cases. Peak summer and holiday weekends in Vilnius Old Town may require slightly more lead time, but this is not a hard-to-get reservation. Phone and website details are not listed publicly, so book through a third-party reservation platform or check the venue's official channels at Gaono g. 7.
Classic French restaurants at €€€€ typically offer private dining options suited to groups of 6–12, and Stikliai's Old Town address and positioning suggest this is plausible. That said, specific private room availability is not confirmed in the available data, so check the venue's official channels before booking parties of more than four. For large groups, confirming in advance is worth the extra step.
Whether Stikliai offers a tasting menu format is not confirmed in the available data, so this is worth clarifying at booking. If a tasting menu exists, the Michelin Plate for cooking classics suggests it would reward diners who want to benchmark the kitchen's range. At €€€€, a tasting format represents a meaningful spend, so ask the restaurant directly about format and price before committing.
Yes, straightforwardly. The Michelin Plate recognition, Classic French format, €€€€ pricing, and Vilnius Old Town address combine to make Stikliai the clearest special-occasion option in the city. It reads as formal enough for anniversaries and business dinners without requiring the reservation difficulty of a starred venue. If the occasion demands somewhere that signals seriousness without being impossible to book, this fits.
At €€€€, Stikliai is priced at the top end for Vilnius, where the cost of living and dining benchmarks sit well below Paris or Copenhagen. Michelin Plate recognition for two consecutive years (2024 and 2025) confirms consistent execution, which matters at this price. If you are comparing it to €€€€ French restaurants in Western Europe, it likely over-delivers on value; if you are comparing it to other Vilnius options, the premium is real and the format is specific.
Vilnius has a small but growing fine dining scene. For classic European cooking at a similar register, Demo and Gaspar's are the comparisons worth considering. Somm and Le Travi offer different formats that may suit diners looking for wine-led or more casual experiences. Pas mus is a further alternative depending on cuisine preference. Stikliai holds the clearest Michelin credential in the group, which matters if that signal is important to your booking decision.
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