The best restaurants in Klaipėda by occasion: romantic dinner, wine with friends, steak, brunch, Michelin-listed restaurants, Italian and Armenian cuisine. Addresses and what each place is best for.
This guide was written by the Mosso team. We are one of Klaipėda’s restaurants, so we write most about ourselves – but about the others we write the way we would recommend them to a friend: only what is publicly confirmed, and what each place does best. Klaipėda has many good places, and the best one depends on the occasion.
Romantic dinner
Mosso (Žvejų g. 18A, Old Town). In the historic 18th–19th-century Michaelson warehouses on the bank of the Danė – thick brick walls, candlelight and a 3, 4 or 5-course tasting menu. Book online, or give a dinner for two as a gift voucher. Romantic dinner at Mosso
Monai (Liepų g. 4). A restaurant that states it has been in the Michelin Guide two years in a row and among Lithuania’s top 30 restaurants; cooking built on seasonality and local produce.
A glass of wine with friends
Mosso. No need for a full dinner – come for wine and plates to share: crispy truffle bread, smoked curd cheese cream, tartares, desserts. A separate room for larger groups and hen parties. Wine by the Danė
Yono (Naujoji Uosto g. 3A). Mediterranean-inspired small plates to share and wine; about 30 seats and a seasonal terrace.
Steak and meat
Mosso. 40-day aged beef striploin (300 g) and 30-day aged tenderloin (200 g), dry-aged pork loin and an aged beef burger. Steak in Klaipėda
Momo Grill (Naujoji Uosto g. 3A). A grill restaurant describing its cooking as fire, seasonal produce and lighter, sea-inspired flavours; also in Vilnius and Kaunas.
Pepper Grey (Vingio g. 21). Armenian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, grilled dishes.
Breakfast and brunch
Mosso. One of the few Old Town restaurants serving breakfast every day – from 7:30 on weekdays and 8:00 at weekends. Weekend brunch with eggs Benedict, shakshuka, potato pancake and tartares. Breakfast · Brunch
Italian food and pizza
ALBA Bistro (Sukilėlių g. 6, Old Town). A Piedmont-inspired Italian bistro: pizza from long-fermented dough and fresh egg pasta made daily. Its website mentions a Michelin Guide recommendation.
World cuisine
Vieta po Saule (Bangų g. 2). A restaurant by the Baltas Ruonis team, presenting its cooking as a gastronomic journey around the world.
Business lunch, meetings and events
Mosso. Three spaces – the main room, the upstairs room and the Venice room – for about 100 guests theatre-style; weekday business lunch, company invoices, Christmas parties and conference catering. For business
How to choose
- A special occasion, Michelin Guide – Monai, ALBA Bistro.
- History, atmosphere and a calm evening in the Old Town – Mosso.
- Wine and small plates with friends – Mosso, Yono.
- Steak – Mosso; grill – Momo Grill, Pepper Grey.
- Breakfast every day – Mosso.
- Pizza – ALBA Bistro.
Information checked on 13 October 2026 on the restaurants’ websites and public sources. Spotted an error? Write to mosso.restoranas@gmail.com and we will correct it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best restaurant in Klaipėda?
It depends on the occasion. For a romantic dinner and wine by the Danė – Mosso; Michelin-listed – Monai and ALBA Bistro; for steak – Mosso; for grilled dishes – Momo Grill and Pepper Grey.
Which Klaipėda restaurants are in the Michelin Guide?
Monai states on its website that it has been in the Michelin Guide two years in a row; ALBA Bistro mentions a Michelin Guide recommendation. Mosso does not hold a Michelin star.
Where can I have breakfast every day in Klaipėda?
Mosso in the Old Town serves breakfast daily: 7:30–11:00 on weekdays, 8:00–12:00 at weekends.
