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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The “4 veji” saloon

The saloon is on the Rīga-Liepāja highway (A9) at the 72nd km road marker. Live music evenings are organised.

Latvian cuisine: Vidzeme salad, herring with cottage cheese and soured cream, grey peas with bacon, sautéed cabbage with sausages, cabbage rolls, potato pancakes, bread soup, stacked rye bread.

Special foods: “4 vēji” – pork with sauerkraut and potatoes on a hot pan.

For parties Seminars Distance from countries capital city72 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Internet access
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Restaurant PASTNIEKA MAJA

The "Pastnieka maja" restaurant is an old restored building in Old Liepāja. Legend has it that a postal carrier named Arvīds used to live there, and the building has been praised for its interior design. The menu offers an attractive look at the life of Arvīds, and it is up to you to believe or disbelieve those stories.

Latvian cuisine: Cold soup, sorrel soup, oven-baked cod, catfish and plaice filet, grilled pork ribs, porridge with a bacon and onion sauce, potato pancakes, crepes, stacked rye bread.

Special foods: Smoked cod with potatoes, onions and dill in a ceramic ramekin.

Distance from countries capital city216 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Optional meals This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups
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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 Pre-order required Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available
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Kafejnica "Krisdole"

Cafe "Krisdole" is located in the very center of Liepaja, the cafe offers freshly baked delicacies from seasonal, own and local products. Classic and traditional and new and innovative recipes from Kurzeme.

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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Restaurant P‎L‎‎‎AVAS (MEADOWS)

Small, quiet and cosy hotel with a popular gourmet restaurant near the Tallinn highway, in Ainaži, where the air is filled with the aroma of pines and the sea.

In the cosy atmosphere of the restaurant you can enjoy a leisurely and delicious meal while feeling the closeness to nature.

Distance from countries capital city110 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available
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The “Jautrais ods” café

The café is located at the 125th km of the Vidzeme Highway (A2).

Latvian cuisine: Cod liver salad, cold soup, dumpling soup, grey peas with bacon, manna, farmer’s breakfast, baked pike filet, crepes, potato pancakes, stacked rye bread, cottage cheese dessert with strawberry sauce.

Distance from countries capital city125 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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Laivas

The restaurant, located on the bank of the River Lielupe in Jūrmala, offers modern Latvian cuisine and local produce. The special offer of the restaurant is smoked meats that are made based on traditions and years of experience. The restaurant is included in the prestigious Nordic White Guide, as well as in the Top 30 of Latvian Restaurants in 2019.

Active season months1-12
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The “Aglonas Cakuli” guesthouse

The guesthouse is on the shore of Lake Ciritis with a view of lake islands.  Guests are offered Lettigalian dishes, including ones made from lake fish.
Latvian cuisine: Fish soup, smoked eel and pike-perch, stuffed chicken, potato pancakes with cottage cheese and dill, bread soup with whipped cream or ice cream, whipped cranberry dessert, fried ice cream, freshly squeezed apple juice.
Special foods: Lake fish a la Latgale.

Distance from countries capital city240 Active season months1-12 Pre-order required Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers
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The “Skriveru majas saldejums” café

The family enterprise (formed in 2006) makes home-made ice-cream from fruit and berries. They make both classical – such as plombieres, cream, joghurt ice-creams and sorbets and nowadays cuisine’s „miracle”- sprat, blue cheese, horse-radish and potato ice-cream with tomato sauce. Till now 80 different ice-cream recipes have been tried. If you book a visit beforehand, you can have an excursion and learn everything about the process of making ice-cream from the chefs themselves. In the cafe it is possible to try different ice-cream dishes – each one with a different ice-cream sauce. The cafe also welcomes pets!

Special foods: Horseradish ice cream with herring.

For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city81 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers
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Raganas Burgers

This restaurant-burger shop specialises in 100% Latvian beef burgers, selected pizzas and natural french fries.

Active season months1-12