Cafés with Wi-Fi in Riga

Tērbatas, Barona and Blaumaņa iela

Kūkotava, at Tērbatas iela 12, opens at 08:00 on weekdays and closes at 20:00; Cafeterius, at number 45, keeps the same weekday hours and opens at 10:00 at weekends. Tabu, at Tērbatas iela 2G, runs from 12:00 until 22:00, or midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Round the corner, Tējo at Krišjāņa Barona iela 2A is a tējnīca (tearoom) that sells loose white, green, oolong and pu-erh teas and holds tea ceremonies and masterclasses.² Mochi, further out at Barona iela 109, opens daily 11:00–19:00.

Innocent, at Blaumaņa iela 34, is the coffee shop of Innocent Pro, a Riga coffee company that pours illy and trains baristas through the Università del Caffè program.³ Its pizzas come with LifeTree, a vegan cheese made in Latvia from cashews and almonds.⁴

Lāčplēša iela and the Veldze quarter

MiiT Coffee, at Lāčplēša iela 10, roasts nothing itself but brews beans from Tiny Giant of Latvia and Five Elephant of Berlin, single-origin pour-over included.⁵ Its weekday breakfast runs to subs, filled pita and pastries, the lunch menu changes daily, and evenings bring a vegan or vegetarian dinner.⁴ It closes at 22:00 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Tiny Giant, a specialty roastery based in Rumbula, just southeast of the city,⁶ runs its own café at Bruņinieku iela 25, open 09:00–17:00 on weekdays. Mazā Terapija, at Baznīcas iela 15, opens daily 11:00–21:00, and A.L.L. Cappuccino, at Antonijas iela 11, from 08:00 to 23:00.

Old Town

Deli Dose, at Kaļķu iela 2, opens daily 10:00–21:00, and Crumble Cake, at Jāņa iela 14, daily 10:00–18:00. Parunāsim, at Mazā Pils iela 4, keeps the longest hours of the three: until 23:00 from Monday to Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Left bank and the outer districts

Ciemakukulis, at Kuldīgas iela 19 in Āgenskalns, opens at 07:30 on weekdays, and Cepiens, at Meža iela 4A, runs until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Ansamblis, on Robežu iela 38 in Torņakalns, also has Wi-Fi.

In Imanta, Bulka at Ģimnastikas iela 48 is a family bakery whose loaves range from sourdough and ciabatta to dark rye with seeds and buckwheat bread.⁷ Firss, at Firsa Sadovņikova iela 20 in the Maskavas forštate, is a café and bistro reached through a courtyard, with business lunches and small sandwiches made to order;⁸ it opens daily 09:00–16:00.