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Top food to try in Riga

6 dishes to eat in Riga, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Rye bread

Rye bread
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Dark, sour and dense, and a point of national pride.

2. Grey peas with speck

Grey peas with speck
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Boiled peas with fried pork and onion, the traditional winter dish.

3. Smoked fish

Smoked fish
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Cold-smoked Baltic fish from the coastal villages, sold at the market.

4. Pelēkie zirņi and skābputra

Pelēkie zirņi and skābputra
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Peasant dishes that have come back onto restaurant menus.

5. Sklandrausis

Sklandrausis
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A rye pastry tart with carrot and potato filling, sweet and savoury at once.

6. Riga Black Balsam

Riga Black Balsam
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In a black ceramic bottle, and mixed with blackcurrant it is far more approachable.

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