Review of the week: Restaurant ELĒNO - Vilnius, Lithuania

At Elēno by Martyn Meid, the experience begins in full view: The open kitchen faces a dining room set with white tablecloths and low lighting, creating a direct connection between guest and craft. There is no theatrical separation; the cooking is part of the room’s rhythm. At the helm is Martynas Meidus, whose early career in London was shaped by a Nordic approach: daily-changing menus, strict seasonality, fermentation, curing, and an insistence on locality. His exploration of single ingredients in multiple textures formed the backbone of his style. At Elēno, that experimental energy has been refined into a more concentrated expression. The cooking rests on classical French foundations, informed by Japanese precision.