The Best Wine Bars In Riga

Life is good on the Baltic Sea. The wine is flowing, the food has multi-cultural inspirations, and the people are proud to welcome you into their city. Riga holds the Guinness World Record for where the largest helping of potato salad ever served, so you know they value culinary experiences. Check out these five joints for your next glass of wine in this UNESCO World Heritage city.

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Garage - Art is alive and well at Garage. Each daily the chefs create a new menu of dishes dialed-in to pair with a range of world class wines. The wine program uncovers all rocks, investigates the nooks and crannies of Europe to feature small producers doing inspired work. Found inside the historic Berg Bazar shopping arcade, just a stone's throw from the University of Latvia. The name refers to a gas station built on site in the 1930s where shoppers were able to park their cars in the garage for shopping excursions. vinabars.lv

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Noble Wine Bar - Located in Riga's Art Nouveau district, Noble Wine Bar's emphasis is on the greatest producers from Europe - with an additional focus on wines from Champagne, Burgundy, and Bordeaux. Featuring over 400 references in the collection, Noble's aim is to tell engaging and inspiring stories of great wine producers every day of the year. noblewine.lv

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Le Magnum Bar - Owner Santa Bernahl has traveled the world in search of wine-stories worth telling. Her impressive resume includes working as senior wine specialist at Acker, Merrall & Condit Wine Merchants, studying at The Wine & Spirit Education Trust in London, studying winemaking at UC Davis, as well as owning Signature Wines - a boutique importer of France’s top wine & champagne brands to Baltic countries. Her passion for Champagne and Burgundy are synthesized perfectly into the program at Le Magnum, with an over 5,000-bottle wine list.

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Easy Wine - Featuring the first self-dispensing wine system in Latvia, Easy Wine makes your decision anything but easy. With 60 wines by-the-glass available, let's just say the proper decision is YES. Whether you're in the mood to taste every option or buy glasses, the exploration process will take you on a delicious journey in Vecrīga (Old Riga.) The small but mighty food menu is consciously crafted to pair with a range of wines, inspired by Mediterranean tapas. easywine.lv

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Barents - With great pride in their Nordic origins, Barents wants every guest to celebrate by devouring the freshest, most exquisite produce and seafood from the Nordic region. Coupled with one of the deepest wine collections in Riga, the program pays ultimate respect to the soil, climate, and culture of where each wine is grown. This attention to detail comes from the ownership's background in fine dining, and the wine program is spearheaded by Kaspars Reitups: three-time Latvian and two-time Baltic Sommelier Champion. barents.lv