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Food and Drink
Laima has been one of Latvia’s
leading chocolate makers since
1870 and it has many shops
throughout Rīga, as well as a
chocolate museum. In recent
years, however, its position
has been challenged by
the more upmarket Emils
Gustavs Chocolate, which
also has several sophisticated
stores in Rīga.
For something more
Amber jewellery displayed in a shop window traditional, many varieties of
honey are available for tasting
Amber
leading souvenir shop, offers at the Jāņa Bišu Honey Room,
attractive reproductions, along Rīga has dozens of shops along with other bee-related
with scarves, mugs and other selling amber jewellery. products. Desa & Co (Sausage
objects inspired by early Hard to miss is Amber Line, & Company) is one of the few
20th-century designs. The shop which has numerous places in the city where visitors
is conveniently located at the branches all over the city. can taste and buy deer, wild
end of Alberta iela, a street with IG Romuls, under the pig and bison, all raised on
the city’s most impres sive Town Hall, sells amber their farm in the Latvian
Art Nouveau buildings. jewellery in traditional countryside, along with
Rīga also has a fine selection of and more modern styles, other locally produced
antique shops, mostly clustered designed by two ecological items. The
around Brīvības iela. Upmarket generations of the famous Rīga Black Balsam
emporiums include Doma Romuls family. Amber also makes a popular gift,
Antikvariāts, while Art Embassy can also be bought from which pro bably has as
specializes in diverse artworks street stalls and even in much to do with the
created in Latvia during the 20th the Central Market, but ceramic bottles it comes
century. Religious icons and be aware that such in as with the drink itself.
musical instruments are available items might not be Rīga Black It is widely avail able
at Volmar. the genuine article. Balsam throughout the city.
DIRECTORY
Department Upe Riija IG Romuls
Stores and Vaļņu iela 26. Tel 6720 Tērbatas iela 6/8. Ratslaukums 1. Tel 2655
Shopping Malls 5509. ∑ upeveikals.lv Tel 6728 4828. ∑ riija.lv 5363. ∑ romuls.lv
Berga Bazārs Clothing and Art and Antiques Food and Drink
Dzirnavu iela 84. Jewellery
∑ bergabazars.lv Art Embassy Desa & Co
Klase Ausekla iela 6A. Maskavas iela 4.
Galerija Centrs Tel 2918 5957.
Dzirnavu iela 83/85. Tel 6721 6186.
Audēju iela16. Tel 2779 1635. Art Nouveau Rīga
Tel 6701 8018. ∑ modesklase.lv Strēlnieku 9. Emils Gustavs
∑ galerijacentrs.lv Tel 6733 3030. Chocolate
Putti Blaumaņa iela 38/40.
Galleria Rīga
Peitavas iela 5. Tel 6721 Doma Antikvariāts Tel 2765 9383.
Dzirnavu iela 67. Tel 6750 4229. ∑ putti.lv Smilšu iela 8. ∑ emilsgustavs.com
8000. ∑ galleriariga.lv Tel 2916 6504.
Tines Jāņa Bišu
mc² Vāgnera iela 5. Māksla XO Pēterbaznīcas iela 17.
Krasta iela 68a. Tel 6721 1009. ∑ tines.lv Elizabetes iela 14. Tel 6722 4355.
Tel 6700 6868. ∑ mc2.lv Tel 2948 2098. ∑ daugmalesmedus.lv
Handicrafts
Stockmann Volmar Laima Museum & Shop
13 Janvāra iela 8. Tel 6707 Egle Krāmu iela 4. Miera iela 22. Tel 6615
1222. ∑ stockmann.lv Kalķu iela 1a. Tel 2550 Tel 6721 4278. 4777 . ∑ laimaso-
5268. ∑ spogulegle.lv kolades muzejs.lv
Music Amber
Pienene VAT Exemption
Randoms Kungu iela 7/9. Amber Line
Kaļķu iela 4. Tel 6722 Tel 6721 0400. Torņa iela 4. Tel 6732 Global Blue Latvia
5212. ∑ randoms.lv ∑ studijapienene.lv 5058. ∑ amberline.lv ∑ global-blue.com