kaunas bars: the best craft beer pubs in kaunas

Welcome to the Drink in the Sights guide to the best bars in Kaunas, your guide to the best pubs for craft beer in Kaunas. Lithuania's second city isn't just home to my all time favourite museum, The Devil Museum, honestly go it's great, but also home to some wonderful pubs serving top class Lithuanian beer along with some international classics. Because this is a little off the beaten track for most tourists it has the feel of a proper city where you get to drink with the locals, and get to know the real Lithuania. While I loved my visit to Vilnius, Kaunas should be considered the craft beer capital of Lithuania. Right now lets get on with this guide to the best pubs in Kaunas.

Kaunas Bars

rePUBlic No.1

If you want a perfect traditional pub with all the best pub features look no further than rePUBlic No1. There's the great wooden bar, the comfy leather sofas, wooden floorboards, walls covered in beer memorabilia and football scarfs, as well as TV's so you can enjoy the big game. And all that's before we even mention the wonderful staff who keep the beers flowing. This is just everything a proper beer drinkers pub should be. You'll find around 16 beers on tap ranging from European regulars through to wonderful local offerings in this beer lovers paradise. There's just nowhere better to start a Kaunas pub crawl. 

BO Bar

With 10 local craft beers on tap and plenty of bottles Bo Bar is the ideal place to sample the best craft beer in Kaunas. The bar is split over two floors, with the top a wonderful floral green covered in plants, while downstairs you'll find a much more back to basics bare brick wall covered cosy drinking area. There's just not many better places in Kaunas to sit down and relax with a beer or six than Bo Bar. The vibe is always laid back, and the bar staff know their beers, and are always happy to help. One of the very best bars in Kaunas, and one of the best places for craft beer in Kaunas.

"Gyvas" Alaus ir Kokteilių Baras

This is certainly one of the liveliest pubs in Kaunas, and one of the most fun. There's some great features like the bare brick walls, beers pins everywhere, and Jenga set to keep you amused, along with plenty of beer memorabilia. The staff are top notch and all 6 beers on tap are local brews ranging from stouts to IPA's ensuring everyone has something they'll like. If like me you enjoy drinking local beers this may well be the place for you. One of the top Kaunas pubs

JACK PUB

Jack Pub has 7 beers on tap including Kronenbourg Blanc which I absolutely love as my wheat beer of choice. It's a seriously cool, and serious busy pub with a motorbike hanging above the bar, a Jack Daniels chandelier, and other such fun nonsense. At times it felt like there's a Wild West saloon theme going on, but maybe that's just my take on it. I just really likes the atmosphere here, and that coupled with the selection of local beers mixed with one of my all time favourites made Jack Pub one of my favourite Kaunas bars.

Kaunas Pubs

Genys Taproom

I absolutely love a taproom and Geny's is one of the best you'll find anywhere in Europe let alone Kaunas. You'll find 12 craft beers on tap in this beer drinkers paradise featuring 10 from Geny's and 2 guests. Their Baltic Porter is wonderful while their wheat beer is one of the best I've ever had. On top of all this there's also a substantial supply of bottles to choose from. The staff are all proper beer geeks who'll help you pick the right beer for you, and the building is gorgeous. It's really nicely lit, there's plenty of greenery, and some nice comfy seats. This really is one of the great Kaunas pubs. A must on any Kaunas pub crawl.

Vingiu Dubingiu Aludė

With 8 Lithuanian beers on tap and a whole host of bottles this really is just about the best place to sample proper local craft beers in Kaunas. It's a proper little industrial looking bar with nothing but a little bit of greenery as decoration, so it really is all about the excellent selection of beers. I love this kind of place. The people running it clearly take pride in not only serving great Lithuanian craft beers, but also in knowing everything there is to know about them. Quite simply it's a beer pub, run by beer loving people, for beer loving people. Certainly one of the best pubs in Kaunas.

Nisha Craft Beer Bar

There's nowhere better to end a Kaunas pub crawl than Nisha Craft Beer Bar. The beer selection is second to none with 12 Lithuanian beers on tap and the kind of bottle selection from across Europe you couldn't get through in a year let alone a few nights. There's just bottle, after bottle, after bottle, oh and some cans too. It really doesn't matter what your beer taste is you're covered here. The staff are really friendly and will guide you through the selection, so just sit back and enjoy your beer. This is a proper beer drinkers haven in a wonderful beer drinkers city, so it's the perfect place to end this guide to the best bars in Kaunas.

Thanks for reading my guide to the best pubs in Kaunas. I hope you enjoy your Kaunas craft beer pub crawl. Please also check out my Vilnius bars guide.