6 restaurants in Riga for Asian cuisine

COD Robata Grill Bar

/ Mix of Japanese kitchen and modern technology /

COD Robata Grill Bar offers authentic Japanese cuisine. Here they masterfully mix traditional recipes and modern cooking methods, giving birth to absolutely unique combinations of flavor.

The COD Robata Grill Bar serves dishes cooked on robata, a traditional Japanese grill, as well as sashimi, sushi and tataki.

Separate specialty of the restaurant is its cocktail bar selection, where authentic cocktails, best combined with Japanese dishes, are prepared. Decorations and their serving manner is a true work of art as well.

Address: Terbatas iela 45, Riga

COD Robata Grill Bar

The Catch

/ Authentic Izakaya in the Quiet Center /

The Catch is among most popular places in Riga, where it’s always lively, noisy – and incredibly tasty. Table here should be booked well in advance.

The Catch is not just a restaurant but an izakaya – a restaurant combined with a bar. This relatively new for Europe format of the institution came from Japan. Izakaya literally translates as “hanging out in the wine store,” in other words, drinking and eating in a noisy company at shared tables.

According to many Riga residents, The Catch serves the best sushi in the city (or at least one of the best), as well as sashimi, rolls, bowls, and robata dishes.

Address: Antonijas iela 12-19, Riga

The Catch

Wok to walk

/ Asian fast food /

Wok or basically a dish of noodles, rice, and vegetables, is considered more of a fast food in Asia than a full-fledged restaurant meal. It takes just a few minutes to prepare, and a wide variety of ingredients are used.

Wok to Walk in Riga is created in the exact format: fast, plentiful, tasty, nourishing and affordable. Here you can assemble your own wok: choose noodles or rice, decide on the sauce and add ingredients suiting your taste.

Address: Aspazijas bulvaris 30, Riga

Wok to walk

Unagi Inu

/ Japanese soul cuisine kitchen /

Unagi Inu is a comic book character from the late 1960s: half eel, half dog. He’s very unconventional, but always lively and positive.

It is also a new place on gastronomic map of Riga. Unagi Inu is a project of COD restaurant, therefore both restaurants stand for the same values.

Here modern Japanese dishes are prepared in a relaxed and bright atmosphere. Rolls, steamed bao buns, noodles, donburi, temaki, onigiri – the choice is truly vast.

Address: Jeruzalemes iela 10, Riga

Unagi Inu

Fei Fei

/ Traditional Chinese Cuisine /

The Chinese restaurant Fei Fei pleases with entourage from every threshold: a small and cozy place that fully corresponds to our idea of Asia.

The local tea is fresh and delicious, and particularly demanded among visitors. Chicken dishes and chicken itself are no less popular: They are cooked in different ways with one thing remaining consistent – juicy and beautiful taste.

Address: Melnsila iela 23, Riga

Fei Fei

Stockpot

/ Creative Asian Cuisine /

Stockpot is a particularly popular place among residents of Riga. Since the grand opening in 2012, it has grown to several independent establishments.

The Stockpot concept: dishes from the Middle East, Indochinese, Caucasian and the Mediterranean regions that are quick and easy to prepare. Menu is creative in an original way – dishes combine with each other, giving birth to new flavors and sensations.

Behind the opening of Stockpot are Linda and Richard, a couple who have been traveling the world for twenty years collecting interesting recipes. Richard has mastered Thai and Indian foods while Linda specializes in Italian and Mexican cuisine.

Address: Ģertrūdes iela 6 + Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 36, Riga

Stockpot