Riga's wine bars cluster in the Centre, where natural and small-grower lists pair with sharing plates. LOWINE on Dzirnavu iela is a leader of the form, with Riviera nearby on the same street and SMØR Bistro on Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela pouring alongside their kitchens. Garage Wine Bar, tucked into the Berga Bazārs courtyard, offers a quieter, list-led alternative.
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LOWINE on Dzirnavu is Riga's anchor natural wine bar, a family-run room under chef Aleksei Zalygin pouring low-intervention bottles with eggs and sourdough.
Garage Wine Bar in the Berga Bazārs courtyard is a long-running Riga room pouring small-producer European bottles in a 1930s converted ladies' car garage.
Riviera on Dzirnavu doubles as one of Riga's strongest wine cellars, with sommelier Ivars Kalniņš who earned the 2024 Michelin Sommelier Award for Latvia.
SMØR Bistro's wine list leans heavily on Champagne by the glass alongside its Bib Gourmand kitchen, a wine-bar option for a single bottle and a small plate.
