Riga Food Guide 🇱🇻 | Must-Try Eats in Latvia's Capital

🍽️ 1. Snatch *(€20-40/person)* 📍 Elizabetes iela 39 ✨ Highlights: 🍰Homemade strawberry soda – refreshing and delicious! 🍍Complimentary warm bread with creamy cheese dip – a perfect starter. 🍰Stracciatella salad – sweet tomatoes + eggplant in tangy cheese threads. 🍍Tagliolini truffle pasta – rich and creamy (though not mind-blowing). 🍎Sicilian-style baby squid – tomato-based with chewy rice pearls. ⚠️ Reservations recommended! Got lucky as a solo diner off-peak. 🛒 2. Riga Central Market (Budget-friendly!) 📍 Nēģu iela 7 ✨ What to try: 🍕A Market Unlike Any Other 🍉On past trips, we’d often wander into central markets—usually repurposed factories with uniform decor, 🍎glossy counters of artfully arranged food, and people sipping coffee at sleek bars. 🍕But Riga Central Market is raw, alive, wild. 🍎Produce: Minimally processed veggies and fruits, stacked neatly behind glass. 🍉Meat: "Every part of the pig honored" with zero waste. 🍕Fish: Dried like swords thrust into woven baskets—a defiant, "sell-or-die" energy. 🍉Dairy & Pickles: Jostling for attention beside technicolor sweets. 🍊Outside: Flower stalls explode in riots of color. 🧀Latvian dumplings (pelēkie zirņi) – go for boiled (not fried!). 🍊Beef soup – hearty and perfect with dumplings. 🍊Pro tip: Sample small portions to save room for other stalls! 💰 Super cheap compared to Nordic prices – even if something’s not your favorite, no guilt. #Latvia #RigaFood #RigaMarket