KITCHEN

GUIDED TOURS

We offer guided tours in the historic Āgenskalns market pavilion for groups of up to 20 people! In addition to the tour, it's possible to arrange tastings with the vendors, as well as a market flavor selection table at the end of the tour.

Piedāvājam ekskursijas vēsturiskajā Āgenskalna tirgus paviljonā gida pavadībā grupām līdz 20 personām! Papildus ekskursijai iespējams vienoties par degustācijām pie tirgotājiem, kā arī tirgus garšu izlases galda ekskursijas noslēgumā.

If you want to explore the rich history of Agenskalns Market, we offer various types of excursions:

Guided tour for groups of up to 20 people;
An in-depth guided tour of the contents, history and restoration of the market for groups of up to 20 people;
Guided tour with tastings at the vendors;
Guided tour with a prepared meal – a sampling table of market flavours – at the end of the tour on the second floor.

Languages: latvian, english

Duration: ~ 30 minutes to 1 hour

Prices: single group tour 80 EUR + VAT

Group size: up to 20 persons (colleagues, tourists, groups of friends, families, pupils, students)

For guides, tourist groups and everyone interested we can also offer:

Tasting table from market traders;
Meals from market cafés;
Cooking masterclasses in the communal kitchen and various creative workshops;
A self-guided tour of the market by scanning the QR codes displayed in the market;
Room hire for events of different sizes at the Youth Station, the Greenhouse, the Market Courtyard or the RE CEP TE co-creation kitchen;
Cultural events (please see the "What's on" section for the current schedule of events, the flea market is regularly held on Sundays).

Are you a guide or want to book a tour? Contact us, by calling 28559155 or writing pasakumi@agenskalnatirgus.lv.

Environmental accessibility:

Agenskalns Market is located in a historic building, which has been granted the status of a State Protected Cultural Monument, but the market has been adapted to be accessible to people with reduced mobility and visitors with pushchairs.

We strive to be open and accessible to everyone, so for the convenience of visitors there are:

Free parking (<2 h) in the market courtyard;
Parking for disabled persons in the market yard;
A ramp to enter the market pavilion from the car park;
Elevator;
Adapted facilities for disabled persons and parents with small children;
Bicycle parking at the market entrance;
Dog friendly market!

Āgenskalna market's co-creation kitchen "RE CEP TE" - a place to learn about healthy lifestyles and innovations in the food field, explore local and foreign culinary heritage, hold educational and entertainment events, and test new business ideas.

The kitchen is fully equipped for both professional and non-professional event needs and is suitable for a variety of activities. Regularly, educational workshops and seminars, cooking shows, book launches, and food innovation events take place here, as well as outings to well-known and new Latvian restaurants and cafes, or simply celebrations and shared cooking with friends or colleagues.

Rental options for the co-creation kitchen:
Full kitchen rental: 80 euros per hour (includes the rental of all equipment and facilities, on-site usage, and tableware for 80 people).
Partial kitchen rental: 60 euros per hour (includes the rental of some equipment and facilities, on-site usage, and tableware for 80 people).
Rental without equipment usage: 30 euros per hour (kitchen rental without the direct use of kitchen equipment).

Find out more about kitchen rental and event hosting possibilities here (pdf presentation).

This project is co-financed by the EU program "Horizon 2020" project "IN-HABIT - Inclusive Health and Wellbeing in Small and Medium Size Cities."

Thanks to the "IN-HABIT – healthy and inclusive cities" project of the EU program "Horizon 2020" and the Riga City Council, since the summer of 2023, a co-creation kitchen RE CEP TE has been implemented, where everyone can learn to cook healthy dishes in open cooking master classes, get to know local and foreign culinary heritage and innovation, organize entertaining and educational events, organize team meetings or film TV shows and develop new business ideas.

Thanks to the "IN-HABIT – healthy and inclusive cities" project of the EU program "Horizon 2020" and the Riga City Council, since the summer of 2023, RE CEP TE has hosted a variety of public and private events that have invited participants to explore different national cuisines, build team cohesion, celebrate holidays, discover and share recipes. The kitchen has seen hundreds of cooking masterclasses where groups of all ages and types, along with market friends and cafés, have learned to ferment kimchi, marinate shashlik, make Asian bao burgers, Georgian khinkali, Ukrainian varenyky, homemade ice cream, bake pizzas in the oven, and explore Latvian seasonal dishes. Together with Nepali Vishakha Chand, participants have discovered traditional Nepali dishes, while primary school students have prepared dishes characteristic of German cuisine in collaboration with the German Embassy in Latvia. During this time, nearly 10 brunches have been held in collaboration with chef Ineta Grēniņa, TURBO FOODS, and the owners of an Italian shop. The kitchen has hosted several birthdays, team-building events, book launches, video shoots for the "Māmiņu Klubs" TV show, and other content creators. In September 2024, the second open cooking workshop series on Latvian national cuisine concluded. This series included 8 workshops with experienced chefs and is supported by the Riga City Society Integration Program and the European Union's Horizon 2020 project "In-Habit”