Rocket Bean Cafe Miera
Drink Filter coffee
Rocket Bean's Miera cafe is the original Riga branch of the city's flagship specialty-coffee roastery, serving filter, espresso and brunch in the design.
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Rocket Bean Cafe Dzirnavu
Drink Espresso flat white
Rocket Bean's Dzirnavu cafe is the central Riga branch, a corner room on the Dzirnavu strip that locals fill for filter coffee and a quiet weekday work sit.
Shōyu
Order The shoyu ramen at €12 to €15; counter seating is cheaper and faster.
Shōyu's Bib Gourmand ramen counter on Ausekļa keeps bowls between €6.50 and €18.50, the strongest under-€20 Michelin-recognised meal in Riga.
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Liepkalni
Order Dienas rye loaf
Liepkalni's Krišjāņa Valdemāra branch is the central Riga outpost of the country's most-cited rye specialist, baking dark Dienas loaf and pīrāgi daily.
MiiT Coffee
Drink Single-origin pourover
MiiT Coffee on Lāčplēša started as a bicycle workshop that served drinks and grew into a vegetarian cafe pouring Latvian Tiny Giant and Berlin's Five.
Centrāltirgus Pīrāgi Counters
Order Two bacon-onion pīrāgi, hot from the oven; pair with a kvass at the next stall.
The bakery pavilion at Centrāltirgus runs multiple counters baking traditional Latvian pīrāgi, bacon-onion pastry pockets that anchor a Latvian lunch.
Centrāltirgus Smoked Fish Pavilion
Order A smoked-sprats rye sandwich with onion and egg, the canonical Latvian street snack.
The fish pavilion at Centrāltirgus runs Riga's strongest counter of smoked Baltic sprats, with vendors building open-faced rye sandwiches to take away.
Big Bad Bagels
Order Smoked salmon bagel
Big Bad Bagels on Baznīcas in Centrs bakes New York-style bagels and runs the city's most reliable bagel brunch, with smoked salmon and cream cheese builds.
Innocent Café
Order The brunch eggs plate and a flat white pulled by the head barista.
Innocent Café on Blaumaņa was one of the first Riga rooms to push brunch and specialty coffee, run by some of the city's most awarded baristas.
Centrāltirgus Gastronomy Pavilion
Order A Labietis pour with a counter snack from one of the prepared-food stalls.
The gastronomy pavilion at Centrāltirgus is the market's food-hall hub, with a Labietis taproom, sandwich counters and prepared-food stalls for daytime.
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Big Bad Bagels Audēju
- ★ 4.2
- Bakery
- €
- Vecrīga (Old Town)
Order Bacon-egg-cheese bagel
Big Bad Bagels' Audēju branch is the Old Town location of the Riga bagel-and-brunch counter, the morning stop between the Town Hall Square and Centrāltirgus.
Saldā Terapija
Order Vegan cakes and waffles
Saldā Terapija on Aleksandra Čaka is the bakery counter of Riga's main vegan brand, baking cakes, waffles and pastries that anchor the city's plant-based.
Rocket Bean Cafe Rainis
- ★ 4.2
- Café
- €
- Vecrīga (Old Town)
Drink Flat white
Rocket Bean's Raiņa branch sits on the canal-park edge of Old Town, the late-opening Rocket Bean for evening espresso after a Vērmanes park walk.
LIDO Atpūtas Centrs
Order Karbonāde with grey peas and rye bread, a Latvian counter classic for €10 to €15.
LIDO Atpūtas Centrs on Krasta is the flagship of the Latvian buffet chain, a wooden-castle complex serving freshly cooked Latvian classics from open counters.
Rocket Bean Cafe Blaumanis
Drink Pour-over filter
Rocket Bean's Blaumaņa cafe sits one block off the design corridor, the room locals pick for evening filter coffee and a longer work session.
LIDO Vērmanītis
Order Build a plate from the rotating hot dishes; the rye-bread soup and karbonāde are the steady picks.
LIDO Vērmanītis on Elizabetes is the central Riga branch of the Latvian buffet chain, plating classics from a hot counter beside the Vērmanes park.
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