Latvia makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 1 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
Latvia
Latvia
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
1 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Latvia our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Max Cekot | Fine dining Restaurant | Riga | Latvia
Grill · European · Fine Dining — Riga
92
Snatch
Riga
88
Milda- Restaurant in Old Riga
European · Traditional — Riga
88
Shōyu
Street Food · Grill · Modern — Riga
88
H.E. Vanadziņš
Dessert · Bread · European — Cēsis
88
Chef’s Corner | Restaurant & Bar Riga
Modern · European — Riga
84
Barents
Seafood · Grill · European — Riga
82
LE DOME Restaurant
Modern · European — Riga
82
3 pavāru restorāns
European — Riga
82
Pavāru māja Līgatnē
European · Traditional — Līgatne
82
36.line Grill Restaurant | Banquets
Grill · European · Traditional — Jūrmala
82
Grand Palace Hotel Riga
European — Riga
82
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