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

Café JÕEKALDA

Hand-made salty and sweet cookies. In the summer season, we offer home-made dishes made from local vegetables and fish.

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Latvia

The “Dzirnavinas” café

The "Dzirnavinas" café is along the Rīga-Liepāja highway (A9) at the 67th km road marker. Travellers love to stop here for lunch.

Latvian cuisine: Sorrel soup, marinated herring with cottage cheese, “Countryside Feast” (potatoes, eggs, smoked meat, marinated pickles), pork steak haché, Kurzeme stroganoff, sautéed sauerkraut with hunter’s sausages, barley porridge with meat, rye bread cream, bread soup with whipped cream.

Distance from countries capital city67 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accommodation available Internet access Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

The “Melnais Sivens” castle saloon

This medieval saloon is a true Middle Ages saloon situated on the premises of the Ventspils Castle of the Livonian Order, next to which the river Venta flows. The saloon is thoughtfully incorporated in the castle ensemble, the interior design and the foods that are served create a true feeling of the Middle Ages.

Latvian cuisine: Mutton soup, roast mutton, plaice filet, herring en papillote, homemade wines.

Distance from countries capital city188 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
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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
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Latvia

The “Skaista Razna” leisure facility

This location is on the north-eastern shore of Lake Rāzna.  The lad of the house offers Lettigalian foods, interactive activities to learn about the surrounding environment, as well as guide services.
Latvian cuisine: Freshwater fish dishes – dried fish, tench in cream sauce, deep fried perch, oven-roasted bream, stuffed pike and other local dishes.
Special foods: Rāzna fish soup cooked on a campfire.

Distance from countries capital city275 Active season months4-11 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Pre-order required Accommodation available
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Latvia

Bakery and tavern LACI

Lāči brand bread is popular in Latvia and abroad, because the bakery uses ancient mastery and skills. Baking traditions are supervised by 2 master bakers and 4 journeymen. You can take a tour of the bakery, knead and bake your own little loaf of bread, have lunch at a cosy saloon and purchase the bakery’s products. Lāči uses its own ingredients for its dishes, combining them with seasonal products from local farms. The bakery shop offers a wide range of products from bread to confectionery.

Latvian cuisine: Cream of mushroom soup, various hot potted dishes, bread soup, baker’s dessert.

For parties For children and teenagers Seminars Distance from countries capital city40 Active season months1-12 Internet access Accepts individual travellers Optional meals Must register in advance Disable Access This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups
BBQRooms for  festivitiesRooms for seminars WhiteboardOverhead projectorTV VideoComputerCopier Sports groundFootball fieldFacilities  appropriate for childrenTour guide servicesPicnick area Nearest bus stop300mNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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Estonia

TOOMEMÄE rural restaurant MAAGÕKÕNÕ

A light meal with pure taste, which was so common during the times of our grandmothers, is now considered a gourmet privilege. Meals characteristic to this region are served here. It goes without saying that ingredients are pure and from the vicinity.

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Latvia

The “Policijas akademija” café

This popular eatery is in the centre of Ogre and in a pre-World War I building that housed Soviet military headquarters during the Soviet era. Musical evenings are organised.

Latvian cuisine: Cheese plate, mutton soup, mushroom soup, grits with mushrooms, filet of catfish, wild berry sorbet, pancakes.

Special foods: Baked cheesecake with berries.

Distance from countries capital city37 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

The “Kruzini” café

The café is located the Krūziņi guesthouse in the centre of Dundaga.

Latvian cuisine: Sauerkraut soup, grey peas with curdled milk, roast perch or cod, sorrel soup with potatoes.

Special foods: “A tower of cottage cheese” or crème from the ingredients of the Dundaga Dairy.

Distance from countries capital city150 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

KRODZINS RANCO

Krodziņš "Rančo" atrodas Rīgas - Liepājas šosejas 136. kilometrā, un saviem apmeklētājiem piedāvā gardus ēdienus un omulīgu atmosfēru. Ēdienkartē iekļauti latviskie ēdieni, ir iespējams pasūtīt banketus.

Latviešu virtuve: Skābu kāpostu zupa, skābeņu biezzupa, aukstā zupa, asinsdesa, pelēkie zirņi ar speķi, siļķe ar biezpienu un kartupeļiem, kartupeļu pankūkas, plānās pankūkas.

Distance from countries capital city136 Active season months1-12