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Balts, Riga

For rushed city-dwellers, BALTS (“white”) is a healthy alternative for a quick meal. BALTS offers both sit-down and take-away food options that will satisfy your well-being and health...

Bar XIII, Riga

This is currently the hottest pub in Riga! Located in the heart of Riga's Art Nouveau district, here you'll meet the smart set of the city's bohemian society...

Kafejnīca Mierā (In Peace Café), Riga

Located on Miera iela (“Peace” Street), it's practically impossible to walk by Kafejnīca Mierā without going in – the decadent aromas of coffee, croissants...

Rocket Bean Roastery, Riga

A new cult spot in Riga: a coffee-bean roastery, coffee shop, and café in one. This place caters to people for whom coffee is more than just a cappuccino or frappuccino topped with a cap of foam or whipped cream...

Café Žanna, Riga

Although the Café Žanna opened its doors only in November of last year, it has quickly become one of the trendiest places to socialize...

Cabo Cafe, Riga

Cabo Cafe is a special stop on any tour of Riga's cafés. Located directly on the shores of Ķīšezers Lake, it is open year-round. In winter...

Nometne, Riga

It is said that the place where the restaurant Nometne currently resides was once an outdoor kitchen for a Swedish military camp. The restaurant...

Skrīveri Homemade Ice-Cream (Skrīveru Mājas Saldējums), Riga

Rumour has it that Rigans have finally found their favourite ice-cream spot. It all began when homemade ice-cream made by the Sotnieki family...

Innocent, Riga

Innocent is stimulating to the senses and a favourite resting stop for Riga's creative elite. You can start your visit by sinking your hands into...

Trīs pavāru restorāns – Tam Labam būs Augt (Three Chefs’ Restaurant – It Shall Grow Well), Riga

This restaurant can be summed up in two words - mystery and adventure. With no fixed menu, every day promises something completely new...

Birojnīca (the Office), Riga

In other parts of Europe and North America, the idea of combining a café or a bookstore with office services is nothing new...

La Kanna, Riga

Its simple yet elegant atmosphere, central location, friendly prices and great quality have made the La Kanna restaurant a favourite stop...

Raw Garden, Riga

Raw Garden in Riga represents a raw food lifestyle, which means eating fresh, unprocessed and living food - freshly harvested fruit, vegetables...

Illuseum tearoom/studio, Riga

Illuseum is a sanctuary for those who have grown weary of the hectic pace of urban life, a temple where one can collect one's thoughts...

DAD Café, Riga

DAD café is a small, Bohemian oasis on Miera iela, a street that has recently become a one of Latvia's main centres of creative activity...

Rāma vegetarian cafeteria, Riga

Rāma is one of the few entirely vegetarian establishments in town. Famed for its buckwheat burger, lunchtime draws a very diverse crowd...

Cafe Kukotava, Riga

Café Kukotava is a great place to add a bit of sweetness to life, particularly on the famously dreary fall and winter days in Riga, when the hues of grey on...

Martini's Bar, Riga

On a day when you want relax outside of the city centre but don't want to go too far, do as Rigans do and go to Martini's...

Vīnoga, Riga

Vīnoga - meaning "grape" in Latvian - is a great reason to cross the Daugava River and to explore Riga's left bank...

Shashlik in Mangaļi Restaurant, Riga

To fully savour the skewered meats that Latvians have adopted as a sort of national food, visit one of the very best...

Wine Studio, Riga

A recently opened wine bar & shop Vīna studija (wine studio) is a spot, instantly making you feel easy and comfy...

Osīriss, Riga

If a restaurant can ever be called a second home, than such a spot for many Riga citizens is Osīriss. It features laconic, seemingly...

Restaurant 3, Riga

Indigenous Northern-European foods make up the core of the menu here. Historically, there are quite a few similarities between Scandinavian and Latvian cuisine...

M’archers, Riga

M'archers is the latest (and also the most affordable) eatery to be opened by Mārtiņš Rītiņš, Latvia's most famous food persona, chef, and owner of the country's gold...

Zivju lete (Fish Bar), Riga

This is one of Riga's painfully few seafood restaurants. Right in the centre of Riga, Zivju lete is conveniently located for all who choose to partake in...

371 culture space - eatery, Riga

Riga's Central Market is one of the largest market spaces to be located in a European city centre. Its five large pavilions were originally built...

Le Dome Roof Terrace, Riga

Being as the summers are painfully short in Riga, a lively roof terrace-culture is not a characteristic feature of this northern metropolis. Which is exactly...

Café Mierā, Riga

It is impossible to miss the enticing smell of coffee, croissants, cakes and cookies wafting from this small café on Miera iela...

StockPot, Riga

Those interested in enjoying a delicious and well-prepared meal in a very uncomplicated if somewhat rushed atmosphere typical of the middle...

EcoCatering 'Telpa', Riga

While the premises of the former Veldze beverage factory might not be among the cosiest ever seen, they suited the founder of the...

Bibliotēka Nr. 1 (Library No. 1), Riga

There are not many restaurants that can compete with Bibliotēka No. 1 in terms of the panoramic view that it offers. The restaurant is located in the...

Eksports, Riga

The old Andrejosta yacht club café stood neglected for a long time, until it was reborn in 2011. It is located in the northern part of Andrejsala...

Garage, Riga

The Garage wine bar and eatery is a great place for breakfast, lunch or a light dinner, and the food is best enjoyed slowly, while savouring each bite...

Fazenda bazārs, Riga

Idyllic country-style cooking in the heart of the city – in the chaos of this technological age, this is nothing less than bliss. Perhaps it is the nostalgic romanticism of times past...

MiiT cycling centre and café, Riga

If you wish to explore the Riga city centre by bicycle, then be sure to stop in at MiiT, a multi-functional centre for cycling enthusiasts...

TAKA cultural café, Riga

TAKA doubles as both a café and house of culture, where poetry readings, concerts, exhibitions and theatre performances are regularly held...

Uzbekistāna restaurant, Riga

A visit to the Uzbekistāna restaurant is an experience in itself, for as soon as you cross the establishment's threshold...

Albert Hotel rooftop terrace, Riga

Warm evenings in summer - of which there aren't too many in Latvia, making them even more special - are perfect for visiting the 11th-storey terrace...

Cuba Cafe, Riga

Small, narrow and nearly always full in the evenings, the Cuba Cafe may now be added to the classics of Riga's Old Town clubs...

Skyline Bar, Riga

The Reval Hotel Latvija's 26th-floor Skyline Bar is a favourite of tripadviser and the most popular place for a panoramic view of Riga...

Buffet Gauja, Riga

Three triangular tables and two bars in a compact space, and three tables outside in the summer mean that you...

The Neiburgs Restaurant, Riga

Legend has it that in the late 1800s Ludvigs Neiburgs (1871-1949) came to Riga from the country in a boat; formerly a...

Aragats, Riga

Riga is a multinational city, yet it's a little far-fetched to say that it can offer good Chinese and Japanese cuisine...

Vincents, Riga

During more than ten years of its existence, the restaurant Vincents has managed to acquire an undeniable authority status...