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Riga | Food & Drink | Kebabs

Not just a run of the mill kebab joint with standing room only, the Cyprus Kebab House offers plenty of big, clunky wooden tables and chairs and warm, red and brown walls. You can order a variety of kebabs with different fillings, including a good döner, and wash it down with a soft drink or a beer. Although the dürüm kebab could use some more meat and heat, it’s cheap and so big that it resembles a rolled up newspaper. [...]



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Kaļķu 2 (entrance from Kungu)

tel. (+371) 20 33 89 89

Open 12:00-22:00,
Fri 12:00-04:00,
Sat 12:00-04:00,
Sun Closed.
After years of searching for a great kebab in Riga, we’ve finally found one at Food Box. This small, casual eatery offers delicious yet inexpensive döner kebabs, falafel and exotic pide (a 'pizza' of sorts) served by a young Turkish entrepreneur. The only drawback seems to be the crowds at lunchtime. The hot sauce here is also refreshingly spicy and not toned down for local palates like at other kebab joints.
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Barona 31 (entrance from Lāčplēša)

tel. (+371) 29 11 33 93

Open 11:30-20:00,
Sat Closed,
Sun Closed.
Once a lone kebab shop on the fringe of civilisation, Kebabs Fix has opened up other locations around town to satisfy a growing demand for cheap, sloppy food. Take your pick of kebabs and veggie falafel with a salad and fries, or go with the Middle Eastern appetisers. Although not exactly [...]



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Brīvības 62

tel. (+371) 67 28 81 81

Open 09:00-22:00,
Sat 10:00-22:00,
Sun 10:00-22:00.
Red conical lamps with black tassels hang from the ceiling like giant fezzes, colour photos of whirling dervishes and blue-tiled mosques adorn the walls and Turkish pop music provides the soundtrack for this popular kebab shop on two floors. Pizza by the slice, falafel and baklava are all on the me [...]



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Vaļņu 26

Open 10:00-23:00,
Fri 10:00-03:00,
Sat 10:00-03:00.