Beigelių Krautuvėlė (Bagel Shop)

Why it matters: run by the Lithuanian Jewish Community on the first floor of its Pylimo street headquarters, this little bakery-cafe brought the bagel back to the city where Litvak bagel culture was born, and doubles as a community and cultural center where tours of Jewish Vilnius often start or finish. Everything is baked on site to traditional recipes – bagels with lox, bialys, challah on Fridays, and old Litvak sweets like teiglach and imberlach you will not find elsewhere. Come hungry and curious; it is closed Saturdays for Shabbat.