Rugys

Black rye, baked before Kaunas wakes up.

A small sourdough bakery on Vilniaus gatvė. Rye, wheat and cardamom buns from a wood-fired deck oven, Tuesday to Sunday from 6:00.

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Three dark rye loaves dusted with flour, with ears of wheat
First loaves out this morning6:04
12369 Rye Croissants Buns Kibinai

The oven keeps its own timetable.

  1. Black rye and country sourdoughStill crackling when they hit the shelffrom €3.80
  2. Croissants and pain au chocolatLaminated the afternoon beforefrom €2.40
  3. Cinnamon and cardamom bunsGlazed while they are warm€2.60
  4. Kibinai with lamb or mushroomFridays and Saturdays only€3.50

Three things people queue for.

Sliced black rye on a board with butter, cucumbers and onion

Black rye

Rye flour, water, salt and caraway. A 48-hour rise, then two hours in a falling oven. Keeps for a week, gets better on day three.

€4.20for 800 g
Cinnamon buns with white glaze

Cardamom bun

Brown butter, fresh-ground cardamom, soft in the middle.

€2.60
Golden butter croissants on a tray

Butter croissant

Lithuanian butter, three days of folding. Shatters when you bite.

€2.40
A baker sliding bread into a brick oven
“The oven is warm by four. I load the first trays at quarter past five.”
Mindaugas, head baker since the day we opened

Come while it's warm.

Vilniaus gatvė, Kaunas old town.
Five minutes from the confluence.

Tuesday to Friday6:00 to 15:00
Saturday7:00 to 14:00
Sunday8:00 to 13:00
MondayClosed, the oven rests
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