Fumé
An open-fire kitchen and a wine bar. Thirty-four seats in Užupis.
Užupis, Vilnius
Tuesday–Sunday
Doors from 17:00
Užupis, Vilnius
An unhurried
evening.
Fumé is a small restaurant and wine bar in an old blacksmith's workshop in Užupis. Thirty-four seats, one open-fire kitchen and one sitting a night: a booked table is yours until closing.
The menu changes with the season and with what the farmers bring in that week. You won't find it printed a year in advance: it is less a set menu than a conversation with whatever is best right now.
- 34
- seats in the dining room
- ~120
- wines on the list
- 17:00
- doors open
The kitchen
Everything
meets the fire.
The hearth is lit at two in the afternoon and burns until the last order. Oak and alder, no gas. Hence the name: fumé means smoked.
The heat of the coals changes through the evening, so a rib served at six is never quite the same as one served at ten. That seems right to us.
Menu
The seasonal menu
We rewrite it every three to four weeks. If you have allergies or don't eat meat, tell the restaurant manager: we can adapt almost any dish.
To start
For sharing
Coal-grilled bread with bacon butter€6
onion ash, sea salt
Roasted leek hearts€11
smoked cream, toasted hazelnuts
Salt-cured cod€12
beetroot, soured cream, dill oil
Smoked eel tartine€14
rye bread, apple, horseradish
Beef tartare€15
fried bread, bone marrow, capers
Mains
All from the open fire
Fire-roasted cabbage€19
lentils, smoked soured cream, walnuts
Salmon grilled over alder coals€24
parsnip, lemon butter sauce
Lamb shoulder, braised for twelve hours€28
white beans, mint oil
Coal-grilled beef rib€32
roasted Jerusalem artichoke, black garlic sauce
Desserts
We suggest sweet wine by the glass
Burnt sugar cream€9
sea buckthorn, honey cracker
Chocolate cake with smoked salt€10
sweet cream ice cream
Selection of Lithuanian cheeses€14
honey, nut bread
Service is not included. The tasting evening, five courses at €58 per person, runs on Wednesdays by advance booking.
Wine list
About 120 wines.
Here are five.
Our list centres on small family vineyards and small batches. You'll find all of it at the table, or just ask what we've opened tonight.
Nerello MascaleseGlass: €9Bottle: €46
Etna Rosso · Sicily, Italy
Riesling TrockenGlass: €8Bottle: €39
Mosel · Germany
Chenin BlancGlass: €10Bottle: €52
Savennières, Loire · France
BlaufränkischGlass: €8Bottle: €42
Burgenland · Austria
Tempranillo ReservaGlass: €9Bottle: €48
Rioja Alta · Spain
We keep the ten seats at the bar free of bookings, so you can drop in for just a glass of wine.
The space
One room, ten candles.
A brick wall, bare oak tables and just enough light to read the menu. The music is kept low, so you hear the conversation at your own table, not the one next to it.
Reservations
Book a table
The table is yours for the whole evening: we don't do a second sitting. Choose the evening and the time, and we'll take care of the rest.
- Closed on Mondays
- The dining room rests and the kitchen prepares the new menu.
- Kitchen until 22:30, Sundays 21:30
- We seat the last table at 22:00, on Sundays at 21:00. Wine is served later than that.
- More than eight?
- Write to us: we arrange larger groups separately.