JOHN Chef's Hall is a modern latvian fine-dining restaurant in Klusais Centrs, Riga.
JOHN Chef's Hall in Riga's Quiet Bay holds one Michelin star in the 2026 Guide, sitting six tables of ten guests in the former American Embassy on Ausekļa.
Must order: The €210 tasting menu, the only format offered; the €150 four-course is the trim-down.
Tip: Chef Kristaps Sīlis cooks the room facing the open pass; Thursday to Saturday only, book three weeks ahead.
Address: Ausekļa iela 22, Rīga, LV-1010, Riga
Max Cekot Kitchen on Jelgavas in Pārdaugava holds one Michelin star, the first awarded in Latvia, with a 15-course seasonal menu Cekot rotates every two.
Order: The 15-course set menu, the only format; the kitchen rotates new courses every three weeks.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday from 18:00 only; the room is a converted century-old wood-processing factory south of the river.
3 Pavāru Restorāns sits inside the 18th-century Jacob's Barracks on Torņa in Old Town, listed in the Michelin Selected guide for 2026 with a tight modern.
Order: The six-course set menu, the kitchen's primary format and best value entry.
Tip: Founded by Mārtiņš Sirmais and Ēriks Dreibants in 2011; head chef Pāvels Skopa runs the pass today. Reservations are essential.
Stage22 sits on the top floor of the Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga on Elizabetes, listed in the Michelin Guide 2026 with Asian fusion plates and panoramic city.
Order: The chef's tasting menu paired with cocktails from the adjoining bar.
Tip: Book a window seat at sunset for the Vērmanes park panorama; share the room with the bar's after-work crowd.
Le Dome sits inside the 400-year-old Dome Hotel & Spa on Miesnieku in Old Town, a Michelin Selected room cooking French-Mediterranean seafood with Baltic.
Order: The Baltic fish of the day, plaice or sturgeon, with seasonal vegetables.
Tip: Book the rooftop terrace in summer for Daugava views, or the narrow main dining room year-round.
Entresol on Elizabetes in Centrs cooks modern Latvian under chef Raimonds Zommers in a vintage lounge-style ground-floor room, listed in the Michelin.
Order: The chef's seasonal menu; the wine pairing is the way locals order it.
Tip: The front lounge is for memorabilia and aperitifs; the back has the calm two-top tables locals book.
COD on Tērbatas in Centrs cooks contemporary Japanese on a robata grill with tataki, tempura and sushi, listed in the Riga Michelin Selected guide 2026.
Order: Black cod with sweet miso, the kitchen's signature, finishing with mochi ice cream.
Tip: Start in the cocktail bar before heading into the dim-lit dining room.
