5 editor picks in Vecrīga (Old Town), Riga.
Order Grey peas with bacon and sour cream, the national dish, served generously.
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.
Order The six-course set menu, the kitchen's primary format and best value entry.
3 Pavāru Restorāns sits inside the 18th-century Jacob's Barracks on Torņa in Old Town, listed in the Michelin Selected guide for 2026 with a tight modern.
Order A beer flight from the 32 Latvian taps plus the grey peas plate.
Folkklubs ALA Pagrabs sits in a historic wine cellar below Peldu in Old Town, pouring 32 taps of Latvian beer and cider with folk music five nights a week.
Order The seasonal mushroom plate when foraging season hits in late summer and autumn.
Domini Canes in Old Town between St. Peter's and St. John's churches cooks contemporary Latvian dishes with farm vegetables and wild mushrooms.
Order The grey peas with bacon, the kitchen's anchor dish since opening.
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.
