★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
★ MUST GO · #1 Photo via Google Maps 
Must go · #2 #2 Try the tofu salmon dish, frequently praised for taste and presentation
Must go · #3 #3 All sweet treats are both vegan and gluten free, ideal for those with dietary restrictions
Must go · #4 #4 Bring cash as the venue is cash-only
Must go · #5 #5 Book a table in advance due to the small dining area and popularity
Must go · #6 #6 Look for the daily vegan soup and main on the blackboard marked 'VG'.
Must go · #7 #7 Enjoy the selection of large vegan cakes and pastries available daily.
Must go · #8 #8 Enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet brunch for €9.50 including soup and a variety of warm and cold dishes
Must go · #9 #9 Order drinks with Sproud pea milk for a plant-based alternative.
Must go · #10 #10 Order specialty coffee or the acclaimed matcha for the best drinks
Must go · #11 #11 Try the Vegan in Athens bagel with vegan feta and consider adding guacamole for extra flavor
Must go · #12 #12 Try the salad with tofu and vegan falafel wraps
Must go · #13 #13 Try the falafel pita and various vegan mezze starters
Must go · #14 #14 Try the vegan samosas, highlighted as the best by multiple reviewers
Must go · #15 #15 Try the daily rotating main dishes including soups and raw plates
Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
3 places worth stopping for bagel
Try the Vegan in Athens bagel with vegan feta and consider adding guacamole for extra flavor
Try the 'Vegan in Athens' bagel with vegan feta and sun-dried tomatoes for a flavorful vegan option.
Try the vegan carrot cake and apricot cookies
8 places worth stopping for pastry
Try the chocolate-marzipan and banana-walnut vegan muffins
Try the cinnamon pastries (kanelmaizite)
All sweet treats are both vegan and gluten free, ideal for those with dietary restrictions
Try the vegan banana cupcake or raspberry-coconut mousse for vegan pastry options
Try the vegan carrot cake and apricot cookies
Try the vegan banana cupcake and raspberry-coconut mousse
Try the pistachio croissants, a bright green pastry that's a popular choice.
Try the almond croissant, often highlighted as exceptional
7 places worth stopping for pizza
Expect limited vegan menu choices currently, as previous vegan pizzas might be removed
Try the vegan pizza with grilled artichokes, porcini mushrooms, and walnut-based cheese.
Try the Lecce and Giardino vegan pizzas
Request vegan cheese to make vegetarian pizzas fully vegan.
Expect limited vegan choices and confirm ingredients with staff
Try the vegan pizza, which is clearly labeled and praised for its crispy base.
Try the vegan pizzas with vegan cheese alternative
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the falafel pita and various vegan mezze starters
Try the crispy falafels and corn ribs
Book ahead and specify vegan to enjoy the multi-course vegan tasting menu.
Try the deep-fried avocado nuggets—they're a popular standout.
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Try the tofu salmon dish, frequently praised for taste and presentation
All sweet treats are both vegan and gluten free, ideal for those with dietary restrictions
Try the Vegan in Athens bagel with vegan feta and consider adding guacamole for extra flavor
Don't miss the vegan Snickers cake for dessert.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the falafel plate, highly recommended by many reviewers
Try the tofu salmon dish, frequently praised for taste and presentation
Enjoy the selection of large vegan cakes and pastries available daily.
Enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet brunch for €9.50 including soup and a variety of warm and cold dishes
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the vegan chocolate flavor noted for its rich taste.
Try the Vegan in Athens bagel with vegan feta and consider adding guacamole for extra flavor
Try the chocolate-marzipan and banana-walnut vegan muffins
All sweet treats are both vegan and gluten free, ideal for those with dietary restrictions
Wifi, outlets, no judgement for a 3-hour sit.
Expect vegan-friendly pastries and desserts with gluten-free options.
Try their house-made granola bowls with fresh fruit for a satisfying vegan breakfast.
Try the ceremonial cacao drinks with various spices and adaptogens for a unique experience
No extra charge for vegan milk like oat or pea milk
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 161 Riga venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Cities where the bagel signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Riga has 161 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are 2eat Falafel & Hummus, Kozy Eats, Moltto Coffee. Spinach ranks them daily 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, pizza, and the city also does cake 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 using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: 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 ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
