Eat · Old Riga (Vecrīga)
Black Magic Bar
A café-bar in the Old Town built around Riga Black Balsam, the herbal liqueur; a coffee or dessert stop with seats, and check prices before ordering.
last order: unknownchairsNot field-verified
Price
unknown
Hours
unknown
Walk in
10:00–12:00
easiest window
Seating
chairs
booking: unknown
28″ bags
No
Old Riga (Vecrīga)
Rules in force · 5Old Town cobbles and steep old-house stairs are hard with…
- Latvia ↗Latvia is in the EU and the Schengen area; the EU Entry/Exit System applies to non-EU visitors. Check the official EU and Latvian sources for your passport.
- Latvia ↗Borders with Russia and Belarus are not routes for casual travel; check your government's advice before going near them.
- Latvia ↗Validate public transport tickets when you board in Riga; inspectors fine unvalidated riders.
- Riga ↗Old Town cobbles and steep old-house stairs are hard with large suitcases: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Riga ↗Check prices before ordering in Old Town bars and never follow touts or 'friendly' strangers to a venue; a few add large charges.
Map & directions
Directions
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Walk-in windows
10:00–12:00: high15:00–17:00: highevenings: risky
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Facts
- Reservations
- unknown — Treat as walk-in unless the venue confirms otherwise.
- Capabilities
- food · seated_rest
- Diet
- vegetarian: limited · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Kalku iela, Old Town · ~4 min walk
Cons
- Tourist prices.
- Busy on summer evenings.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaOld Riga (Vecrīga)20 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterOld Riga (Vecrīga)30 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterFreedom Monument and the Boulevards490 m · 8 min walk
- ClusterCentral Market and the Riverside540 m · 9 min walk
- Sleep areaCentrs (north of the boulevards)890 m · 15 min walk
- ClusterArt Nouveau Quarter1.1 km · 17 min walk
Used as a seated rest node in Riga in 4 days.
Sources
- officialLive Riga (official city tourism)
- secondaryWikivoyage — Riga