Le Travi — Restaurant in Vilnius

Le Travi is one of the true gems of Vilnius restaurant scene.

This place is the victim of its own success so make sure you take care of the reservation in advance.

This charming Italian restaurant is famous for its utterly delicious homemade pasta and good selection of natural wines.

Menu is changing all the time, but be assured every dish is an absolute hit! It's impossible to miss with any.

We booked our table for 7pm on Sunday. Arrived on time, the restaurant was already full. Seemed like everyone was just waiting for us to start the dinner.

Mattia, the owner welcomed everyone and announced the menu for tonight. Each day is a new story, seasonal and inspired by the current local food markets offering. Expect signature Carbonara often on the menu.

I'm a wine geek and natural wines lover, so I happily flipped through the wine list full of natty gems. I picked beloved Clos Lentiscus Rose Brut Nature as a bubbly start.

All dishes are awesomely tasty. I can't remember when was the last time I ordered the same main dish twice in the course of one dinner. Pappardelle with pork neck Ragu was mind-blowing and simply out of this world. So rich, deep with flavours, tender juicy, generous and with fantastic fresh pasta.

My family enjoyed tongue with salsa Verde a lot!!

Everything was great! We also had polenta with Gorgonzola, chicken liver pate served on focaccia with chili peppers.

Tiramisu was very traditional and I particularly liked its espresso accent.

Rustic interior amplifies the sensations as it matches well with the concept. Open kitchen, no fancy equipment, only essentials. So natural, nothing added, nothing masks the true soul of this place and the team behind it.

Four people in the kitchen, including the owner. All working together, smiling, sipping the wine and filling the space with...

The portions are way too small for the prices. You leave feeling completely ripped off. €9 for a glass of wine that was definitely less than 100ml is crazy, even for Vilnius. €18 for maybe 10 pieces of pasta? No, thanks.

The place is super crowded, with tables just 20 cm apart, which makes it really annoying. Eating is unpleasant when a smelly waiter squeezes into that tiny gap to serve another table, practically sticking his ass in your plate.

We saw two tables being kicked out even though they still had half a bottle of wine left, just because their reservation time was up. A terrible policy that shows this place is just a money-making machine with no soul.

When we arrived, there was a tray of pie sitting right by the entrance on the bar—so close that my hair almost landed in it while taking off my coat. The whole place felt messy.

The menu is poor, only available on a board or wall. Same with the wines—if you want a bottle, just pick one from the shelf based on how it looks, because there’s no way to actually read the labels. For the money they charge, they could at least afford printed menus in 2025.

The food is decent but nothing you couldn’t easily make at...

First of all, if you call yourself a restaurant and not a tourist trap, you should not seat your guests at the front door when there are -1 outside and other guests having a smoke all the time. Reservations were made in advance.... place was crowded and it's all ok, but why to bother to book it two days before if you get the worst table? Secondly, if you are an Italian food restaurant, pouring Czech or Austrian poor (albeit organic) wine is just a misunderstanding, the grandmothers and mothers of the owners should start weeping. When you come to dinner in an Italian taverna, you want normal Italian wine by glass or bottle. Even if you are not going to drink a bottle of wine, there has to be a normal Italian wine by glass!!! Thirdly, if you use truffles, you are respectful and you do not smother them in black peppercorns. Because that is disrespectful. And even the best gnocchi cannot hide the fact that the black pepper has been overdone. It is a pity, that a good Italian pasta place turns into a tourist trap....