The fastest, cheapest, frequently best food on Riga's streets.
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Riga.
The bakery pavilion at Centrāltirgus runs multiple counters baking traditional Latvian pīrāgi, bacon-onion pastry pockets that anchor a Latvian lunch.
Try: Pīrāgi (bacon-onion pastry pockets)
Order: Two bacon-onion pīrāgi, hot from the oven; pair with a kvass at the next stall.
Tip: Counter prices stay €1 to €2 per piece; the morning bake comes out around 09:00.
The fish pavilion at Centrāltirgus runs Riga's strongest counter of smoked Baltic sprats, with vendors building open-faced rye sandwiches to take away.
Try: Smoked sprats and šprotes sandwiches
Order: A smoked-sprats rye sandwich with onion and egg, the canonical Latvian street snack.
Tip: The vendors rotate fish daily; arrive by 11:00 for the day's best catch.
The gastronomy pavilion at Centrāltirgus is the market's food-hall hub, with a Labietis taproom, sandwich counters and prepared-food stalls for daytime.
Try: Multi-vendor counter food
Order: A Labietis pour with a counter snack from one of the prepared-food stalls.
Tip: Opens later than the produce pavilions; this is the late-morning to early-evening market food option.
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