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The new project is being developed in an impressive complex of buildings with a courtyard that spans several centuries, and its inhabitants, names and purposes have changed over the centuries. The palace complex was built in the 17th and 19th centuries, but much older Gothic vaults can also be found here. The Royal Goldsmith’s House, the Vainai Palace, the Pociejai Palace, the Šlapeliai Bookstore: all these names revolve around a place that will hereafter be called the Senators’ Arcade.
Location of the “Senators’ Passage” in Vilnius Old Town
New pedestrian artery and lively courtyard
According to UAB Baltic Food Republic, the head of the company that will be responsible for the development of the food part of the complex, Niels Peteris Pretzmann, investors bought the complex at auction a year and a half ago, a lot of research work was done and restoration here. niches, unique walls with traces of paint were revealed, where in some places plastic layers of about 15 cm thick had to be removed, including the courtyard of the complex, after removing all subsequent layers and restoring its authentic height, “he descended “about 75 cm down.
The heaviest work on the Senator’s Passage has been boiling over the past six months, with nearly 150 workers working on the construction site every day, as citizens and tourists are slated to visit restaurants in August, supermarkets and other points of sale. They will be welcomed by the patio, which can be accessed from the Dominican streets and Stiklių. While hard to believe now, the patio promises to run year-round, and the trees between the cobblestones should soon be damaged by trees.
Facade of the Senators’ Playroom on Dominikonų str.
Our greatest ambition was to rebuild it while preserving the history of the building and to restore the old Stiklių Street gate.
“The Senators Arcade Building has a deep history. Our greatest ambition was to rebuild it while preserving the history of the building and to restore the old gate on Stiklių Street. In this way, the former enclosed courtyard of the palace becomes an open passage. and circulating, NP Pretzmann, head of the UAB Baltic Food Republic, spoke about the new project. “The structure of the building will be organized as follows: on the first floor – restaurants and shops, on the second – space for offices, and the third floor will be dedicated to exclusive apartments for short-term rental. “The architectural works in the Senate Passage are in charge of the studio Do architects, the design of YesDesign.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Niels Peteris Pretzmann
Family restaurants in the new location.
15 minutes Remember that UAB Baltic Food Republic is not a newcomer to the Lithuanian restaurant market: the 14Horses and Nineteen18 company restaurants operated at the Hotel Pacai before the beginning of this year, without changing their names and chefs, they will move to the Passage of the Senators.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Senators Arcade under construction in Vilnius Old Town
The most luxurious restaurant in the entire complex will be Nineteen18 with the famous chef Matt Paulin at the helm. In the restaurant that operates in the Dar Pacai hotel, M.Paulinas embarked on the search for a unique Lithuanian cuisine, the guests were invited to exclusive tasting dinners, this line will be followed.
Admittedly, as the chef added, the Senators’ Passage will move towards simplicity, product purity and great attention will be paid to the historical cuisine of Lithuanian peasants. “Nineteen18’s biggest challenge was discovering a unique Lithuanian cuisine. Yes, most people today are looking for authenticity in Lithuanian culture, but our uniqueness is that for the past two years we have been looking for principles that take us further, define our activities and do not become obsolete.
Currently, we focus more on the culture and customs of the Lithuanian rural population, because there we find many original ways of living and surviving, and we interpret all this through products from our own farm, “explained the head of Nineteen18.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Matas Paulinas
Interestingly, reservations are already being accepted for the restaurant, which is still opening its doors and, according to the chef, they have already received attention. A full tasting dinner with alcoholic drinks combined with nineteen thousand and eighteen will cost 200 euros per person, but there will also be more democratic and accessible dinner formats, without drinks, a narrower menu, etc.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Senators Arcade under construction in Vilnius Old Town
Another restaurant, whose chef is Andrius Kubilius, 14Horses will be more democratic in its format and prices. Many of the dishes on offer will focus on vegetables, although the restaurant will not rank as vegetarian or vegan.
“It will be a place for democratic food to come from our own economy. The new menu will be quite short, and the highest concentration will focus on vegetables and plants, we will use different combinations and techniques to reveal their properties,” said A. Kubilius.
Julius Kalinskas photo / 15min / Andrius Kubilius
Both restaurants will follow the “bed to plate” concept, which is gaining popularity worldwide, especially in Scandinavian countries. Most of the products will go to Senatorių Pasda restaurants and shops at the Farmers Circle farm, established and maintained by the same company, in the Ukmergė district.
The farm not only produces a wide range of goodies, is dedicated to animal husbandry, but also has the ambition to mass produce products such as sauces, spreads, jams, granules, drinks, sweets, etc. long-term.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Senators Arcade under construction in Vilnius Old Town
In stores: from vegetables to books.
The restaurants in the Senator’s Passage will be complemented by a complete group of stores, most of which will be dedicated to food and beverages. There will be a natural and biodynamic “Taures” wine bar, local farmers’ cheeses, meat products and other delicacies “Dešros” store, “MUU” butcher shop, “Grūdas” bakery, organic, local and seasonal vegetable shop “Dirva”, invites to take street food place Okayum.
Senator’s Pass Visualizations
In addition to the food and beverage stores, there will also be a “Raid librería” bookstore, a home goods store with products from Scandinavian and Lithuanian countries “Hygge” and a “G “lynas” flower shop. Interestingly, UAB Baltic Food Republic continues to be the operator of all restaurants and shops, except G ,lynas, in Pasaje Senatorių (florists will arrange for flowers at the border).
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Senators Arcade under construction in Vilnius Old Town
“The stores in Senatorių passee are named after short, clear names that do not act as separate brands, but as addresses. Our top customers are our own” 14Horse “and” Nineteen18 “restaurants. We want our visitors to know where all the products and that they can buy themselves, from food to cookbooks that we learn from, or the dishes in which the food was served, “said the retailer in the new complex. Representative of the UAB Baltic Food Republic Lukas Geležauskas.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Lukas Geležauskas
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