"Set in a former Kaunas distillery, Momo Grill is chef Vytautas Samavičius's steakhouse — book it for the city's best steak."
Momo Grill is the Kaunas steakhouse of chef Vytautas Samavičius, who also runs the original Momo Grill in Klaipėda; the Kaunas kitchen is led day-to-day by head chef Donatas Lukoševičius. It occupies a former spirits factory at Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 18A, and the restaurant has featured among Lithuania's top-30 restaurants for several years running. Everything — bread, sauces, sausages — is made on the premises that day.
The focus is meat. The dry-aged and grilled steaks are the headline, with a Brazilian beef filet with grilled vegetables (around €26) a regular, alongside the restaurant's legendary house-made sausages and lighter plates such as a pan-roasted cod. The menu is reworked almost every month and leans seasonal, so the carte shifts with what's good. Desserts — a pistachio panna cotta among them — round it out. Pricing is mid-to-upper for Kaunas.
The former-factory shell gives the room its character: high ceilings, exposed brick and an industrial-chic finish that suits the grill at its centre. It works for a long, relaxed brunch as well as a steak dinner, and the kitchen's same-day, made-from-scratch ethos shows in the plating. Service is informed and unhurried.
For a celebratory steak dinner, a relaxed brunch or hosting a guest in Kaunas, Momo Grill is the city's benchmark grill: dry-aged steaks, house charcuterie and a monthly menu in a striking former distillery. A solid business-lunch table too.
Not for vegetarians seeking a wide meat-free menu or anyone after a quick cheap bite — Momo Grill is a meat-led steakhouse where the dry-aged cuts are the point.
Momo Grill was opened by chef Vytautas Samavičius, who also runs the original Momo Grill in Klaipėda. The Kaunas kitchen is led day-to-day by head chef Donatas Lukoševičius.
Momo Grill is at Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 18A in central Kaunas, Lithuania, housed in a former spirits factory. It opens Monday to Saturday and is closed on Sundays.
Order the dry-aged grilled steaks — the Brazilian beef filet with grilled vegetables is a regular — alongside the house-made sausages. The menu changes almost every month and leans seasonal.
Yes. It is widely regarded as Kaunas's best steakhouse and has featured among Lithuania's top-30 restaurants for several years, with bread, sauces and sausages all made in-house each day.
Reservations are recommended, especially at weekends. The restaurant is open Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays, and also serves long, relaxed brunches.
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