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Cafés in City Centre
Tea in the Vērmane Garden, bakeries along Tērbatas iela, Tējo by Krišjāņa Barona iela and early coffee by the railway station.
Photo: Aleksejs Bergmanis, Pexels License
The City Centre is the grid of 19th-century blocks east of the Old Town canal, running out past the railway station and Stabu iela. Its anchor is the Vērmane Garden, inaugurated with festivities on 8 June 1817 as Wöhrmann Park and the oldest public garden in Riga.1
Tērbatas iela, which runs along the garden's north side, has more cafés than any other street here, with Krišjāņa Barona iela, Stabu, Blaumaņa and Ģertrūdes behind it. The first independents open at 07:30 on weekdays.
Local tip: Tabu, in the Vērmane Garden, pours tea until 00:00 on Friday and Saturday nights; on other evenings Tējo, on Krišjāņa Barona iela, is open until 22:00 every day.
At a glance
65Cafés listed
28With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Kafija • Ātrās uzkodas, from 07:00 (Mon–Fri 07:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–22:00).
- Closes latest: Caffiano, until 01:00 (Mon–Thu 11:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–01:00 · Sun 12:00–00:00).
- Most common features: open late (12%), indoor seating (9%), card payment (9%).
Books and coffe
Cafeterius
- Wi-Fi
- Smoke-free indoors
Cuba coffee room
- Brunch
Innocent
- Wi-Fi
- Brunch
- Vegetarian options
Kafija
Kūkotava
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Bakery café
Kūūk
La Kanna
Latte Happens
LIVI cafe
Madam brioš
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Smoke-free indoors
Montekristo
Mr. Bļinčiks
- Takeaway
- Air-con
- Card payment
- Smoke-free indoors
- Bakery café
Osīriss
- Partial wheelchair access
- Open late
- Outdoor seating
Raibu raibi
Tabu
Tējo
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Open late
UniCon
- Indoor seating
- Open late
Ziedonis
Bezē
- Card payment
- Bakery café
Cafe Barev
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Smoke-free indoors
Caffiano
Kafija • Ātrās uzkodas
Lūša miltu darbnīca
- Indoor seating
- Toilets
Milu
Northern Grip
Raunas dārzs
Andalūzijas Suns
Arabica
Atar Kafija
Augustiņa istaba Stabu
Bernard Larane maiznīca
Beze coffee
Delaluna
DIVI Dolāri
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Coffee chains in City Centre
Chain
Caffeine
Show 7 locations
- Blaumaņa iela 10Mon–Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–21:00
- Ģertrūdes 34
- Krišjāņa Barona iela 15Mon–Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 08:30–21:00
- Merķeļa iela 2Mon–Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 08:00–21:00
- Satekles iela 2B
- Stacijas laukums 2Mon–Sat 06:30–22:00 · Sun 07:30–21:30
- Tērbatas iela 68 k-1
Chain
Costa Coffee
Show 4 locations
- 13. janvāra iela 8
- Blaumaņa iela 5
- Krišjāņa Barona iela 11Mon–Fri 07:30–19:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–18:00
- Satekles iela 2BMon–Fri 08:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–21:00
Chain
Sala
- Brīvības iela 64AMon–Fri 07:30–17:00
- Stacijas laukums 4
Chain
Double Coffee
Chain
Cofyz
- Aleksandra Čaka iela 52Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00
- Dzirnavu iela 96Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00
- Stabu iela 87Mon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00
Chain
Ezītis miglā
- Ezīša kofīšops, Krišjāņa Barona iela 3Mon–Thu 08:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–23:00 · Sun 09:00–21:00
- Tērbatas iela 55
Chain
KALVE
- KALVE Espresso Room, Stabu iela 38Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
- Stabu iela 40
Chain
Coffee Tower
Chain
Cadets de Gascogne
Chain
Rocket Bean
- Blaumaņa iela 10Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00
- Raiņa bulvāris 11Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–20:00
Chain
Moltto Coffee
Tea houses in and by the Vērmane Garden
Tabu, at Tērbatas 2G, is a tea house inside the Vērmane Garden that mixes its own blends with creative names alongside teas from around the world.4 It opens at 12:00 and stays open until 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, with Wi-Fi. Amalija, at Tērbatas 2M, opens daily 10:00–19:00.
