Riga Night-Style

Club EssentialFace control. The best local DJs and hot guest DJs from all over the world, highly professional and audience friendly dance floor – all of this in club Essential. Highest quality above all, as from interior, sound and light equipment, as far as general service, though most importantly—the MUSIC.
(2 Skolas Street)

Dickens Pub
Here, it's all about foreign businessmen mingling, embassy staff unwinding, and local women looking to improve their English. With this convincing Brit pub, Riga has more in common with London than just grey skies.
(9/1 Grecinieku Street)

Pizza Jazz
A great design concept: a cozy, two-storey interior with separate non-smoking corners. Try one of the 30 pizzas, prepared with mainly Latvian ingredients, but with decent taste for a decent price. Great coffees and pastries.
And also from 10.00 till 23.00 you may order a pizza, and if order exceeds 5Ls, it will be delivered for free.
(19 Skunu Street, 76 Brivibas Street, 15 Raina blv.)

Studio 69
Walk down seemingly endless corridors and past the casino to discover what is no doubt Riga's most exclusive and expensive strip club. This club is more a show-off place for the rich and the famous. Regular topless shows will keep you asking for more. Studio 69 looks like a cross between an ultra modern disco and a tacky bordello.
(96 Brivibas Street)

Cocktail Bar
If you want to meet some Latvian celebrity, you definitely need to visit - Vairak Saules. It has bright orange-and-yellow bar with plastic furniture has a slight ’70s feel to it. There’s a long list of creative cocktails on offer. They play pleasant background music, often R&B. Vairak Saules is popular with locals and tends to get crowded at night. (60 Dzirnavu Street)

Viva 70ˇs!
Have you seen Osteen Powers, do you conceder him to be funny. If you answer is YES, then Zup, zup! Lounge is definitely a place for you to visit...
This place is fantastically bight and fabulous, over a dozen disco balls hanging from the ceiling and a fun, retro 1970s atmosphere are among its major draws. All people are happy and smiling all the time, every one is welcomed here. Go straight to 15 Kalku Street and enjoy your-self.
Zup, zup! Lounge

For the Beautiful View

Skyline bar is located on the 26th floor of Reval Hotel Latvia and has the best views of Riga.
The whole place feels a little like a luxury ship that's been permanently floated in mid air. At night, candles are placed on the tables and the lights are turned down, so it is possible to behold the city below you sparking like a field of stars.
The bar offers an eclectic selection of cocktails complementing the range of snacks. At Skyline Bar there is also music, spice and fun - enjoyable gatherings find a perfect setting there every nights of the week.
(55 Elizabetes Street - Reval Hotel Latvia - 26th floor)

SWAMP
Swamp (Purvs) is located in a sketchy neighborhood, the only sign that you've arrived is a fluorescent rainbow flag over a doorway bearing the sign "medical center."
But don't let the name prevent you from trying out this chic gay club. Walk down a long, undecorated corridor, check your coat with the beefy bouncer and prepare for something - well, a little different at least. Semi-erotic dance performances and even the occasional transvestite show will liven up your night, especially if you are blessed enough to get pulled up on stage. Pretty boys in tight jeans make out and loudly call each other "slut" and "whore"; butch girls paw each other's privates on the dance floor. Straights are welcome to come and party too as long as they respect the local customs. Swamp
(60/62 Matisa Street)

Pool&Bowling

For those who like pool and blowing recommendations are following:
A popular bar Melnais Kakis (Black Cat) offers its visitors food, drinks and big variety of games, such as - slot machines, pinball machines, pool tables and dartboards. (10 Meistaru Street) But one of the best places for billiard is Riga is NB, which is specialized in pool. (9 Skunu Street)
The best bowling is at the Bowling Center at Ganibu Dambis 25d and the largest bowling centre in the Baltics— Bowlero. (27 Lielirbes Street)

