Old Town (Vecriga) Bar Crawl: 4 Stops, One Evening

This is a working bar crawl through Old Town (Vecriga), Riga's most concentrated drinking neighbourhood. A Riga drinking neighbourhood. Four stops, one evening, mapped by editors who actually drink here on Friday nights.

The order matters. Start polished, peak in the middle, end somewhere quieter. Every room listed below is within a 10-minute walk of the next one — that's the value of a neighbourhood crawl.

Total time: about five hours. Total spend: depends on you, but plan Â£60-Â£100 per person. Save this page, send it to whoever you're meeting, and let Old Town (Vecriga) take care of the rest.

The Route

Four stops, ranked

Walking distance: under 1km between stops. Treat the timings as guidance, not gospel.

No. 01

Stop 1 — 18:00 Aperitif

Old Town (Vecriga) · $$$ · Cocktail Bars

Polished cocktail room in Old Town (Vecriga) with a tight rotating menu and a thirty-something local crowd.

Start at the most refined cocktail room in the area. One drink. You're warming up.

No. 02

Stop 2 — 19:30 First proper cocktail

Skyline Bar

Centrs · $$$ · Rooftop Bars

26th-floor rooftop bar at the Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija.

Move to the room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar, talk to the bartender, order a house special.

No. 03

Stop 3 — 21:30 The destination

Miera iela · $$ · Live Music

Live-music bar in Miera iela with bands every weekend, long bar, and a thirty-something local crowd.

The bar that defines the neighbourhood. Reservations help. Stay an hour.

No. 04

Stop 4 — 23:30 Last drink

Easy Wine

Centrs · $$ · Date Night

Self-serve wine bar with sixty bottles available by the glass.

End somewhere unhurried — a wine bar, a music room, or a quiet hotel bar. One simple drink.

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