Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Riga
The restaurants on this list each carry an exceptional wine programme in our Riga guide. Max Cekot Kitchen in Torņakalns pairs a Michelin star in the 2026 guide with a sommelier-led list and a 15-course tasting menu from its garden and greenhouse. LOWINE in Centrs is the natural-wine room, with a Michelin Plate and low-intervention bottles from artisan producers.
Riviera in Centrs states a list of over 1000 labels, sommelier-led, beside Mediterranean seafood and steak. TAURO in Āgenskalns states a 300+ bin wine list with grilled beef and a Michelin Plate. BABO in Centrs and Alaverdi in Vecpilsēta centre exceptional programmes on Georgian wine. Gutenbergs Terrace in Vecpilsēta adds craft cocktails to an extensive list and a Star Wine List ranking. Biblioteka Number One in Centrs serves modern Latvian cooking with its list, and Vina bars Garage in Centrs pairs tapas and small plates with its list.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants holding a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or rated as having an exceptional wine program, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Alaverdi
Exceptional wine program
Alaverdi sits on Grēcinieku iela in Riga's central district, earning a White Star recognition from Star Wine List in July 2025. The designation signals a wine program taken seriously enough to draw specialist attention in a city whose restaurant scene is increasingly competing at a regional level. It belongs in the conversation alongside Riga's most considered dining addresses.
BABO
Exceptional wine program
A Michelin Plate-listed address on Dzirnavu iela, BABO holds consecutive Star Wine List top rankings alongside three years of Michelin recognition, all at a mid-range price point that sits well below Rīga's starred tier.
Biblioteka Number One
Exceptional wine program
On Tērbatas iela in central Riga, Biblioteka Number One occupies a space that signals the city's appetite for serious dining with a sense of occasion. The address places it within easy reach of the Old Town's dining corridor while sitting comfortably in the quieter Centro district. It holds a place in any considered survey of where Riga's restaurant scene is pressing forward.
Gutenbergs Terrace
Exceptional wine program
Gutenbergs Terrace sits at Doma laukums 1 in Riga's Old Town, occupying one of the city's most historically freighted addresses — the square anchored by Riga Cathedral. Recognised by Star Wine List as a White Star venue, the terrace operates as part of a hotel property and holds a position within Riga's mid-to-upper dining tier, where wine list curation carries as much weight as the food program.
LOWINE
Exceptional wine program
One of Rīga's earliest and most consistent low-intervention wine bars, LOWINE has held a Michelin Plate across three consecutive years and ranked across four Star Wine List positions in both 2023 and 2025. Sitting at a mid-range price point on Dzirnavu iela in the city centre, it operates as both a bar and a modern cuisine venue, making the case for natural wine in a market that has traditionally favoured conventional bottles.
Max Cekot Kitchen
1 Michelin star · Exceptional wine program
A Michelin-starred restaurant in a former wood-processing factory on the edge of Rīga, Max Cekot Kitchen runs a surprise tasting menu rooted in Latvian seasonal produce, with ingredients drawn from the restaurant's own garden and greenhouse. Open Thursday to Saturday evenings only, it holds a 2026 Michelin star, 75 points on La Liste, and four consecutive Star Wine List rankings.
Riviera
Exceptional wine program
The menu reads accessibly — fresh produce, clear flavours, familiar Mediterranean references — and the pricing sits at mid-range for the city. Regulars keep coming back, which tells you more than any award.
TAURO
Exceptional wine program
TAURO sits at the premium end of Rīga's dining scene, holding a Michelin Plate for three consecutive years from 2024 through 2026. Positioned along the Daugava riverside at Raņķa dambis 30, this meats and grills specialist operates at the €€€€ price tier, placing it alongside the city's most serious kitchens.
Vina bars Garage
Exceptional wine program
Vina bars Garage occupies a address on Elizabetes iela in Riga's central district, positioning itself within a city that has developed one of the Baltic's more considered wine and bar cultures over the past decade. The name signals its format: a wine bar with the casual, exploratory tone that has become a counterpoint to Riga's formal fine-dining tier. For visitors building a night across the city's Central district, it sits alongside but distinct from the tasting-menu circuit.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Riga
- Which restaurants on this list have the largest lists?
- Riviera in Centrs has the largest wine list on this list, with over 1000 labels. The programme is exceptional and sommelier-led, with Star Wine List rankings. TAURO in Āgenskalns has a 300+ bin wine list. That programme is exceptional, with a Star Wine List ranking.
- Which neighbourhoods appear on this wine restaurant list?
- Centrs, Vecpilsēta, Torņakalns and Āgenskalns are the neighbourhoods on this wine restaurant list. Centrs holds LOWINE, Riviera, BABO, Biblioteka Number One and Vina bars Garage. Vecpilsēta holds Alaverdi and Gutenbergs Terrace. Torņakalns holds Max Cekot Kitchen, and Āgenskalns holds TAURO.
- Which restaurant on this list holds a Michelin star?
- Max Cekot Kitchen in Torņakalns is the restaurant on this list with a Michelin star in the 2026 guide. It is Latvia's first Michelin-starred restaurant. The restaurant also holds a Michelin star in the 2024 guide and the 2025 guide.
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