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If there were only two words to sum up the shopping experience in Latvia, they would have to be ‘really expensive.’ Prices of imported goods tend to be inexplicably high, with simple things like a pair of Nike trainers costing in lats what they would in euro most anywhere else in Europe. Local crafts, food and alcohol, however, are still relatively cheap. Shops are scattered throughout Riga, with the highest number being concentrated around the Old Town and near the centre. Several shiny new malls have also opened on the outskirts of Riga.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Linen Fantasies
This shop specialises in Latvia’s most sought after fabric – linen. Buy anything from oil paintings and aprons to handbags and towels all made from
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Art Nouveau Riga
The only shop in Riga to exclusively sell Art Nouveau merchandise. Buy small plaster faces from Riga's most famous facades, silk scarves with Art
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Biotēka
Latvia's first health food shop offers certified organic, fairtrade, non-GM, vegetarian and vegan food, as well as a wide variety of organic juices,
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Upe
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Jāņa Sēta
Latest Comments
Easy to find, but watch the street building numbers. They are at building 22 which is opposite building 87 - NOT 23 - Located between K. Barona & Marijas Streets just south of Hotel Bergs. Crazy street numbering system in Riga![...]
awesome. very friendly guys working there![...]
This review is SO untrue. The shop was nearly empty, had some memerobilia, mostly medals. I walked for nearly an hour to find this place and was majorly disapointed, spent two minutes in the shop.[...]
The name of the commenter, Maija Jegermanis, caught my eye.... we have the same last name. Always interested in persons having the last name- - JEGERMANIS..... there are not an abundance in the US.Signed: Valts E Jegermanis, originally [...]
This is the best store in Riga! A wonderful assortment of quality books, scarves and trinkets. I even got to meet the artist - a boorishly friendly large, big-boned, bald gentleman.[...]