6 editor picks in Riga.
6 restaurants in Riga, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Riga.
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.
OrderGrey peas with bacon and sour cream, the national dish, served generously.
TipBooked solid for Sunday lunch; weekday lunches are an easier sit. The wine list is short but well-chosen for Baltic food.
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.
OrderThe homemade pasta of the day, usually paired with one of the bespoke cocktails.
TipBook a window seat for the people-watching on Elizabetes; the kitchen closes at midnight on weekends.
Riviera on Dzirnavu in Centrs cooks refined Mediterranean fine dining and earned the Michelin Sommelier Award through sommelier Ivars Kalniņš.
OrderThe chef's tasting paired with the sommelier's flight; the wine list is the room's loudest argument.
TipOrder off-menu and ask Ivars to pour; the cellar reaches deep into Italy, Spain and France.
Domini Canes in Old Town between St. Peter's and St. John's churches cooks contemporary Latvian dishes with farm vegetables and wild mushrooms.
OrderThe seasonal mushroom plate when foraging season hits in late summer and autumn.
TipThe summer terrace looks straight at St. Peter's spire; book it for a long lunch.
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.
OrderThe grey peas with bacon, the kitchen's anchor dish since opening.
TipNamed for the golden rooster atop St. Peter's; the dining room is filled with a long-collected display of ceramic roosters and hens.
Kolonāde. Mūsu Stāsti sits between the Freedom Monument and the National Opera, telling Latvian stories through modern cooking with seasonal local produce.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu and a glass of Latvian birch wine from the cordials list.
TipThe terrace overlooks the Vērmanes park colonnade; book for sunset in summer.
