Rīga Entertainment

  1. A Suns

    If you happen to visit this popular expat hang-out in Berga bazārs, make a point of visiting the men's room for a truly warped example of artistic creation.

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  2. B Bars

    Do not - repeat do not - leave Rīga without stopping by here for a mug of their heavenly Hot Balzams. It puts mulled wine to shame. Happy hour is two-for-one.

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  3. Belle Epoque

    Students flock to this basement bar to power down its trademark 'apple pie' shots. Also called French Bar, it's relatively immune to stag parties.

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  4. Bites Blūzs Klubs

    It has great live blues and a proper bar - the kind where the bartender can slide a beer from one end and it will take several seconds to reach a customer at the other end.

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  5. Četri Balti Krekli

    This is the place to see live Latvian rock bands any night of the week.

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  7. Cuba Café

    This lively spot pulls no punches with its mojitos and draws a hip, energetic crowd that clearly appreciates that.

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  8. de Lacy's

    You'll have a slightly better chance of enjoying a pint of Guinness and a good Irish meal in peace at this expat hang-out.

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  9. Dickens

    Old Town has an inordinate number of Irish bars that show sports on TV and get taken over by stag parties on weekends. This is probably the rowdiest of the bunch.

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  10. Dome Cathedral

    Organ concerts at least weekly at .

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  11. Essential

    Rīga's hottest club is a spectacle of beautiful bodies boogieing to some of Europe's top DJ talent in three dance chambers. Overzealous security aside, there's no safer bet if partying till dawn is your mission. Sorry, no local beer - just Coronas. Drink cocktails.

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  13. Forum Cinemas

    Films are generally shown in their original language with Latvian or Russian subtitles. The Leviathan Forum Cinemas is the second-largest movie theatre in Northern Europe. Tickets are reasonably priced at most theatres.

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  14. Great Guild

    This lovely 14th-century building is the concert hall of the renowned Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.

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  15. National Opera Theatre

    The awesome National Opera Theatre is home to the Rīga Ballet, where Mikhail Baryshnikov made his name, and the Latvian National Opera.

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  16. Orange Bar

    Check your inhibitions at the door of this grungy alternative venue, where peeps are not afraid to dance on the bar. Can get ugly late at night - in a good way.

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  17. Pulkvedim neviens neraksta

    There's no such thing as dull night at 'Pulkvedis', which serves up 1980s and '90s hits on the ground floor and trancier beats downstairs.

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  19. Skyline Bar

    The glam crowd and the stunning view make this newly redesigned window palace on the 26th floor of the Reval Hotel Latvija decidedly de rigueur .

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  20. Spalvas Pa Gaisu

    A classy outfit with a mean streak, it showcases thirty-somethings going bananas to a mix of Latino and Latvian music.

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  21. St Peter's

    Free concerts every Tuesday at the reputed 800 year old church at .

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  22. Wagner Hall

    Chamber and solo concerts.

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  23. XXL

    Rīga's best gay club features a thriving disco on Friday and Saturday nights, go-go dancers and plenty of dark rooms to get cosy.

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