SMØR Bistro is a wine bar in Centrs, Riga.
SMØR Bistro's wine list leans heavily on Champagne by the glass alongside its Bib Gourmand kitchen, a wine-bar option for a single bottle and a small plate.
Food program: Nordic-French bistro plates
Tip: Order at the bar for a glass-and-snack visit; the lunch tasting is the way in for the full kitchen.
Address: Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 27-29, Rīga, LV-1010, Riga
LOWINE on Dzirnavu is Riga's anchor natural wine bar, a family-run room under chef Aleksei Zalygin pouring low-intervention bottles with eggs and sourdough.
Signature pour: Natural wine by the glass, rotating producer
Wine focus: Low-intervention and natural wines
Food: Farm eggs, sourdough, small plates
Tip: Closed Mondays for lunch but open evenings; the Saturday brunch is the city's strongest wine-led morning.
Riviera on Dzirnavu doubles as one of Riga's strongest wine cellars, with sommelier Ivars Kalniņš who earned the 2024 Michelin Sommelier Award for Latvia.
Signature pour: Sommelier's pairing flight
Wine focus: Mediterranean Old World wines
Food: Mediterranean dining-room menu
Tip: Order the sommelier's pairing flight even with a single plate; the cellar is the room's main argument.
LOWINE on Dzirnavu is Riga's anchor natural wine bar, a family-run room under chef Aleksei Zalygin pouring low-intervention bottles with eggs and sourdough.
Signature pour: Natural wine by the glass, rotating producer
Wine focus: Low-intervention and natural wines
Food: Farm eggs, sourdough, small plates
Tip: Closed Mondays for lunch but open evenings; the Saturday brunch is the city's strongest wine-led morning.
Garage Wine Bar in the Berga Bazārs courtyard is a long-running Riga room pouring small-producer European bottles in a 1930s converted ladies' car garage.
Signature pour: Rotating wine flights, Italian and French focus
Wine focus: Small-producer European wines
Food: Tapas and small plates for sharing
Tip: The name comes from the building's 1930s use as a parking garage for Berga Bazārs ladies' cars; the courtyard tables are best in summer.
Riviera on Dzirnavu doubles as one of Riga's strongest wine cellars, with sommelier Ivars Kalniņš who earned the 2024 Michelin Sommelier Award for Latvia.
Signature pour: Sommelier's pairing flight
Wine focus: Mediterranean Old World wines
Food: Mediterranean dining-room menu
Tip: Order the sommelier's pairing flight even with a single plate; the cellar is the room's main argument.