Tējo, at Krišjāņa Barona 2A, is a small two-storey Japanese-style house with an octagonal terrace; it serves tea from around the world, locally roasted coffee and its own kitchen.4 It opens at 08:00 on weekdays and 10:00 at weekends, and closes at 22:00 every day.
Tērbatas iela, block by block
Kūkotava, at Tērbatas 12, is a bakery-café with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables, open 08:00–20:00 on weekdays. La Kanna, at number 5, stays open until 23:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Bezē, a bakery at 26, opens 08:00–21:00 on weekdays and takes cards.
Further east, Cafeterius at 45 has Wi-Fi and opens from 08:00 to 20:00 on weekdays. Arabica is at 34, Kurts at 56 and Erti Georgian Spot at 66.
Krišjāņa Barona iela and Berga Bazārs
Krišjāņa Barona iela is named after Krišjānis Barons (1835–1923), whose Latvju dainas, published in six volumes between 1894 and 1915, gathered 217,996 folk songs by his own estimate.2 Madam brioš, at number 14, opens daily 08:00–18:00, and Osīriss, at 31, stays open until 22:00 from Thursday to Saturday. Istabas Bufete is at 31B and Northern Grip at 44.
Berga Bazārs was built between the 19th and 20th centuries by Kristaps Bergs to a design by Konstantīns Pēkšēns, and has been under restoration since 1993.3 Bernard Larane maiznīca, a bakery, and Andalūzijas Suns both give their address as Elizabetes iela 83, on the complex's Elizabetes side.
Stabu, Blaumaņa and Ģertrūdes
Innocent, at Blaumaņa 34, serves brunch and has Wi-Fi, opening 08:00–18:00 on weekdays and 10:00–16:00 at weekends. Caffiano, at Blaumaņa 27, runs to 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. On Ģertrūdes iela, LIVI cafe at 37 opens at 07:30 on weekdays, and Cuba coffee room at 19/21 serves brunch and stays open until 21:00 on Fridays and weekends.
Stabu iela has Books and coffe at 46/48, Mākonis at 42 and DIVI Dolāri at 90. Lūša miltu darbnīca, at Aleksandra Čaka 68, opens at 07:30 on weekdays, and Ziedonis, at Čaka 100, has outdoor seating and closes at 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Early coffee near the station
The Caffeine branch at Stacijas laukums 2 opens at 06:30 from Monday to Saturday and 07:30 on Sundays, the earliest start in the district. Kafija • Ātrās uzkodas, a coffee-and-snacks counter at Prāgas 1, opens at 07:00 every day and stays open until 23:00 on weekdays.
Sources
- Vērmane Garden, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Krišjānis Barons, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Berga Bazaar, Rīga, Pilsetas.lv, accessed October 2026
- Complete guide to tea: where to taste and buy it in Riga (18 July 2023), Neighborhood.lv, accessed October 2026
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FAQ
City Centre cafés: questions
Which cafés in Riga City Centre are tea houses?
Tabu, at Tērbatas 2G inside the Vērmane Garden, mixes its own tea blends and stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Tējo, at Krišjāņa Barona 2A, is a two-storey Japanese-style house with an octagonal terrace serving tea and locally roasted coffee until 22:00.
Where can you get an early coffee in Riga City Centre?
The Caffeine branch at Stacijas laukums 2, by the railway station, opens at 06:30 from Monday to Saturday. Kafija • Ātrās uzkodas at Prāgas 1 opens at 07:00 daily, and LIVI cafe on Ģertrūdes iela and Lūša miltu darbnīca on Aleksandra Čaka iela open at 07:30 on weekdays.
What is Berga Bazārs in Riga City Centre?
Berga Bazārs is a complex of shops and apartments built between the 19th and 20th centuries by Kristaps Bergs, designed by Konstantīns Pēkšēns and under restoration since 1993. Bernard Larane maiznīca and Andalūzijas Suns are at its Elizabetes iela end.
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