The most delicious tiramisu in Riga: where to taste it

Casa Nostra

/ Like at Italian grandmother’s house /

Casa Nostra takes you to Italy right from the doorstep: the simple, authentic interior leaves no other choice. Tiramisu here is prepared according to the traditional recipe: Amaretto liqueur, mascarpone, eggs, sugar, coffee and ‘Savoiardi’ biscuit. Delicate in taste and well soaked with coffee, this delicious sweet is served in cute glass jars for desserts.

Адрес: Elizabetes iela, 10B

Restaurant Portofino

/ Memories of the Ligurian coast /

Restaurant Portofino is located in the Quiet Center; you will have to book a table here in advance, but it will immediately become clear why this place is always filled with guests, as soon as you try the dishes served here.

For dessert, obviously, we recommend selecting tiramisu – It’s incredibly tasty and cloudy here. If you are lucky enough to have tried a real Italian tiramisu, this will be on the same level.

Address: Ausekļa iela, 7

Rossini

/ Classic serving and some strawberries /

Rossini – everlasting classic meals, while the atmosphere of the restaurant is relaxed, just like in Italy. Tiramisu is garnished with strawberries or other seasonal berries and served on a large, beautiful plate.

Address: Dzirnavu iela, 31

Кондитерская Mārtiņa Beķereja

/ With a silver spoon /

There are a lot of pastry shops in the city, but we really enjoyed the one located on Brivibas iela. An old house in the very center of the city – and a queue for fresh croissants or pies, coffee and cakes on a saucer. This is the oldest bakery shop in Riga, where only natural products and time-tested recipes are used in cooking. Tiramisu here is very tender and moderately sweet, served on a saucer with a silver spoon.

Address: Brīvības iela, 80

Recipe for a homemade tiramisu

Every year in Italy, a competition is held for the best tiramisu in two different styles of preparing: according to the classical or original recipe. The winner is selected by the Italian Academy of Gastronomy. As for the prize, it’s always kept secret.

However, you don’t have to compete with Italian chefs to make tiramisu. We share the recipe for this dessert, which one of the Latvian bakers kindly gave to us.

Ingredients:

eggs – 4 pcs.
mascarpone – 500 g
powdered sugar – 5 tbsp.
dark chocolate – by taste
espresso coffee – 300 ml.
coffee liqueur – by taste and desire

Beat egg whites into a very firm foam.
Mix the egg yolks with powdered sugar.
Add mascarpone and stir well (best done with a large fork).
Add the egg whites to the cream, one tablespoon at a time and mix gently.
Mix cold espresso with alcohol. Dip each cookie for 5 seconds in the tincture and place it into a mold.
Put half of the cream on the savoiardi.
Place a second layer of coffee-soaked cookies on top.
And on them – the remaining cream.
Put the tiramisu in the refrigerator for 5-6 hours (during this time the cream will thicken)
Remove from the refrigerator and sprinkle cocoa or chocolate on top.

By the way, it is customary to spread tiramisu on a plate with a spoon, instead of cutting it into portions. Bon appetit!