Parks
No photo yet
No photo yetMezaparks (Forest Park)
A vast forest park and garden-city district on Lake Kisezers, with pine and oak woodland, the Great Bandstand and lakeside paths.
Shaded seatingOff-leash area
Free
City guide · Latvia · Europe
Pet-friendly places in Riga
Mezaparks forest and Vermanes Garden, plus taprooms and roasteries with dog-friendly floors.
6 places5 categories5 neighbourhoods1 with an off-leash area
What is listed in Riga
6 places, each checked against the venue's own information
Neighbourhoods covered: Mezaparks, Centrs, Centrs (Miera iela), Centrs (Berga Bazars), Centrs (embassy quarter).
Places in Riga
ParksNo photo yet
No photo yetVermanes Garden (Vermanes darzs)
Riga's central 19th-century park with fountains, sculptures, a bandstand and tree-lined paths, surrounded by four busy streets.
Shaded seatingWater bowls
Free
BreweriesNo photo yet
No photo yetLabietis Taproom
Riga's celebrated pagan-themed craft brewery and taproom, with 16 taps of herb and fruit beers brewed on site behind a glass wall.
Dogs indoorsShaded seating
$$ · Moderate
CafésNo photo yet
No photo yetRocket Bean Roastery (Miera)
A specialty coffee roastery-cafe on Miera iela with in-house roasting, filter coffee and a bakery selection.
Dogs indoors
$ · Budget
RestaurantsNo photo yet
No photo yetAndaluzijas Suns
A long-running Tex-Mex restaurant and gin bar in the Berga Bazars courtyard, named after Bunuel's 'Un Chien Andalou'.
Dogs indoorsShaded seating
$$ · Moderate
Pet-friendly staysNo photo yet
No photo yetA22 Hotel
A five-star boutique design hotel in an Art Nouveau landmark, with 20 rooms, a Michelin-starred restaurant and 24/7 service.
Dogs indoorsOvernight stays
$$$$
Before you go
Leash rules, off-leash hours and whether dogs are allowed inside are set locally and change without notice. Each listing here says what the venue or the responsible authority publishes, and the listing page links to the page we checked, so you can confirm the current rule before you set out. Outside a signed off-leash area, keep the dog on a lead.
No venue can pay to be listed or to rank higher, and no listing carries an invented rating or a stock photograph standing in for the real place. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will re-check it.
Other cities in Europe
London, United Kingdom
Heath and common land where off-lead walking is written into the rules, plus pubs with a dog wash in the garden.
16 places · source-checked
Paris, France
A brasserie that says outright it welcomes dogs, dog cafes in the Marais, and one of the city's thirteen off-leash areas.
16 places · source-checked
Berlin, Germany
Beer gardens older than most countries, a forest where the lake is legally open to dogs, and the most dog-tolerant cafe culture in Europe.
15 places · source-checked
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brown cafes with a dog under the table, a designated dog beach on the Gaasperplas, and a canal-house hotel that takes one small dog.
16 places · source-checked
Barcelona, Spain
Terraces where a leashed dog is welcome by law, the city's one official dog beach, and a brewery hall with room to spare.
16 places · source-checked
Lisbon, Portugal
Third-wave coffee with a water bowl, the first dog park in the old city, and a rooftop with a view over the Tagus.
6 places · source-checked
Know a place in Riga that welcomes dogs?
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