10 signature dishes found across every Latvia city we cover on TableJourney. Click through to see where to eat and what to order in each city. Want the global picture? Browse all dishes.
Aukstā zupa (Latvian cold beet soup)Riga · A bright pink summer soup of grated beetroot, kefir, cucumber and dill, served cold with halved hard-boiled eggs and a side of boiled potatoes.
Karbonāde (breaded pork cutlet)Riga · A thin pork cutlet breaded and pan-fried golden, the defining everyday Latvian counter plate served with grey peas, mashed potato or rye bread.
Pelēki zirņi ar speķi (grey peas with bacon)Riga
Pīrāgi (bacon-onion pastry pockets)Riga
Rupjmaize (Latvian dark rye bread)Riga
Rīgas Melnais Balzams (Riga Black Balsam)Riga
Sklandrausis (rye-crust carrot pie)RigaMaizes zupa (sweet rye bread soup)RigaPiparkūkas (Latvian gingerbread)RigaŠprotes (smoked Baltic sprats)Riga · Small Baltic sprats, alder-smoked, often canned in oil; eaten on rye bread with onion and egg as Latvia's defining food export and street snack.