Catering

Saloons, cafes and other places in small towns and the countryside which offer tasty dishes made of local products and on the basis of traditional Latvian recipes – ones which differ from region to region.

  • Special programmes are offered to visitors, with meals, stories about holiday and everyday traditions, and songs. Sometimes visitors are involved in preparing the food.
  • Menus use local names for dishes along with explanations and a discussion of the local dialect.
  • Providers of Latvian foods also use ethnographic styles for interior design, as well as dishes, furniture, textiles, etc., from local craftspeople.
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Estonia

Home restaurant KIHNU KÜEK

Home restaurant on Kihnu Island, where owners make rich meals, using the island's local ingredients, mainly fish.


Latvia

The “il Capitano” restaurant

The restaurant is on the shore of the Bay of Rīga, between the VIA Baltica highway (A1) and the sea. It is part of the “Kapteiņu Osta” territory, which is surrounded by the meadows of Randa. The restaurant has a summer terrace with beautiful sunsets.

Latvian cuisine: Cold beet soup, potatoes with cottage cheese and herring, smoked eel, oven-baked catfish, baked pike-perch with hemp butter, cottage cheese buns, strawberry soup.

Special foods: Fish soup.

Distance from countries capital city106 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available Accepts tourist groups
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

Pludmales kafe "Veju Darzs"

Beach cafe at the end of Jūrmalas Street, by the beach, in Liepāja. Live music in the Wind Garden on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and drinks.

This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Lithuania

Romnesa

This cosy restaurant offers dishes made of Lithuanian ingredients.  Enjoy a collection of ancient culinary tools and baking equipment.  If you wish to bake your own traditional spit cake, you can take a class to learn how to do that.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city129 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available Pre-order required
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Estonia

Lümanda diner and handicraft shop

The diner is found in a former church school building. Delicious dishes are made of local ecological produce; local fishermen supply the fish on the menu. Local crafts are on sale in the handicraft shop.

Distance from countries capital city246 Active season months6-8
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Latvia

Vonadzini

The restaurant in the relaxation complex Vonadzini, on the southern shore of Lake Ludza, not far from the city of Gulbene. On the menu: tasty fish, chicken and pork meals. Contact the venue in advance for tourist group meals, wedding banquets, etc.

Distance from countries capital city204 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

The “Kupfernams” café

The café and guest house, located in the centre of Ventspils, is housed by a classical 19th century wooden building that used to belong to the Kupfer family and is listed as European Heritage. Latvian cuisine: farmer's breakfast, oat or semolina porridge, potato pancakes.

Distance from countries capital city188 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available
Rooms for  festivities Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

Outdoor Pizzeria / Pizza Baking School VINKALNI

The open-air pizzeria not far from Valmiera in Beverina district. It is an opportunity to spend time in the countryside, relax and take part in making real Italian pizza, where everyone has a chance to make a pizza according to one’s taste, baking it on open fire in a wooden stove. Available clear water and Italian wine, coffee and tea. Apart from pizzas, it is possible to buy tiramisu, having ordered it beforehand.

Horseback riding For parties Seminars Distance from countries capital city112 Active season months4-10 Dry toilet (if there is only the dry toilet) Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Outdoor firepalceBBQPlace for tents Sports groundHorseback ridingHorseback riding instructorFootball fieldFacilities  appropriate for childrenBerry and mushroom pickingPicnick areaNature trailNature watching Nearest train station4kmNearest bus stop1kmNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak GermanHosts speak RussianOther languagesHosts can meet at the nearest station

Latvia

Hotel and restaurant VECGULBENES MANOR

Four-star hotel and restaurant of Vecgulbenes manor is located in a beautiful historic place, in a renovated horse arena building that was the largest closed arena in the Baltics.

Distance from countries capital city200 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers
Rooms for  festivitiesRooms for seminars Facilities  appropriate for children

Latvia

The “Dzirnakmeni” saloon

The saloon is alongside the Ieriķupīte River in the centre of town. There is a nature trail to look at local waterfalls and a windmill. The saloon offers homemade baked goods.

Latvian cuisine: Valmiera salad, cold soup, bean soup, sliced pork, baked cod, sausages, stacked rye bread.

Special foods: “Ieriķi salad” – tomatoes, cured meat, mushrooms.

Distance from countries capital city73 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups
Facilities  appropriate for children