Local travel tip: A Journey Through Riga’s Hidden Gems

Location: Riga, Latvia

With a personal local guide free from Guidedbyalocal.com, explore the rich infusion of culture and majestic wonders of the largest city in the Baltic states, the city of Riga. Riga is famous for its Jugendstil(German Art Nouveau) architecture, which is considered by many experts to be unparalleled anywhere in the world. Also, the city boasts of a mixed cultural heritage, from the Russians and the Swedish in the 16th to 18th centuries to the Germans in the 20th century. Discover the best of Riga’s hidden jewels with a local guide from Guidedbyalocal.com. A personal local guide will take you to an extraordinary adventure through the local-recommended places in Riga no ordinary tourist know about. One of these places is the Riga Central Market; five zeppelin hangars turned market places each specializing in different products, such as fresh fish and meat, dry groceries, dairy products and others. Around this hangars are a number of stalls selling almost anything, from fresh produce to electronics. This marketplace is popular among the locals for its best bargains and lots of weird and unique items, perfect for gifts and presents. This is a perfect place for travellers looking for the best buys, or just for the sake of soaking up the cultural experience this place provides. Get to know more of the most amazing sights in Riga with the help of a personal local guide from Guidedbyalocal.com. Food in the city of Riga is a mixture of traditional Latvian cooking, heavily influenced by German, Swedish, and Russian cuisines. Even though the city is dotted with restaurants serving international dishes such as burgers, pizzas, dimsums, and others, you can still find restaurants serving authentic Latvian cuisines such as piragi and rasols. One of this dining places is the Alus Seta, a restaurant serving authentic Latvian aukstais galds(buffet), where you can eat Latvian specialties such as pickled mushrooms, janu siers(Latvian caraway cheese), roasted herring, potato salads and others. If you’re on the search for international cooking, many of the restaurants in Riga will also cater to your tastes. The Vecmeita Ar Kaki and Vincents restaurants serve great European and international cuisines with affordable prices. These restaurants are a favourite dining place for food loving locals for their low cost and for their variety of delicious foods. Ask your local guide and have the best of Latvian dining in Riga. Nightlife in Riga is the best among the cities in the Baltic states(Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). It was said that nightlife in Riga goes on for 8 days a week, attesting to its wonderful and often very long nights of drinking, partying, and others. Many of the best pubs, cafés, and bars in the city are located in the Old town, often opening at 8-9pm and closing at about 5am. Of these, the Orange Bar is a favourite among the locals for its good atmosphere, orange walls, very good cocktails, and hip clientele. Also, this bar is best for travellers wanting to get away from the normal tourist nightlife places. Let your local guide bring you to more of the best nightlife places in the city, and enjoy nightlife the Latvian way, away from the usual hangout places.