Top Riga Food & Drink

Riga Central Market is one of the largest in Europe, located at the heart of Riga’s UNESCO-listed Old Town. On this guided walking tour, immerse yourself in local life as you explore the lively market, learn about Latvian cuisine and cultural traditions from your guide, and tuck into a variety of local specialties like smoked meats, seasonal soups, cheeses, dumplings, pastries and more.

Latvia has a long history of beermaking and with breweries located all around the country, there is an impressive variety of Latvian beers to try. This tasting tour offers the perfect introduction—visit two bars in Riga’s Old Town, learn all about Latvian beers and local traditions from your guide, and sample up to six different beers, accompanied by typical Latvian snacks.

Get to know Riga through its nightlife, and meet new people at the same time. This popular pub crawl visits three different bars and a dance club in the center of Riga, and includes a beer or a shot at each one. It’s a fun night out for anyone new in town who wants to visit the places where locals like to go. Just note that there is a chance of cancellation if less than four people are booked.

With more than 3,000 trade stands, Riga Central Market is one of the largest food markets in Europe. Avoid getting lost amid the bounty of Latvian produce and find your way to the best this UNESCO World Heritage site has to offer on this private guided tour of the market.

Get to know the Latvian towns of Sigulda and Cēsis on this full-day private tour. With a dedicated guide for just you and your party, enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary while learning about the local culture and tasting traditional Latvian cuisine. Stop at a local winery to try the vintages, visit local castles, and snap photos of the scenery in Gauja National Park. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Riga included.

The Old Riga, Art Nouveau, and Central Market districts are three highlights within the city of Riga. On this small-group walking tour, visit all three and hear about the history and cultural heritage of Latvia. Learn about local culture from your guide as you stroll Riga’s scenic streets. Take time to sample traditional Latvian food.

Latvian food tour by Rigatrips is tour in local gastronomy in largest open air market in Europe, that will give you understanding of Latvian local food traditions and provide selection of traditional local food samples - meat, bread, cheese, fish, local fermented vegetables, non-achocholic drink and sweets.

Take a day trip away from Riga and avoid the hassle of traveling with a group tour on this private tour to Rundale and Jelgava Palaces, Bauska Castle, and the Hill of Crosses. Enjoy time to explore independently and the option to add on additional excursions.

Visiting Latvia’s many palaces can be tricky without hiring a car. On this full-day tour from Riga, travel directly from your hotel to the Bauska region’s many palaces in an air-conditioned minivan. Stop at Rundale Palace, Mezotne Palace, Kaucmindes Palace, Bauska Castle, and Jelgava Palace and learn about the area from your English speaking driver.

Get an orientation to Riga on this no-cost tour with a guide providing navigation and insightful commentary. This is a great overview of the city for first-time visitors or travelers who prefer to explore on their own; you can get tips on where to visit further after the tour. You can also taste some local Latvian specialities and ask plenty of questions.

Our Riga Art Nouveau walking tour will bring you to the most beautiful part of our city and tell you the stories and secrets behind the magnificent buildings. Learn about the Art Nouveau style and its 3 different substyles that you can observe only in Riga on this tour.

Use a door to door transfer, a comfortable and hassle free service that will allow you to enjoy your journey from the moment you arrive to the beautiful city of Riga. Your driver will be waiting for you in Riga Airport arrival hall and will take you straight to your centrally located hotel in Riga.

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Learn about Riga’s Soviet past as you explore the city’s highlights on this walking tour. Learn about the history of the city and what it was like to live during the Soviet era. This private tour is perfect for those who love Soviet history and want a deeper look at life behind the Iron Curtain.

Arrange your trip in advance and enjoy and start your stay in Riga without any stress. Use door to door transfer, comfortable and safe. Don't go through all the hassle of waiting in long taxi and shuttles queues and make the best of your stay while in Riga with the Riga Airport Private Departure Transfer.

A professional chef will guide you and share with own cooking tricks! You will Learn Latvian cuisine traditions and secrets, Taste of local delicacies and Find out the best places to buy souvenirs.

Before and while the pub crawl is ongoing, you may suggest with your guide the type of pubs you want to go. Your options with this guided pub crawl that range from old Irish and Latvian pubs to hardcore party and dance bars. You can visit up to four bars on this guided pub crawl which is more than enough to familiarize yourself about what a true nightlife in Riga is.

A private tour through the tastes and flavours of people of Latvia. Through centuries Latvians have absorbed traditions and cuisines from all the cultures that has ruled in these lands - Germans, Swedes, Russians - and after all, even Soviet Union had it's own way of doing kitchen stuff. Maybe because of taste, but probably because of necessity latvians have acquired their own distinct taste for stuff and this tour is all about that. First we'll wander through the central market and have a taste of whatever seasonal products are available (around 10 different types of foods/drinks), then move on to an authentic soviet style "cafeteria" and try some more there. And for the finale - a proper meal of Latvian traditional foods. So if you choose to book this tour please come hungry:) Keep in mind - we mostly eat seasonal stuff, therefore the foods can vary greatly from tour to tour, so the attached pictures are just an example.

Visiting some of the popular breweries in Riga is also an exciting adventure you can add to your stag weekend activities. During the visit, guests are given the chance to take the tour on the best breweries in the district. One of the best ways to prepare for an exciting night tour in Riga is to have a VIP beer tasting experience in the morning. Riga is famous for its hodgepodge of pubs and bars so it’s no wonder if the city its own brewery. Book this activity and enjoy a guided tour at one of the most popular breweries in the city center and have the opportunity to try and taste up to three beers. This is the best way to better understand the beer culture in Riga. For the uninitiated, Latvia is popular for its wide array of tasty beers. This day time activity is your chance to taste it yourself. This is the perfect activity for beer lovers or anyone who is simply interested in getting a peek and know a little more about the famous Latvian beer and how it is produced.

This two-hour activity for parties of 4 or more will be hosted by a hands on, experienced guide that will take care of everything for you. You just need to show up prepared to relax, sit back and get your drink on. You are sure to feel like you’re walking on air once you’ve had a masterly crafted cocktail or two. We will teach you the six things you need to know to become a master bartender at home. You can take your newly crafted skill home and impress everyone you meet. If you don’t remember a thing we teach you, who cares? The experience is what mattered and you won’t want to miss this one. Let’s the fun, good times, conversation and laughter begin. This is one of those experiences you’ll want to bottle up and re-create later.

A female guide will pick you up and take you to the brewery. You will spend 3 hours touring the Basuka brewery building and learning all about the process of beer making and then you get the chance to try some of the beers before being returned to your hotel. The guide speaks English so there will be no problem understanding what is being said about the beer production. Tours are run all year long and as with many of the other attraction there needs to be 8 people to book. Once you have finished the tour, you will be ready to go out on the town and enjoy the rest of the day in a happy frame of mind.

Have an afternoon of bonding and quality time on one of the days of your Riga stag weekend when you and the lads book an interesting and exciting Riga Tea and Shisha (Hookah) experience. It won’t be like anything you’ve tried before and we have a strong feeling that you’re going to want to do it again real soon!

This is a guided tour and our informative guide will pick you up from your hotel and walk with you all the way to the pub. As said before, this activity is the most ideal way to jump start your evening while having a pint of good brew!

Riga is a city with a long history. After spending the day exploring its medieval lanes and buildings, enjoy an entertaining medieval banquet. You’ll be met at your hotel and walked to the venue in the central city. Your hosts will be dressed in medieval costume, and you’ll eat your tasty, medieval-inspired three-course meal by candlelight, just like in the old days. Kick off a night of partying in style.