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. Free entry; pay-as-you-go food stalls. Best in late afternoon when the live music programme starts.
Plan the days around it
Eat your way around Riga while you are in town
Riga Street Food Festival runs 23 to 24 August. These are the food tours and tastings in Riga to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Riga Central Market & Traditional Food tasting Tour
Discover Latvian cuisine and one of Europe’s largest markets through fascinating stories and authentic food and drink tastings. Continue to Riga Old Town for a traditi...
Riga Central Market Tasting Tour with Science Academy Views
Have you seen the Zeppelin-like structures across Riga Canal?They’re the iconic Riga Central Market.But this isn’t your typical market visit.It's a Culinary Journey, r...
Location
Address: Riga central festival ground (latvia.travel listing)
Also in centrs
Spring Riga Restaurant Week (Riga Taste Festival) ★ 4.4
Spring Riga Restaurant Week runs as the expanded Riga Taste Festival, with three-course menus at €30 to €45 across participating restaurants and a bakery.
Tip: Book early in the run; popular Bib Gourmand rooms like Milda and Snatch fill up first. Bakery pavilion features the Vecrīga pastry.
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.
More food festivals in Riga
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
13-26 Apr 2027
Spring Riga Restaurant Week (Riga Taste Festival)
Three-course menus citywide
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
Also on in August, elsewhere
23-25 Aug 2027
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Tomato Art Fest
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Uptown Art Fair
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Ban des Vendanges des Côtes du Rhône
Avignon