Food, glorious food! Gone are the days when restaurants were either for the rich or the culinary challenged.

Eating out on a regular basis is now the cultural norm all over Europe, and nowadays dining out at restaurants in Riga is an adventure into the world of food. Check out our Top 5 Riga restaurants. 

Traditionally, Latvian Cuisine has been influenced by German food and the cuisine of Russia and the former Soviet republics such as Armenia and Georgia.  Latvian Cuisine offers good, hearty, no-nonsense food usually provided for in huge, tasty portions. There is no finer example of decent Latvian food than the LIDO Restaurant chain, with its most famous Riga restaurant housed in the largest log cabin in northern Europe.

 

But, in an increasingly globalised world, Riga's restaurants now offer food and dining options that cover all four corners of the world's cuisine. While new influences in Riga's restaurants include Japanese Sushi and Turkish Kebabs, the newly acquired culinary tastes of Latvians returning from years spent living and working in countries like Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom have also added to the culinary cooking pot of food now on offer in the Riga dining scene.

Indeed, due to the cosmopolitan nature of Riga, the Latvian capital now offers a wider variety of dining options in its Riga restaurants than many other major European cities. In 2010, Riga restaurants offer more than 30 different types of international cuisine, with Riga dining options, many of which can be found in the Old Town, including food from all of the world's continents.

 

For a sense of the wonderful dining options available in Riga's restaurants consider the choice of the following:

American, Armenian, Asian, Belgian, Chinese, Cypriot, Czech, English, French, Georgian, German, Gourmet, Indian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Latvian, Lebanese, Medieval, Mexican, New Zealand, Russian, Seafood, Steak House, Spanish, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek.

As well as this incredible choice of international food in Latvia, visitors to Riga will also discover all-night cafes, bakeries, beer gardens, beer halls, breakfast restaurants, buffet restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, fast food outlets, pizzerias, restaurant chains, riverside restaurants, rooftop restaurants, sandwich shops, soup restaurants, and dedicated vegetarian restaurants.

 

We have put together a fully up-to-date restaurant directory with reviews and information about the very best restaurants and take away joints in Riga. Just click above on the type of cuisine that takes your culinary fancy... and begin your journey into the exciting world of Riga's restaurants.
 

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