The Best Restaurants with 2 Falstaff Fork(s) in Latvia
The restaurant has an extensive menu. You can get just about anything you associate with Italy. And they are all remarkably well prepared and very tasty. Special attention is paid to children's entertainment in this family-friendly restaurant. Besides, the restaurant is one of the most Instagrammed in Riga.
Restaurant John and Bar Jacqueline are side by side in the A22 Designhotel. The restaurant is named after John Kennedy, who once stayed here. Chef Kristaps Silis prepares meals for the guests of the restaurant with the same attention to detail as if he were preparing them for the president. The bar offers a range of imaginative cocktails to go with them.
This small neighbourhood restaurant is popular with expats living in Riga. Ramen is the centre of attention in this very authentic Japanese restaurant. The delicious aromas of cooking waft through the restaurant, letting you know that delicious food is coming even before it reaches your table. Don't forget to try one of Shōyu’s signature cocktails.
With Baltic-inspired décor, the restaurant offers seafood in a broader sense than the sea. Tails has two key areas of expertise. Guests can enjoy fresher-than-fresh bites at the raw bar. Meanwhile, the dry-ageing cabinet at the back of the restaurant makes the structure of the fish more firm and the taste more intense. Tails is a paradise for seafood lovers.
Chef's Corner is not the corner of a building, but the corner of two streets with a wide view of the surrounding area. Waiters dressed in leather aprons make the place look like a butchery. This impression is not misleading. The restaurant expertly prepares a variety of meats from around the world. Try the local grass-fed beef, it’s a special treat.
The town cook's country house did not last long. It had many visitors, often entertained, until it became a restaurant. Much of what's on the menu comes from his garden, the same village or nearby. The drinks menu is better than in many capital restaurants. That's why Pavāru māja has become a favourite place for Latvian restaurateurs to meet and hang out.
The Zunda Towers skyscraper is a landmark among Riga's residential buildings, and the Tauro restaurant on the ground floor is the king of Latvian meat restaurants. The best of the best meat cuts are chosen. They are served with equally good wines in an interior that makes you want to stay. Expensive, but worth the price.
The chef and owner of the recently opened neighbourhood bistro B7, Valters Zirdzinš, is one of Latvia's most colourful restaurateurs. It's safe to say that any restaurant he opens is bound to become popular and a talking point in no time. And that's exactly what has happened with B7. It's a modern neo-bistro that's designed to be a crowd pleaser.
The bar, with its décor inspired by the Parisian and Viennese grand cafés, is the place to go in Riga to show off and to watch others. The seafood platter served here is perhaps the most representative of its kind in the city. The seasonally changing cocktail menu is both sophisticated and evocative, tantalising the taste buds in equal measure to the seafood.
Snatch is a well-known venue in Riga. High-energy music and industrial décor create a youthful, clubby atmosphere. The food at Snatch rocks to the beat of the music. The Italian menu is dominated by pasta and seafood dishes, which are particularly popular with diners because of their good value.
This imposing building by Vermane Park has long been one of the most important addresses in Latvian gastronomy. The Whitehouse restaurant, which is currently housed here, offers a fusion of European and Asian cuisine, accompanied by live piano music. Champagne and signature cocktails that tell the stories of the park are at the forefront of the drinks menu.
A good restaurant gets people talking and creates verbal acoustics. That's how a restaurant in Valmiera was named. The restaurant is still little known to the public, but those who have been there talk about it. The food here is better than in any other restaurant in town, using ingredients grown nearby. How so is what people talk about.
The restaurant is located on the banks of the Daugava River, just outside the city centre. It offers stunning views of Riga's Old Town and harbour. Fabrikas' floating summer terrace is also accessible by boat. There is no other restaurant in Riga that offers this kind of atmosphere. The international cuisine of the restaurant matches the view.
Its prominent location between the Statue of Liberty and the Opera House makes it the most popular meeting place in the city. The restaurant is spacious and the stories told at each table remain a table secret. An extensive wine list fuels the tales. The food remains discreet and does not become the subject of conversation, although it is well prepared.
The majestic Grand Palace Hotel Riga is housed in the former building of the Central Bank of Latvia. The hotel's restaurant, Season, serves classic art inspired dishes in sublime surroundings. To help diners better understand the inspiration, the menu features a picture of the painting the chef has chosen to flavour next to each dish.