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 “Rukisi” weekend home

This weekend home is in a lovely location near the reservoir of Rugāji.  The owner breeds and processes fish and serves Lettigalian foods.  He also works with local farmers and fishermen.
Latvian cuisine: Smoked fish (carp, Peipus burbot, tench, catfish, bream), canned bream, carp, tench and bream soup, grit porridge with cured meat, home baked rye bread, local cheeses.
Special foods: Tench goulash.

Distance from countries capital city220 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available Accepts tourist groups Pre-order required Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

Kafejnica "Kolumbine"

The cafe Kolumbine is situated in the suburb of Talsi city, about 1,5 km away from the centre.

Distance from countries capital city115 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups
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Latvia

The “Plaza” restaurant

The restaurant is in the Park Hotel Latgola with a broad view of the city from the 10th floor.  It offers Lettigalian and global cuisine.
Latvian cuisine: Baltic herring salad, caraway cheese salad, Lettigalian snacks with bacon, potatoes, cheese and pickles, pork ribs with sauerkraut, potato pancakes and dumplings, potted peas, sausages, cottage cheese cakes.
Special foods: Cabbage soup with wild mushrooms.

Distance from countries capital city223 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers
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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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Latvia

The “Senda” café

The café is in the centre of Balvi on the side of Brīvības Street (in the direction of Viļaka). It offers homemade dishes and is a popular dining venue.

Distance from countries capital city219 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
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Estonia

Beer kitchen PIHTLA

Here you can taste the best flavours of the beer kitchen Pihtla, traditional Saaremaa house beer, and also Saare cheese, Fresco ice-cream, apple lemonade and other local delicacies.

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Latvia

Pub KANTES KROGS

The beautiful wooden building, located right at the entrance of Gulbene, provides a place for guests to have a meal, enjoying the perfect atmosphere for relaxation and well-being. Home cooking and Latvian dishes.

For parties Distance from countries capital city184 Active season months1-12 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

Kafejnica, sporta bars "Rauda"

The cafe is situated in the guest house Zitari on the first floor, in the town of Roja, alongside the road, 500 m away from the sea.

Distance from countries capital city120 Active season months5-9 Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
Facilities  appropriate for children
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Latvia

Hot Potato

A popular restaurant and bar, located in a long basement of a medieval wooden building in the Old Town of Liepāja. The menu includes steaks, stuffed pork fillet, lamb kebabs, local fish, and potatoes cooked in different ways.

Active season months1-12
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Latvia

Picerija "Stenders"

The pizzeria is situated in Kuldiga, not far from the city’s historical centre.

Stender’s pizzeria with its nice comfortable setting offers special Stender’s pizzas which are baked according to the old traditions of pizza-making, incorporating the best of nowadays’ recognitions. Undoubtedly, it is impossible to do without pancakes and pots, as well as second-course dishes.

Distance from countries capital city155 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups