About Il Sole
Il Sole occupies a restored wooden villa on Jūras iela in Majori, five minutes' walk from the beach. The dining room is a surprise of calm colour — pale walls, a handful of Italian antiques, olive trees in planters on the summer terrace — and the kitchen has been run by Roman-born Luca Romano for more than a decade.
The menu is Italian, seasonal, and confident. Housemade pastas — tortellini of aged Parmesan and brown butter, pappardelle with wild-mushroom ragù, tagliolini with Baltic langoustines. A short primi section leaning coastal (vongole, lobster linguine). Proper secondi: osso buco, saltimbocca, whole sea bass baked in salt for two. Desserts are classical and small.
Wine is almost exclusively Italian, curated with real knowledge — deep Piedmont, confident Tuscany, serious Alto Adige whites, and a quiet Super-Venetian section. Bottle prices are defensible; the house-pour Primitivo is a small bargain.
Service is Italian-warm, Baltic-multilingual (English, Russian, German, Italian all handled without accent), and unusually good with a romantic two-top. Dinner for two with a bottle lands at 140–200€.
Why It's Perfect for First Date
Il Sole is the first-date room in Jūrmala. The villa setting does quiet work, the kitchen hits with real precision, and the Italian menu gives both sides of the table plenty to share without forcing any one dish to carry the evening. A Saturday dinner here in early September — off-peak, warm, unhurried — is one of the small treats of Baltic dining.
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