Delicious homemade breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a reasonable price

Café, coffee spot, kafejušņiks… that’s what we call places where you can sit down and meet up. We like calling things by their true names, so the heart of Konrāds Quarter — the place to sit down and connect — will simply be called Konrāds Kafé.

According to clever dictionaries, “kafé” (from the French café) is indeed a real word — an indeclinable noun, though rarely used. We’ll do everything we can to make sure locals and visitors alike stop by Konrāds Kafé often.

The author of the simply excellent menu is Chef Mazais Mārtiņš (Mārtiņš Kristons), who has been caring for the well-being and health of the entire Draugiem Group family for 20 years — providing wholesome, healthy meals to our office teams both during daily lunches, outdoor excursions, and festive feasts. He’s equally skilled at preparing refined dishes in wine sauces and frying a cutlet just like grandma used to make.

At Konrāds Kafé, the drink menu will feature fine wines, tasty cocktails, and beers from all regions of Latvia. Special attention will be given to exceptional coffee and tea. Our tea collection will include everything from classic black tea with milk — just like in the British royal household — to wild herbs hand-picked in Latvia’s meadows.

Here’s what publicist Jānis Gabrāns has discovered in the history of Konrāds House:

Since the building was located next to the old marketplace — once considered the central hub of Cēsis — it has always been a site of active commercial activity. As early as the late 19th century, the entire ground floor was occupied by various shops, workshops, and stores. Over time, the ground-floor facade facing the street was frequently remodeled, with doorways turned into windows and vice versa.

A wide variety of services were offered in the building. For example, in 1913 there was a tea house owned by N. Potschabsky, who “kindly offers the esteemed public warm breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.”
(Cēsu Apskats, 1913, No. 1)

A guesthouse wasn’t just found at Inciems Castle — as we know from Anšlavs Eglītis — but also here in Cēsis, in Konrāds House. In a 1933 issue of the newspaper Cēsu Avīze, an advertisement reads:

Living in Cēsis is delightful — in any season, on any day of the week — which is why Konrāds Kafé will be open year-round, every day. We will welcome our guests just like at home — like home in Cēsis.