Guidebook for Rīga

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Guidebook for Rīga

Food Scene

Decent coffee, food and good selection of drinks
36 locals recommend
Vest Riga
1 Stabu iela
36 locals recommend
Decent coffee, food and good selection of drinks
Best coffee in town, vegetarian food, great lunch offers.
58 locals recommend
MiiT Coffee
10 Lāčplēša iela
58 locals recommend
Best coffee in town, vegetarian food, great lunch offers.
Best veggie kitchen in town
Buddha Restaurans
15 Raiņa bulvāris
Best veggie kitchen in town
Good food and fair selection of drinks. Perfect dinner place close to the flat.
38 locals recommend
Andalūzijas Suns
83 Elizabetes iela
38 locals recommend
Good food and fair selection of drinks. Perfect dinner place close to the flat.
Fairly decent coffee around the corner
17 locals recommend
Caffeine LV
13 Krišjāņa Barona iela
17 locals recommend
Fairly decent coffee around the corner
Reasonably priced local food.
104 locals recommend
Lido Vērmanītis
65 Elizabetes iela
104 locals recommend
Reasonably priced local food.
Coffee and Food. Brunch on Sundays.
37 locals recommend
Innocent
34-2 Blaumaņa iela
37 locals recommend
Coffee and Food. Brunch on Sundays.
Very nice caffe with tasty cakes
Sweetday Cafe , kafejnica
Very nice caffe with tasty cakes
Cake coma... mmm...
31 locals recommend
Kukotava
10/12 Tērbatas iela
31 locals recommend
Cake coma... mmm...
A cosy restaurant
6 locals recommend
Melnā Bite
13 Audēju iela
6 locals recommend
A cosy restaurant
Restaurant and Nightlife Spot, a little more posh but the view is worth it.
38 locals recommend
Aqua Luna
5 k-5 Andrejostas iela
38 locals recommend
Restaurant and Nightlife Spot, a little more posh but the view is worth it.
One of my late favourites. Well styled, quality food, superb service and extremely well priced.
Olive Oil
4 - 3 Pils laukums
One of my late favourites. Well styled, quality food, superb service and extremely well priced.
The view is perfect when sitting outdoors, food is good, good wine, decent beer.
18 locals recommend
Pagalms
2B Kronvalda bulvāris
18 locals recommend
The view is perfect when sitting outdoors, food is good, good wine, decent beer.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local Craft Beer Bar and Brewery
75 locals recommend
Labietis
9a Aristida Briāna iela
75 locals recommend
Local Craft Beer Bar and Brewery
Drinks on a large terrace. Lots of local alternative culture mixing with expats and odd tourists here. One of my personal favourites.
78 locals recommend
Kanepes Kulturas Centrs
15 Skolas iela
78 locals recommend
Drinks on a large terrace. Lots of local alternative culture mixing with expats and odd tourists here. One of my personal favourites.
Very trashy. So trashy it's worth visiting. Cheap booze.
9 locals recommend
Chomsky
68 Lāčplēša iela
9 locals recommend
Very trashy. So trashy it's worth visiting. Cheap booze.
Good for alternative electronic music. Open on weekends only, also shut during the summer. Check before going.
Aristīds
7 Aristida Briāna iela
Good for alternative electronic music. Open on weekends only, also shut during the summer. Check before going.
Nice alternative Jamaican bar in the old town.
Coco Loco
Pēterbaznīcas iela
Nice alternative Jamaican bar in the old town.
This is place opens for gigs only, check before you go.
Palladium Riga
21 Marijas iela
This is place opens for gigs only, check before you go.
Ask for their cocktails in jars here. Huge!
Tims Mints
5 Jāņa sēta
Ask for their cocktails in jars here. Huge!
Brewery with a restaurant. Very good beer + good food. Not a bad combo.
24 locals recommend
Valmiermuižas alus vēstniecība Rīgā
9a Aristida Briāna iela
24 locals recommend
Brewery with a restaurant. Very good beer + good food. Not a bad combo.

Arts & Culture

Check for events on Thursdays here. Also a market every Saturday
104 locals recommend
Kalnciema Quarter
35 Kalnciema Iela
104 locals recommend
Check for events on Thursdays here. Also a market every Saturday

Sightseeing

Worth paying a visit. One of the biggest markets in Europe. Partially located in old Zeppelin airport.
192 locals recommend
Riga Central Market
192 locals recommend
Worth paying a visit. One of the biggest markets in Europe. Partially located in old Zeppelin airport.
Place to explore the complicated history of Latvia.
27 locals recommend
The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
1 Raiņa bulvāris
27 locals recommend
Place to explore the complicated history of Latvia.
The famous opera house with a beautiful park and a restaurant with a view at it all.
137 locals recommend
Latvian National Opera
3 Aspazijas bulvāris
137 locals recommend
The famous opera house with a beautiful park and a restaurant with a view at it all.

Shopping

Nearest super market and the main train station.
56 locals recommend
Shopping Center Origo
4 Stacijas laukums
56 locals recommend
Nearest super market and the main train station.

Essentials

A little more fancy super market.
78 locals recommend
Stockmann
8 13. janvāra iela
78 locals recommend
A little more fancy super market.
56 locals recommend
Shopping Center Origo
4 Stacijas laukums
56 locals recommend