Riga Central Market
Overview
Riga Central Market, one of Europe's largest marketplaces, offers a unique two-hour guided private tour featuring a variety of local goods. This market, located just minutes from Old Town, was constructed in the 1920s within former World War I hangars.
- 🐟 Tasting includes fish options like rye bread with sprats and lightly salted herring, accompanied by local beer or a soft drink.
- 🥒 Sample various salted cucumbers (1 day, 1 week, 1 month), marinated cabbage with beets and cranberries, sauerkraut, marinated wild garlic, and spicy carrot in the vegetable section.
- 🌿 Enjoy rye bread spread with hemp butter during the hemp tasting.
- 🧀 Discover an assortment of Latvian cheeses including smoked cheese, cheese with cumin, and cheese with cranberries.
- 🍖 Meat tastings feature ham and assorted sausages (smoked, with berries, from turkey, pork, chicken) along with smoked chicken.
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VecrigaPavilions There are five different food pavilions at Riga Central Market dividing meat, vegetable, dairy, fish and gastronomy products. The merchants will offer typical products locally used for a long time as well as some new and fresh flavors of Latvia. Having the widest assortment of Latvian food, all products are fresh and natural from Latvian farms for competitive prices with the possibility to bargain. There you will find some unique foods and spice to be found nowhere else in the world! We recommend to try the taste of: Hemp butter Rye bread Fried lampreys Sauerkraut Kvass Honey Salted and dried mushrooms Outdoor area In the outdoor area you will find stalls and stands with a variety of fruit, vegetables, garden plants and flours as wells as small kiosks selling a wide range of souvenirs, clothes, perfume, knitwear, amber jewelry and many other goods. In few minutes walk from the Central Market you can also find historical warehouses - Spikeri from which only 13 are survived to the present days. Central Gastro Market There is a new section of the market featuring over 20 different caterers and 2 bars with a wide choice of street food, starting from some local Latvian dishes to burgers, pizza, ramen, thai food and other foods. It is guaranteed to find something for everyone's taste. The atmosphere in this section is a bit different and more modern than the distracting hustle and bustle of the traditional vendor stands.