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Try the falafel plate, highly recommended by many reviewers
The vibe: good for groups
15 essentials · 3 signature dishes
15 essentials
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
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Try the falafel plate, highly recommended by many reviewers
The vibe: good for groups
Vegan Burgers, Pasta, Desserts
$$
The vibe: good for dates
Cafe, Vegan Pastry, Gluten-Free
$$
Worth ordering: #2 CoffeeWorth ordering: #3 Pastry
Vegetarian Buffet, Vegan Menu, Affordable
$
The vibe: good for work & study
Japanese Ramen, Vegan Menu
$$$
The vibe: good for dates
European Bistro, Vegan Soups
$
The vibe: good for work & study
Vegan Bakery Cafe, Fully Vegan, Pastries
$
The vibe: good for groups
Specialty Coffee, Vegan Pastry, Takeout
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Bagel Shop, Vegan Bagels, Plant Milk
$
Worth ordering: #1 Bagel
Healthy Vegan-Friendly Bistro
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Falafel, Vegan Mezze, Israeli
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Indian Bistro, Vegan Menu, Homemade
$
The vibe: good for groups
Coffee Shop, Plant Milk, Vegan Cake
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Coffee
Raw, Warm Mains, Vegan Menu
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Nepalese, Vegan Dishes, Lunch Deals
$$
The vibe: good for groups
3 signature dishes
The dishes Riga's reviews name most and praise hardest, each ranked by how reviewers rate the vegan version.
signature #1
Bagels, Vegan Bagels
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Bagel
Gluten-Free Bakery, Some Vegan
$$
Worth ordering: #3 BagelWorth ordering: #5 Pastry
signature #2
Muffin Bakery, Vegan Muffins, Plant Milk
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Pastry
French Bakery, Vegan Pastry
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Pastry
French Bakery, Vegan Pastry
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Pastry
French Bakery, Vegan Pastry
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
French Bakery, Vegan Pastry, Plant Milk
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
French Bakery, Vegan Pastry, Coffee
$
The vibe: good for work & study
signature #3
Cafe, Vegan Pastry, Specialty Coffee
$$
Worth ordering: #3 Coffee
Coffee, Vegan Sandwich, Banana Bread
$$
Worth ordering: #5 Coffee
Coffee, Vegan Desserts, Vegan Bowls
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Coffee Shop, Plant Milk, Vegan Snacks
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Cafe, Plant Milk, Vegan Snacks
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
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Ice Cream, Vegan Flavors
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
6 places
Granola Bowls, Vegan-Friendly Cafe
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Pizza, Vegan Pizza, Italian
$$
The vibe: good for families
Falafel, Wok, Vegan Salads
$$
8 places
Coffeehouse, Vegan Pastry, Breakfast
$
The vibe: good for work & study
10 places
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Yes — Riga has 161 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are 2eat falafel & hummus, Kozy Eats, Moltto Coffee. Spinach ranks them on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Riga scores 30.4/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 18 vegan-friendly venues and 16 high-quality restaurants out of 161 analyzed.
Riga has 12 fully vegan restaurants and 7 vegetarian restaurants. 18 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Riga's top signature dishes for vegans are bagel, pastry, coffee, and the city also does cake and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Riga leans European, International, Western.
2eat falafel & hummus is ranked #1 in Riga by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues by formula: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The last refresh is stamped at the foot of this page. Rankings come from public reviews on Google Maps and HappyCow, read by Spinach's own analysis. We never republish the reviews themselves.