8 cocktail bar places in Riga we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Riga | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Riga's cocktail scene splits between polished Old Town rooms and looser cultural-venue bars in the Centre. Black Magic Bar on Kaļķu iela and B Bārs on Doma laukums work the historic core, while Skyline Bar high on Elizabetes iela trades on the view. For a more local, music-led night, Kaņepes Kultūras centrs on Skolas iela and Folkklubs ALA Pagrabs in the Old Town pour into the small hours, and Labietis Culture Taproom on Aristīda Briāna iela leans toward Latvian craft beer.
Black Magic Bar ★ 4.3
vecriga · Kaļķu iela 10, Rīga, LV-1050
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.
Skyline Bar ★ 4.4
centrs · Elizabetes iela 55, Rīga, LV-1010
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.
B Bārs ★ 4.0
vecriga · Doma laukums 2, Rīga, LV-1050
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.
Kaņepes Kultūras centrs ★ 4.2
centrs · Skolas iela 15, Rīga, LV-1010
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.
Folkklubs ALA Pagrabs ★ 4.5
vecriga · Peldu iela 19, Rīga, LV-1050
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.
Kaņepes Kultūras centrs ★ 4.2
centrs · Skolas iela 15, Rīga, LV-1010
Kaņepes Kultūras centrs on Skolas runs as a late-night bar most Fridays and Saturdays, with DJ sets and live music extending the evening to 02:00.
Skyline Bar ★ 4.3
centrs · Elizabetes iela 55, Rīga, LV-1010
Skyline Bar on the 26th floor of the Radisson Blu Latvija runs late on Friday and Saturday with DJ sets from 21:00, the city's highest late-cocktail option.
Labietis Culture Taproom ★ 4.6
centrs · Aristīda Briāna iela 9a-2, Rīga, LV-1001
Labietis Culture Taproom is the original labietis taproom on the old von stricka brewery grounds, tucked behind the riga beer district on a residential block.