Eat in Pārdaugava and Āgenskalns, Riga

Max Cekot Kitchen 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Max Cekot Kitchen on Jelgavas in Pārdaugava holds one Michelin star, the first awarded in Latvia, with a 15-course seasonal menu Cekot rotates every two.

Order: The 15-course set menu, the only format; the kitchen rotates new courses every three weeks.

Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday from 18:00 only; the room is a converted century-old wood-processing factory south of the river.

Kalnciema Quarter Market ★ 4.7

Kalnciema Quarter runs every Saturday in the wooden-house Āgenskalns neighbourhood across the Daugava, anchoring the city's Slow Food farmers' weekend.

Tip: Open Saturday 10:00-16:00; arrive before noon for the best produce. Live music and family workshops accompany every market day.

Kalnciema Quarter Market ★ 4.6

Kalnciema Quarter Market is a Saturday-only Pardaugava farmers market most one-day tourists never cross the river to reach; tram 5 lands you there by 11:00.

Why locals love it: A Saturday-only Pārdaugava farmers' market most one-day tourists never cross the river to reach.

Tip: Take tram 5 across the Daugava; arrive by 11:00 for the strongest produce stalls and the live music sets.