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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Latvia

The “Mezinieku majas” guesthouse

The guesthouse breeds cattle, grows fruits and vegetables, produces dairy and meat products, boils cheese on a campfire, teaches people how to make cheese, bakes bread according to ancient recipes, and offers Lettigalian weddings.
Latvian cuisine: Rye bread, 14 kinds of cheese, farmer’s soup, locally brewed beer with demonstrations of how that is done.
Special foods: Dumplings with mushroom sauce.

Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Pre-order required
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

Kafejnica viesnica "Atputa"

Atrodas Cēsu rietumdaļā – pie ceļa, kas ved uz Cīrulīšiem. Piedāvājumā – plašs ēdienu klāsts no brokastīm līdz vakariņām.

Distance from countries capital city85 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

The “Oskrogs” café

The café is located 1.5 kilometres from the Ķegums hydropower plant. Home-grown ingredients are used to produce berry sauces, pumpkin, and marinated cornichons in brine.

Latvian cuisine: Cold soup, pork in mustard, crepes.

Special foods: Crème of cottage cheese with stewed berries.

Distance from countries capital city52 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

"Zoltners" restorans un alus daritava

The “Zoltners” restaurant offers dainty dishes from fresh seasonal products. The key philosophy of the menu is staying natural and unsophisticated. Endijs Vīnerts, the restaurant chef, has a special approach to create the combinations of tastes that are characteristic to North Europe and to discover new nuances of the tastes of local products.
The brewery produces two unique original sorts of beer. Own production – from the grain to the beer mug.

Distance from countries capital city78 Active season months1-12
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Latvia

SIA IMIga

Ātrās apkalpošanas kafejnīcas ar plašu ēdienu sortimentu visas dienas garumā. Sortimentā iekļauti latviešu nacionālie ēdieni, kā arī citu tautu ēdieni. Izbraukuma banketi, dažādu viesību mielasti, semināru apkalpošana, sporta spēļu un sporta nometņu ēdināšana. 

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Estonia

Guest house PUISE NINA tavern KOGRE

A place where you can enjoy nature and food. The tavern Kogre got its name from Seven Fish Soup - crucian (koger), is the seventh fish. The owner is a fisherman, and together with his wife he prepares various dishes from his catch.

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Latvia

The “Priedes krogs” saloon

The saloon is the Latvian Open-Air Ethnographic Museum. It is an historical saloon that was transported to the museum from Vecumnieki, preserving the smokestack, bread oven, etc. Dining can be accompanied with demonstration of crafts and performances by local musical groups. Latvian weddings are organised here, as well.

Latvian cuisine: Sprat sandwiches, lampreys, stuffed pike, a dish of three types of onions, bull testicles in a creamy sauce, grilled piglet, homemade country bread, soup cooked on a campfire, pancakes.

Special foods: Priede saloon roast in loganberry marinade.

For parties Distance from countries capital city14 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

The “Maza kaija” saloon

The saloon is on the seashore with a summer terrace that offers a lovely view of seaside meadows and shallows. The saloon works with local farmers and fishermen.

Latvian cuisine: Cold soup, beef with onions, new potatoes with chanterelle sauce, roast tench and pike, strawberry soup.

Special foods: “The Black Wing of the White Seagull” – chicken filet, dried meat, black plums.

Distance from countries capital city82 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
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Latvia

The “Gulbji” Selonian homestead

The “Gulbji” Selonian homestead is one of the very few places in Latvia where you can see a farm typical of the historical region of Selonia with its typical buildings. “Gulbji” is comparatively far from major roads and populated areas. It is on the so-called Dronku Island, not far from the beginning of the ancient Dviete River valley. The owners of “Gulbji” have collected a wealth of ancient household objects. Visitors can study the farm, examine a collection of medicinal plants, enjoy Selonian foods, or take a “black sauna.” It could be said that people at “Gulbji” have a natural farm which nurtures and maintains the traditions of the historical region.

Latvian cuisine: Crepes, grit soup, cream of potato soup, beans sautéed in a special sauce, fruit dessert, bread soup with whipped cream, tortes, herbal teas.

Special foods: Zeppelins.

Local lifestyle Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city140 Active season months4-10 Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Pre-order required Accepts individual travellers
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

The "Apsukrogs" café

Atrodas Rīgas – Ventspils autoceļa (A 10) 92. kilometrā. Piedāvā ēdināšanas pakalpojumus, klāj galdus un organizē citus pasākumus.
Latviešu virtuve: Zivs sacepums, rupjmaizes kārtojums, cepti āboli, pankūkas ar ievārījumu.

Distance from countries capital city87 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance