Gauja

Although the interior isn’t as rough around the edges as the original location, Gauja’s new home in a dilapidated wooden building on Stabu iela still offers plenty of old school ambience, especially the vintage 1970s Soviet furniture and lighting fixtures. Cheap Latvian beer is the main attraction here and you can even order food, desserts and proper coffee from a fancy machine, which will no doubt be considered a major upgrade by its hipster clientele. Much larger than its previous incarnation on Tērbatas, the new Gauja appears to be ready to take on some serious crowds. Perhaps the mint green walls will have a soothing effect on the neighbourhood’s frugal, yet hard-drinking locals.