Riga: Central Market Latvian Food Tour with 20 taste samples
Learn about Latvian gastronomy in the largest open-air market in Europe. Sample a selection of 20 traditional local food samples as you learn about the history of this...
Editor's tip. Book early in the run; popular Bib Gourmand rooms like Milda and Snatch fill up first. Bakery pavilion features the Vecrīga pastry.
Plan the days around it
Eat your way around Riga while you are in town
Spring Riga Restaurant Week (Riga Taste Festival) runs 13 to 26 April. These are the food tours and tastings in Riga to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
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Location
Address: Citywide, multiple participating restaurants in Rīga, Riga
Also in centrs
Autumn Riga Restaurant Week ★ 4.4
Autumn Riga Restaurant Week runs late October to early November, the city's longest-standing food festival, with three-course menus across more than 60 participating restaurants.
Tip: Restaurants apply each year by early September; the Michelin Selected rooms book first.
Riga Street Food Festival ★ 4.3
The Riga Street Food Festival runs late August with international and Latvian street food vendors, craft beer, live music and family programming across two days.
Tip: Free entry; pay-as-you-go food stalls. Best in late afternoon when the live music programme starts.
More food festivals in Riga
27 Oct to 9 Nov
Autumn Riga Restaurant Week
Three-course menus citywide
10-12 Sep
Riga Food Expo
Latvian and international food and beverage trade exhibition
23-24 Aug 2027
Riga Street Food Festival
International and Latvian street food
28 Nov to 4 Jan
Doma laukums Piparkūkas Christmas Stalls
Piparkūkas, gluhwine, smoked meats
28 Nov to 4 Jan
Riga Old Town Christmas Market
Latvian Christmas food, piparkūkas, mulled wine
Also on in April, elsewhere
18-19 Apr 2027
Rossini Festival International Street Fair
Knoxville
20 Apr 2027
Rotterdam Craft Beer Festival
Rotterdam
17-18 Apr 2027
Salon of Beer Bratislava
Bratislava
13-15 Apr 2027
Songkran Food Festival
Bangkok
7-11 Apr 2027
Tampa Bay Wine and Food Festival
Tampa
10-12 Apr 2027
Vinitaly and the City
Verona