Latvian food tasting tour at Riga Central market
Overview
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2 hours
Mobile ticket
Latvian food tour by Rigatrips is a tour of local gastronomy in the largest open-air market in Europe, that will give you an understanding of the local Latvian food traditions and provide a wide selection of traditional local food samples - meat, bread, cheese, fish, local fermented vegetables, non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks, and sweets.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellations - please be aware that we have minimum of 6 poeple per tour to run. If there will be not enough customers - a day before the tour we will offer you another day of tour or a compensation.
Tour is available for vegeterians, as about 70% of the food samples will be available also for you plus an extra vegetarian offer in one of the places
Latvian cuisine is based on meat and fish, so if you do not eat either of it, you can still participate in the tour as 60% of the food will still be possible for you to try.
Not recommended for vegan travellers, as only 40% of the food on the tour is vegan friendly.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Riga Central Market
You will walk through all 5 zeppelin hangars of the Riga Central Market for 2 hours and taste the food from different stalls.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Alcoholic Beverages
Wide selection of samples from local food
Full lunch meal
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December 2025
Latvian food tasting tour at Riga Central market
Reviews
234 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The Guide Ditched Us
Kim O,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00The guide just left us after we got to the market. She just disappeared and never gave the tour. I have never experienced anything like this. It was extremely unprofessional. I was very much looking forward to the tour. There were about 12 of us .
Would have been good, if the tour happened.
Hitomi O,,Dec 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00Sadly the tour operator had a meltdown and disappeared. I would try again, if im ever back in the area.
Where did the guide go?
Dustin W,,Dec 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Tour started out as planned, met at the meeting point, Gina explained how the day would go, all participants arrived, etc. One group had some mobility impaired members and they went ahead with instructions of where the group would meet them. When we got to the meeting point near Riga Central Market, they were not there. The guide disappeared. Most of us thought she went to look for them, but within about 5 minutes the mobility challenged people had arrived and still no guide. We later received messages that our trip was canceled and we’d receive a refund. Other, more disturbing, messages were sent later. All in all, I do hope Guna is ok, but the situation could have been handed much differently.
Highly recommended!
ManuP 9,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were a group of about 12 international guests. The guide was funny and humorous. The whole tour was entertaining with very good tips and recommendations. We learned a lot about the country, the people, their traditions and culture. A very nice experience and absolutely worth the money, with all the information and countless tastings.
Great experience
Andrew J,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Lovely couple of hours with our guide, Guna. Very friendly and always interesting to listen to. Tour very good and lots of interesting tastes. Good opportunity to buy some of the goods to take home where they are more reasonably priced. Recommended
Excellent local food tour
loua867,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide was excellent..... knowledgeable, enthusiastic and interesting. The samples we tried were generous and incredibly varied (smoked meats, local liqueur, wine, fish, condiments, chocolate). Would recommend
Enjoyable and informative
P3568ZXhelend,,Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The Riga central markets are huge and you could easily spend a couple of hours wandering around yourself, but I don't think you'd get the full benefit. The guide was informative and we sampled lots of local foods we'd never have touched otherwise (some good, some not so good! :), and we met some nice people in the group, so I'd recommend
Excellent tour,...
Gunta B,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent tour, informative and loads of foods to try. Guna is a great guide , very attentive and informative.
Nice way to enjoy Riga
G V,,Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It is about the history the life and the taste of Riga. We enjoy very much the tour and the little bites. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly
Perfect way to experiece the market
annalD4927KV,,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice! A perfekt way to experience the Rīga Central Market. The guide (Guna) was enthusiastic, friendly and easy going. We would not have known what to taste without her. The duration (2 h) was perfect, enough but not too long.
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