Guidebook for Rīga
Food Scene
Excellent BBQ restaurant with great brunch on Saturdays & Sundays
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Čarlstons Restaurant
38/40 Blaumaņa ielaExcellent BBQ restaurant with great brunch on Saturdays & Sundays
Konditoreja Junge
21 Marijas ielaGreat coffee, buns, sandwiches etc.
This french cafe has the best croissants in Riga.
48 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Cadets de Gascogne
30 Ģertrūdes ielaThis french cafe has the best croissants in Riga.
This place has been around for ages but it hasn't lost it's great food and atmosphere.
38 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Andalūzijas Suns
83 Elizabetes ielaThis place has been around for ages but it hasn't lost it's great food and atmosphere.
Innocent
34-2 Blaumaņa ielaMain hipster coffee shop in Riga
Sorta traditional local food for reasonable prices
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Lido Dzirnavas
74 Dzirnavu ielaSorta traditional local food for reasonable prices
Sorta traditional local food for reasonable prices
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Lido Vērmanītis
65 Elizabetes ielaSorta traditional local food for reasonable prices
MiiT Coffee
10 Lāčplēša ielaGreat coffee and atmosphere
This place has been around for years and has the best thin crust pizza (in my opinion)
7 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Pica Lulū
5A Blaumaņa ielaThis place has been around for years and has the best thin crust pizza (in my opinion)
Wok to Walk
30 Aspazijas bulvārisGreat wok food
Tokyo City
40A Krišjāņa Barona ielaGreat sushi place (buy one get one free)
Delicio
33/35 Tērbatas ielaA cheap place to eat
Usually full, but great food with a laid back attitutde
42 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Stock Pot
6 Ģertrūdes ielaUsually full, but great food with a laid back attitutde
If you prefer raw food, this is the place to go. It's a little bit pricey though
16 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Raw Garden
If you prefer raw food, this is the place to go. It's a little bit pricey though
Essentials
This is one of the largest outdoor markets in Europe where you can get fresh meat, vegetables and fruit from local farmers.
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Riga Central Market
This is one of the largest outdoor markets in Europe where you can get fresh meat, vegetables and fruit from local farmers.
Rimi
46 Krišjāņa Barona ielaFor all your shopping needs.
Rimi
46 Krišjāņa Barona ielaFor all your shopping needs.
Drinks & Nightlife
Sapņi un kokteiļi
32 Blaumaņa ielaGreat place for dancing and cocktails
DAD café is a small, Bohemian oasis on Miera iela, a street that has recently become one of Latvia's main centers of creative activity.
DAD cafe
17 Miera ielaDAD café is a small, Bohemian oasis on Miera iela, a street that has recently become one of Latvia's main centers of creative activity.
Labietis
9a Aristida Briāna ielaVariety of beers
Sightseeing
This street has one masterpiece after another. Include the adjacent street on your tour. Many cafes and restaurants around.
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Albert Street
10 Alberta ielaThis street has one masterpiece after another. Include the adjacent street on your tour. Many cafes and restaurants around.
Main tourist attraction in Riga a.k.a. the Old Town
29 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Riga Old town
Herdera laukumsMain tourist attraction in Riga a.k.a. the Old Town
For a panoramic view of the city on a fine day, this is probably the best location. The church itself is worth a visit too.
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Il-Knisja ta 'San Pietru
1 Reformācijas LaukumsFor a panoramic view of the city on a fine day, this is probably the best location. The church itself is worth a visit too.
A very somber experience. The guided tour provides great context and historical accounts of what took place in the building during the time of Russian occupation in the 1940's.
48 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
The Left Door Bar
12 Antonijas ielaA very somber experience. The guided tour provides great context and historical accounts of what took place in the building during the time of Russian occupation in the 1940's.
The view from the skyline bar is amazing and the cocktails are very well worth a visit while staying in Riga.
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Skyline bar
55 Elizabetes ielaThe view from the skyline bar is amazing and the cocktails are very well worth a visit while staying in Riga.
Authorities banned locals from laying flowers at the base during the Soviet era. The monument was built in 1935 as a symbol of Latvian independence.
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Il-Monument tal-Ħelsien
Authorities banned locals from laying flowers at the base during the Soviet era. The monument was built in 1935 as a symbol of Latvian independence.
Il-Knisja ta 'San Aleksandru Nevsky, Riga
56 Brīvības ielaRussian orthodox church
The biggest russian orthodox church
24 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Kattedral tal-Milied ta 'Kristu
23 Brīvības bulvārisThe biggest russian orthodox church
Latvian War Museum
20 Smilšu ielaNational war museum (free entrance)
Museum of the Occupation of Latvia. Open: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am - 5 pm. Monday closed. Admission - donation
27 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Il-Mużew tal-Okkupazzjoni ta 'Latvja
1 Raiņa bulvārisMuseum of the Occupation of Latvia. Open: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am - 5 pm. Monday closed. Admission - donation
Built in 1334 for the city's guilds, the building was eventually occupied solely by the Blackheads, a guild of unmarried foreign merchants know for their wild parties
71 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Dar tal-Testaferrata
7 RātslaukumsBuilt in 1334 for the city's guilds, the building was eventually occupied solely by the Blackheads, a guild of unmarried foreign merchants know for their wild parties
Huge lutheran church. Lovely and peaceful with some nice decorative work inside. Some renovation work going on
28 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Doma laukums
Doma laukumsHuge lutheran church. Lovely and peaceful with some nice decorative work inside. Some renovation work going on
Another beautiful old lutheran church
20 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Il-Knisja antika ta 'St. Gertrude
8 Ģertrūdes ielaAnother beautiful old lutheran church
Il-Kastell ta 'Riga
3 Pils laukumsThis is where the president of Latvia works.
Everything Else
Largest cinema complex with movies mainly in English
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Forum Cinemas
8 13. janvāra ielaLargest cinema complex with movies mainly in English
Centrālā stacija
Central railway station
Autoosta station
1 Prāgas ielaCentral coach station
Jūrmala is the seaside town closest to Riga (about 35 min by train), with nice sandy beaches, lots of restaurants and things to see
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Jūrmala
Jūrmala is the seaside town closest to Riga (about 35 min by train), with nice sandy beaches, lots of restaurants and things to see
Benu aptieka
38 Lāčplēša ielaPharmacy
Ferry terminal with no more than two ferries at a time
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Freeport of Riga
Ferry terminal with no more than two ferries at a time
Bruņinieks
49 Bruņinieku ielaFitness club for keeping yourself in good shape
Shopping
A large shopping mall with all sorts of shops.
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Flying Tiger Copenhagen
71 Dzirnavu ielaA large shopping mall with all sorts of shops.
Galerija Centrs
16 Audēju ielaA large shopping mall with all sorts of shops.
Arts & Culture
If you are looking to enjoy a cultural event in an informal atmosphere, have a glass of wine, chat with people you just met about the value of art, or simply spend some time in a pleasant place
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Centru tal-Kultura tal-Kanepes
15 Skolas ielaIf you are looking to enjoy a cultural event in an informal atmosphere, have a glass of wine, chat with people you just met about the value of art, or simply spend some time in a pleasant place
An interesting collection of Art from Latvia and elsewhere
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Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti tal-Latvja
1 Jaņa Rozentāla laukumsAn interesting collection of Art from Latvia and elsewhere