HOW and WHERE EATING IN RIGA

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT IS MY OPINION A VERY ITALIAN ONE:
Given this preamble, I have to say the the Latvian Kitchen is very poor and basic. Once at least you should try just as an experience.... It is based mostly on meat. beans, potatoes, beetroots, and different sauces basically with garlic!! (not good for kissing afterwards). Nevertheless, Fish is well cooked but only salmon and pike-perch, the latter is from the rivers of the Country. In any case there are very good restaurant with international kitchen: sometimes too sophisticated but acceptable. Italian Kitchen chapter: PLEASE AVOID DISHES SO CALLED ITALIAN, starting from pasta and pizza. FORGET ABOUT IT!!!
Before giving you my favorite places, I have to point out one thing: in Riga there are very very good interior designers and usually the restaurants are very nice and elegant... some of them I dare say posh.
At last but not least (or the contrary I alway I have a problem with this) here they are my favorite places, sorted by price:

VERY EXPENSIVE:(Ambassadors budget)
VINCENTS:http://www.restorans.lv/lv/
MEDIUM-HIGH PRICE:
BIBLIOTEKA N1:http://www.restoransbiblioteka.lv/lv
PORTOFINO: https://foursquare.com/v/restorāns-portofino-rīga/50d5cfb2e4b07f4e5db1e8af
KALKU VARTI: http://www.kalkuvarti.lv/lv/
MEDIUM-LOW PRICE:
FLYING FROG: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g274967-d1799833-Reviews-Lidojosa_Varde_The_Flying_Frog-Riga_Riga_Region.html
QUEENS PUB: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g274967-d2440981-Reviews-Queens_Pub-Riga_Riga_Region.html
LOW PRICE AND GOOD QUALITY:
GAN BEI: http://www.ganbei.lv

PS: The service usually id not very fast, a apart of Gan bei. So BE PATIENT!!!!!!!! TAKE IT EASY
PS2: The waiters are very kind but sometimes they are not understanding you, even if they are speaking fluently English, but they are too shy to admit that they are not understading your English....