Riga's best restaurants

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Today we tell you about Riga's best restaurants in Latvia, in our opinion. The restaurants in Riga really surprised positively and we have already told you about 3 good restaurants in the city. Although all the restaurants we visited were really good, there were two that stood out, and we'll tell you about them today. These restaurants are not just for food, but for an extraordinary experience.

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Restaurant Kalku Varti

Restaurant Kalku Varti is located in the Old Town of Riga and offers a stylish yet warm environment. The head chef is relatively young, but has already made a name for himself. He appears on a Latvian TV show and the restaurant has cooked for many famous guests, such as 26 presidents during a NATO meeting and the Swedish royal family.

We were served five absolutely fantastic dishes and were truly in food heaven during our visit. The chef himself came out and talked about each dish, making the experience even greater. This is what we ate:

• Appetiser: Cheese and ostrich biscuits with pickled pumpkin and soya beans
• Entree: Cauliflower sorzotto (like risotto but with grains) with raclette cheese and black trumpet mushrooms
• EntreeSorbet with wild berries
• Main course: Fillet of venison with beetroot pastry, parsnip crisp and porter sauce
• Dessert: A fantastic creation with different types of pastries, ice cream and crème.

Restaurant Elements

Restaurant Elements is located in the Tallink Hotel in Riga. Chef Svetlana Riškova serves creative European food made from Latvian ingredients. We ate a 5-course menu and must say that all the dishes tasted fantastic, which is perhaps not surprising given that Svetlana is both a judge in cookery competitions and has served many famous guests, such as the President of Latvia.

Before we started the meal, we had a small "cooking class" where Svetlana showed how some of the dishes on the menu were prepared. Very interesting, even if we only got to watch... This is what we ate:

• Appetiser: Sliced venison fillet with celery puree and baked apples, pickled onions, crumbled capers and bread rolls.
• Entree: Creamy cauliflower soup with char fillet, dill emulsion, broccoli fondant and turnips
• Main course: Suckling pig cutlet with sweet potato mash, pea and grain salad, themed marinated plum and cookie crumbs
• Entree: Beetroot and rosemary sorbet with warm blackcurrant foam
• Dessert: Hazelnut bar with apple cake, pine syrup, rowanberry marmalade and acorn ice cream

More to see and do in Latvia

There is, of course, more to see and do in Riga and Latvia. You can check out Sights of Riga, shop at food market in Riga or perhaps test the spa. Click on the image below for even more tips.

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