Riga Restaurants

It's an unusual mix of Italian and International food, like Japanese, although thankfully not in the same dish. I can't vouch for the other food, but the pizza was excellent. They serve up all kinds of things pasta and pizza related, and sushi and items from the "Bahamaian Kitchen", whatever they were. It doesn't make any sense, but it's nicely designed, popular, tasty and with fast, friendly service.

It's all part of a large restaurant chain that owns many, often very well regarded, restaurants across Riga. All of them are a bit off-beat, like the Dada Mongolian Restaurant, with a mix of Taiwanese style Mongolian buffet and post modern furniture. I didn't get a chance to check that place out, but apparently it's very good too.

Excellent Italian food with an interesting clientelle, at least when I was there. I spent a good lunch listening a French and an American woman talking about jewellery, from the history of silver making in Mexico, to the special market in Budapest. They seemed like regulars too, and enjoyed their meal as much as we did.

In the evenings the place is quite expensive, but they have a very reasonable, if thinned down, lunchtime menu which is definitely worth checking out. Food takes a respectably long time to reach your table, because it's properly cooked.

I think it's called 1739 because that's when the place was built. It's a very old building.

Indian food in the Baltics sounds about as likely as snow in the Sahara, but it works. In fact it more than works, it's excellent, putting many English restaurants to shame. Despite the friendly waitress being as blonde as a Latvian can be, I spied Indians in the kitchen, and the food tasted fresh and authentic.

You won't find any surprises on the menu as it seems geared to the English tourists that descend on the city, but you get an English language menu because of that too. Get there early to avoid the drunks who'll probably come later.

There was another Indian Raj near St. Peter's. I'm not sure if this was a sister restaurant, or just a rip-off place trading on the reputation of the older restuarant. This review is for the restaurant on Vecpilsetas.

I have eaten at this restaurant sevral times on my trips to Riga and always leave very happy and full of yummy goodness!! It has a perfect atmosphere which is relaxed and warm. The service is excellent for Riga and the staff very friendly and most speak good english too.

The main meals are all delicious and a decent size for about 6LVL each. The mushroom soup is one of the best I have tried and makes me want one just writing about it, so good!!

My favourite dish there is the Sheppards Feast which is a main meal... Beef with a delicious sauce that I cant work out served with your choice of veggies, rice or fries.

A small selection of deserts is available but Im all about the main meals at this place they are all so delicious. I have recommended this place to many people and most come back with positive reviews.

You have to check it out.

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There are many outdoors restaurants in the old town of Riga. I tried some of them and was very satisfied with the quality of the food. However it is more expensive to eat in the old town than the rest of Riga. I noticed all the foreign tourists sitting around me. The main languages by the guests were German and Scandinavian. Where are the Latvians? Maybe high prices in the outdoors restaurants scares them away? Sitting here didn't give me a sense of Latvia.

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A wooden entrance...
There is darkness inside and a woman medieval dressed looks at me. I ask her if restaurant is open; low voice, gentle hands movement, she indicates me and my friends to go downstairs...
...ten seconds later and we are in the medieval.

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Despite being brand new, it's a very well run place. Fabulous decor and excellent food. Reasonably priced given the quality. Filet of beef with foie gras mousse 13 Ls. Offered Champagne by glass (5.5 Ls). Lots of seafood and fish in the menu.

Favorite Dish: The red king crab legs baked in Provençe butter. The crab legs are steamed with a mildly spicy seasoning and have a satisfying texture.

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The best restaurant I have visited in Latvia is Lido.
It is a buffet style, i.e you walk around and choose food you like.
Situated not so far from down town.

Favorite Dish: We had smoked pork ribs, smoked minoga (it is a local small long river fish looks like eel), pork's ears and many many other tasty things!
Advice to everybody!