TAKA means the path, and the path starts here: Miera iela 10 is the recommended first stop on Riga's official Beer District crawl. The bar dates to around 2012, ancient by the standards of this street.
In Your Pocket calls it one of the hipster neighbourhood's oldest bars. Riga This Week files it under local bohemian hotspot and lists costume parties, home wine, and exquisite craft beer in the same sentence.
It pours the newest Latvian beer in the city, sometimes before the beer has a name.
Mismatched furniture, dim light, and art on every surface. One wall runs a moving projection of the brewing process; another carries a painted animal mural; the toilet walls print original comics.
Jetsetting Fools says it feels more like a cafe than a bar. Sunday mornings prove the point, when it opens at 9am for a brunch shift.
Riga This Week's census: local hippies, artists, and bohemians, with industrial fashionistas all around. Tourists are a minority this far up Miera iela.
Event nights pack it: comedy, gigs, film screenings, board game evenings. Check the Facebook page before claiming a table.
Tram 11 runs up Miera iela from the centre; the walk from Old Town takes 20 to 25 minutes. Labietis and the rest of the Beer District sit within ten minutes on foot.
What to order
- 01
A Malduguns or Viedi draft
- 02
Whatever arrived this week
- 03
Pancakes from the kitchen