ROOTS Vilnius
Best friends - cheese and wine
Šarūnas from Vilnius
It's rare that I meet people who dislike cheese and let's not even start a discussion about liking wine. But the rarest is the case with people who dislike the unmatchable pairing of the two. With this in mind, I don't think there's reason to be keeping delicious secrets from you, right?
My favorite in the neighborhood is a neat shop with cheese and wine/beer making craftsmanship in Halės market. ROOTS is the name and it’s a small spot mainly dedicated to cheeses from local farmers that range from fresh to matured, funky to creamy, goat or cow’s milk cheeses -- you name it, they have it. They also have other dairy products, some good Lithuanian bread and a variety of other tasty things.
As expected, you will need some local wine or beer to get that perfect pairing. Lithuanian wine making tradition is rather interesting – regional fruit like raspberries, black currants or even apples are used to make it. It’s a bit more niche, therefore the prices are a bit higher than you’d pay regularly, but the quality of experience always delivers.
You won’t be able to indulge on the flavors every day, but once in a while you can have a cheat day and enjoy yourself a bit. And the very best thing is that you can taste all the cheeses before buying, so it’s beyond easy to find the produce that fits your taste buds the most!
Vilnius Spotter Šarūnas
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Pylimo gatvė 58
- Wed - Sat 09:00 - 16:00, Sun 09:00 - 15:00
100g of cheese:
€
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67173744
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