Lithuanian Restaurants in Philadelphia

When searching for a Lithuanian dinner, the neighborhood of Port Richmond in northeast Philadelphia will satisfy a craving for traditional Eastern European cuisine. This neighborhood is also home to the Lithuanian Music Hall, which hosts private parties as well as an annual Lithuanian Fair with food, music, dancing and crafts.

This area hosts one of the oldest and biggest Memorial Day parades, and on New Year's Day, the Polish American String Band of the famous Philadelphia Mummers gives a special performance for the community along Allegheny Avenue, as it has since the group was founded in Port Richmond back in 1933. While in the area, it is worth taking a look at the historic ship terminals that give the neighborhood its name.

Syrenka Luncheonette

Syrenka is a cafeteria-style restaurant that the Philadelphia Citypaper describes as "dirt-cheap" and Philly.com says serves up a "soul-soothing stew." You grab a tray and pile it high with pierogies, potato pancakes and sauerkraut. Then stop by the Baltic Bakery around the corner for dessert.

Syrenka Luncheonette
3173 Richmond St.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 634-3954

New Wave Cafe

The New Wave Cafe is a mom-and-pop shop serving the locals authentic potato pancakes and borscht. You'll hear Polish spoken among the customers and watch Eastern European television reports while slurping bigos, a mix of cabbage and diced kielbasa with rye bread on the side. On weekends it becomes a disco where you can sip Polish beer while sitting in the back booth munching pierogies, fried or steamed.

New Wave Cafe
2620 E. Allegheny Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 634-3224

Krakus Market Cafe

Described as a hidden Philly gem, the café inside this market serves traditional dishes like golabki (stuffed cabbage), placki (potato pancakes) and nalesniki (cheese blintzes). It serves 16 different homemade soups and entrees as well as Polish beer and some poppy seed strudel to top it all off. The market is similar to Philly's famous Italian market in its genuine feel, and the friendly staff will guide you through the selection of homemade recipes and imported foods, including 10 different kinds of smoked kielbasa.

Krakus Market
3150 Richmond St.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 426-4336
krakusmarket.com/polish-restaurant.html

Warsaw Cafe

If you want to try a restaurant in Center City, go to the Warsaw Café in Rittenhouse Square. The café serves home-style cuisine like schnitzel and noodles in a quiet, romantic setting. It has been a neighborhood staple since 1979 and over the years has received the Best Borscht award from the Philadelphia Magazine. Eastern European dishes dot the menu, from the Bulgarian rice salad to the Transylvanian casserole of veal, eggplant, spinach and cheese in filo.

Warsaw Café
306 S. 16th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 546-0204
warsawcafe.thekalon.com

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