After a long year a well-known Russian band Bi-2 is going to visit Riga again, on 15th of April. Concert will take place in nightclub La Rocca, the largest and liveliest nightclub in Riga.
Recently, Bi-2 and Latvian band Brain Storm have recorded a song together “Slippery Streets”, which is included in a new album of Bi-2 released on the 2nd of March.
Hopefully, we will have a possibility to hear this song performed by these two groups alive on the 15th of April in La Rocca.
Trip to Riga, by Sweet&Lerok (ru)

Voodoo

Voodoo is one of the most gorgeous clubs in Riga; in fact this is the only nightclub with special African style design.
The whole complex consists of: the Vodka bar – vending the exclusive Voodoo vodka; the Tower Voodoo Casino – the first theme casino of this kind, decked out in a specific style, in this case, Africa, that sports unique bamboo playing tables; the Voodoo disco – where techno is strictly outlawed and people chill out to 70s, 80s flowery funk and Latino vibes, expertly spun by the Irish ex-BBC radio DJ.
(55 Elizabetes street. Reval Hotel Latvia.)

DEPO

For those who prefer underground electronic music and jazz, serios house and techno – this is definitely THE club to visit.
Two large basement rooms play the tunes, and the holding tank on the ground floor doubles as an unexpectedly fine café during the day.
Well-known groups, DJ's from abroad, garage bands and an alternative crowd all co-exist happily in this club.
(32 Valnu Street. Old town)

Futuristic Submarine
Nautilus club is one of the beloved places for youngsters to chill in Riga. In this futuristic submarine is possible to catch the waves of the house music, chill on the red couches of chill-out zone, or just enjoy the action.
Its space contains of 4 zones of entertainment/relaxation: main dance floor with Ballantine's bar; chill-out zone; Absolute vodka bar; Martell-bar.
All waitresses are dressed in sailor suits. And of course don’t forget about uninformed security, so drink responsibly…
(8 Kungu Street)

Russkij Dvor
After a reconstruction is opened a new LIDO, called “Russian Court”, which gives each of its visitor an opportunity to taste a real Russian national food. Russian food is a big part of Russian culture and it gained a high respect in the world of culinary.
“Russian Court” is able to please people coming from different cultures, its colorful interior of elaborately painted oak beams and hanging matroshka dolls puts one in mind of Slavic fairytales. Although all of the classic staples such as dumplings and borscht are available as well as Russian brews and even rhubarb juice.
(3 Kengaraga street)

SushiBar
Sushi bars have been booming in Europe for quite a while now. Kabuki is a place where you can get sushi for a quiet reasonable price. This is a cheaper version of exellent Sumo restaurant in the old city (8 Kungu street), created by the same owners. In Kabuki you can get delicious sushi, yakitori and noodles for democratic prices. (46 Terbatas Street).
Sushi 24/7: If in case you feel like want some sushi during the night, you can make an order at
SushiPoint, or just make a call: +3718007874.

Coffee Bar
Are you a coffee-lover? If so, “Double Coffee” is definitely a place for you to visit. “Double Coffee” is one of the most popular coffee bars in Riga. People love it because it’s always crowded, but there is a place for everyone. “Double Coffee” offers a big choice of hot and cold coffees, teas and delicious desserts.
Attention: A new double coffee will opens its doors, April 17, inviting its visitors 24/7. (5 Tērbatas street)
Special offer: Only in “Double Coffee” there is an opportunity to bye a ticket to a famous night-club “Nautilus” with a discount, for 3Ls.
Addresse: 15 Stabu street. 25 Raina bulv.

It is always very exiting to visit foreign countries, because it leads to some new discoveries and wonderful adventures. But new surrounding atmosphere, new people with their different lifestyle, unknown language, all this makes you feel as a real stranger.
Riga is my hometown; I was born and grew up here, that’s why I know for sure that Riga has a lot of exiting places, which foreign people would like to visit.
If you are searching for information about entertainment in Riga, where to spend a free time and money, this is a blog to visit.
Nightclub review, upcoming events, foreign or Latvian oriented pubs and bars, casinos, theaters, restaurants or where you just can have a snack during the night in Riga. Latest news and events that happened recently or going to happen in Riga during the night.