Apuokas (Vilnius)

Apuokas means barn owl in Lithuanian, it's a metal pub in Vilnius, a place that since the smoking ban (2007) generally has a cluster of people outside. The pub I feel gets an unfair rap, it is one of if not the only place in the city where you will hear real metal - black, death, viking and all the real genres, not some Californian screaming his balls off! A few tables upstairs, a busy bar with a spiral staircase and some wooden tables downstairs, loud music at cheap prices and plenty of metal fans who are some of the friendliest people in town, providing you are not sporting a pink shirt with James Blunt's face on, in which case you may arouse unwanted ...  Read the complete review