Cafés with terraces in Riga

Old Town: Vaļņu iela, Kaļķu iela and the lanes

Vaļņu iela 28 has three cafés with outdoor seats: Goppion Caffe, open from 08:00 on weekdays; Mārtiņa beķereja, from 07:30; and Šokolādes māja, which stays open until 21:00 at weekends. Mārtiņa beķereja calls itself Latvia's oldest confectionery and sells only what it bakes on the premises.⁵

Deli Dose and Golden Coffee share Kaļķu iela 2: Deli Dose opens daily 10:00–21:00, while Golden Coffee runs until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Further in, Crumble Cake is on Jāņa iela 14, Big Bad Bagels on Audēju iela 10 from 08:00, Conta specialty coffee on Laipu iela 7 and Little lane on Aldaru iela 11.

Parunāsim, on Mazā Pils iela 4, closes at 23:00 from Monday to Thursday, and Calabria, on Torņa iela 4, at 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Bastejs and Gulbis both use Zigfrīda Annas Meierovica bulvāris 5.

Āgenskalns and Ķīpsala

Āgenskalns Market, at Nometņu iela 64, opened in 1898; its present hall was finished in 1923 and reopened on 7 May 2022 after an interior renovation.⁴ Marmelāde shares the market's address, Hāgenskalna Puto kūkas bakes at Nometņu iela 49, and Ciemakukulis, at Nometņu iela 9, opens at 07:30 on weekdays.

Cepiens, at Meža iela 4A, stays open until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. On Ķīpsala, Piķis un zēģele is at Balasta dambis 1, the address of the strEAT RIGA terrace.³ Sleepy Cat, on Akmeņu iela 20, keeps weekday hours, 09:00–17:00.

Teika, Torņakalns and the Veldze quarter

Teika, the café at Zemitāna laukums 2A, opens at 08:00 on weekdays, and Varde, on Varžu iela 4, keeps a daily 10:00–23:00. Misters Bobs, at Čiekurkalna 1. līnija 76, cooks Latvian home food from breakfast on and invites guests to spend warm summer evenings on its terrace; as of October 2026 its menu listed biezpiena plācenīši (curd pancakes) at €3.88.⁶ It opens on weekdays, 10:00–19:00.

Across the river in Torņakalns, Ansamblis on Robežu iela 38 calls itself a culture café and pizzeria and puts on concerts and theater on Fridays and public holidays.⁷ Back in the center, Tiny Giant has a greenhouse terrace in the Veldze quarter at Bruņinieku iela 25,³ open 09:00–17:00 on weekdays and 10:00–18:00 at weekends.

Rain, snow and winter tables

Riga summers are mild and rainy, and the hottest days can pass 30 °C.² Terraces left up for winter must carry reflective markings, umbrellas and awnings are banned during snowfall, and operators have to clear snow and treat icy floors and ramps against slipping.¹

On a wet day, pick a place with a room behind the terrace: Kūkotava on Tērbatas iela 12 and Tējo on Krišjāņa Barona iela 2A both have indoor seating, and Tējo stays open until 22:00 every day.