Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Riga for grown-ups.
5 places
Order Black Pina Colada or Black Mojito to taste Black Balsam in cocktail form.
Black Magic Bar on Kaļķu in Old Town is the dedicated Riga Black Balsam stop, a medieval-themed bar pouring cocktails built around the city's 1752 herbal.
Order A signature cocktail at sunset with a small plate from the Asian-fusion menu.
Skyline Bar sits on the 26th floor of the Radisson Blu Latvija on Elizabetes, the city's most-cited rooftop view with cocktails and Asian-leaning bar food.
Order A signature cocktail at the bar; the bartenders run with the room.
B Bārs on Doma laukums anchors the Old Town cathedral square with classic cocktails, a respected bartender team and a European bistro menu until late.
Drink Beer, wine and event-night cocktails
Kaņepes Kultūras centrs on Skolas is Riga's longest-running cultural-centre bar, an 1895 building hosting 300 to 400 art events a year with a working bar.
Order A four-beer Latvian craft flight; the cellar pours small breweries you won't see elsewhere.
Folkklubs ALA Pagrabs is Old Town's deepest cellar bar, 32 taps of Latvian beer and cider with live folk music five nights a week and Wednesday dancing.
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