Milda
Order Grey peas with bacon and sour cream, the national dish, served generously.
Milda on Grēcinieku in Old Town holds a Bib Gourmand for great-value traditional Latvian and Lithuanian cooking, named for the figure atop the Freedom.
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Snatch
- ★ 4.5
- Modern Italian
- €€
- Centrs
Order The homemade pasta of the day, usually paired with one of the bespoke cocktails.
Snatch on Elizabetes in Centrs holds a Bib Gourmand three years running (2024-2026) for modern Italian pasta and small plates in a concrete-and-glass room.
SMØR Bistro
- ★ 4.5
- Nordic
- €€
- Centrs
Order The chef's set lunch, the Bib Gourmand value lever; pair with the by-the-glass Champagne.
SMØR Bistro on Krišjāņa Valdemāra in Centrs won a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 Guide for modern Nordic-French cooking under chef Kaspars Barsukovs.
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Pētergailis
Order The grey peas with bacon, the kitchen's anchor dish since opening.
Pētergailis has worked the Old Town corner between St. John's and St. Peter's churches since 1978, cooking traditional Latvian dishes with mostly Latvian.
Riviera
- ★ 4.5
- Mediterranean
- €€€
- Centrs
Order The chef's tasting paired with the sommelier's flight; the wine list is the room's loudest argument.
Riviera on Dzirnavu in Centrs cooks refined Mediterranean fine dining and earned the Michelin Sommelier Award through sommelier Ivars Kalniņš.
Domini Canes
- ★ 4.3
- Latvian
- €€
- Vecrīga (Old Town)
Order The seasonal mushroom plate when foraging season hits in late summer and autumn.
Domini Canes in Old Town between St. Peter's and St. John's churches cooks contemporary Latvian dishes with farm vegetables and wild mushrooms.
Kolonāde. Mūsu Stāsti
- ★ 4.2
- Modern Latvian
- €€€
- Centrs
Order The seasonal tasting menu and a glass of Latvian birch wine from the cordials list.
Kolonāde. Mūsu Stāsti sits between the Freedom Monument and the National Opera, telling Latvian stories through modern cooking with seasonal local produce.
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