Vilnius: Pilies Katpedele (September 2019)

Back down on the ground in Old Town, we dined at Pilies Katpedele for lunch on their outdoor awning-covered terrace, where we ate a sampler platter that we dubbed “potato fest” because it contained sauteed dumplings, fried dumplings, boiled dumplings, potato sausage, and potato pancakes; we also shared two side salads (beet and Lithuanian [with potatoes, carrots, cucumber, peas, ham, and egg]), dessert (which was sort of a tall, circular crispy spiky-looking pizzelle served with fruit and whipped and ice cream), and a few rounds of drinks for about $54 USD. The restaurant is a local chain, with three locations in Vilnius and five more elsewhere. The chain also owns Charlie Pizza, La Crepe, 1991, Beer Garden, and Carskoje Selo.