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Riga | Food & Drink | Russian

Walk through the doors of Arbat and you’ll be transported to the tsarist era of opulent furnishings and lavish banquets a la Doctor Zhivago (before the commies started shooting kulaks and the bourgeois on the street). Slavic main courses cost more than the average proletarian can afford, but if you stick to beet salads and meat dumplings you won’t lose your shirt.
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Vāgnera 3

tel. (+371) 67 21 40 57

Open 12:00-23:00
The LIDO people have built a massive Russian restaurant just off of Maskavas (Moscow Street) with colourful interior of elaborately painted oak beams and hanging matroshka dolls. Although all of the classic staples such as dumplings and borscht are available as well as Russian brews and even rhubar [...]



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Ķengaraga 3

tel. (+371) 67 13 49 30

Open 10:00-23:00,
Sun 11:00-23:00.
Although the interior has a modern feel, there's enough timber to satisfy the most nostalgic traktir (country tavern) enthusiast. Start with Russian tea accompanied by a poppy seed ring covered in jam and a glass of mors, a traditional cranberry drink. A multitude of delicious dishes are offered, but we recommend the grilled trout. [...]



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Blaumaņa 9

tel. (+371) 67 28 39 74

Open 12:00-23:00
On the political stage, Russo - Latvian relations may not be what one would call warm, but this authentic restaurant is popular with Slavs and Balts alike. Each table is topped with an antique samovar, the wait staff wear traditional dress and the menu includes dishes from the entire breadth of Mother Russia. Cap it off with one of their flavoured vodkas.
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Antonijas 8

tel. (+371) 67 33 24 55

Open 12:00-23:00