The Coffee Society counter and pastry case beneath a hand lettered menu board, a barista working with her back to the camera

Riga

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A Baltic capital of Art Nouveau facades, Riga backs its coffee scene with a genuine roasting culture that predates most of Europe's third wave boom.

The Coffee Society counter and pastry case beneath a hand lettered menu board, a barista working with her back to the camera

Coffee Society

Centrs · Riga

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The stone KALVE counter with a motion blurred barista at work beneath a large abstract painting in muted red and grey

Kalve Coffee

Āgenskalns · Riga

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The plywood counter and painted cyclist mural at MiiT Coffee, with retail bags and cups on open shelving behind

MiiT Coffee

Centrs · Riga

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Rocket Bean's retail coffee bags and stacked branded cups beside the La Marzocco espresso machine, with a Coffee House sign on the wall

Rocket Bean Roastery

Miera iela · Riga

third wave labBeans to go

The reversed STRADA window lettering and string lights above two silhouetted customers seated at the counter

Strada Coffee Bar

Vecrīga · Riga

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The white brick Tiny Giant storefront with its glowing purple neon sign and Specialty Coffee window lettering during an evening event

Tiny Giant

Centrs · Riga

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