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Where to Eat and Drink in Estonia
faux rustic decor and Baltic dishes Price Guide
Tallinn at budget prices. Prices are based on a three-course meal
per person, with a half-bottle of house
Pan y Vino € wine, including tax and service.
DK ChoiceK Choice
D
Mediterranean Street Finder C1 € up to €15
I III Draakon II Draakon € € Lai 35 €€ €15 to €35
Estonian
Estonian Street Finder C2 Tel 521 4461 €€€ over €35
Street Finder C2
Town Hall, Raekoja plats 1
Town Hall, Raekoja plats 1 At this tiny wine bar, the affable
Tel 627 9020l 627 9020
Te owner cooks and serves light Vapiano €
Rough wooden tables, bare
Rough wooden tables, bare meals accompanied by a good Italian Street Finder E2
stone walls and staff dressed in choice of Italian, French and Hobujaama 10
stone walls and staff dressed in
traditional attire make for a
traditional attire make for a South American wines. Tel 682 9010
proper medieval experience at
proper medieval experience at This is part of a popular restaurant
this fantastic tavern in the city’s
this fantastic tavern in the city’s Papa Joe € chain where chefs cook pasta to
Town Hall. Elk soup is a popular
Town Hall. Elk soup is a popular Middle Eastern Street Finder E1 order in an open kitchen as diners
menu choice, as are the tradi-
menu choice, as are the tradi- Sadama 25-4 stand watching. It serves fresh,
tional pasties filled with meat,
tional pasties filled with meat, Tel 5685 4660 Closed Mon tasty dishes at reasonable prices.
vegetables or fruit, all washed
vegetables or fruit, all washed This great little Lebanese take-
down with beer, wine or vodka.
down with beer, wine or vodka. away, serving up the best falafel Vegan Restoran V €
sandwiches and hummus in Vegan Street Finder C2
Tallinn, is perfect for vegetarians. Rataskaevu 12
Bogapott € Baba ghanoush (stewed Tel 626 9087
Estonian Street Finder C3 aubergine) and dolma (vine Dishes from around the world,
Pikk 9 leaves stuffed with rice) are such as yam and coconut curry,
Tel 631 3181 also on the menu. spicy tofu and avocado coconut
Dishes are served on handmade pudding are served at this snug
crockery at this café that doubles Pizza Americana € restaurant with a fireplace.
as a ceramics studio. A great place American Street Finder C3
to sample some light Estonian Müürivahe 2 Alter Ego €€
dishes such as mulgipuder (potato Tel 644 8837 Mediterranean Street Finder E2
and barley porridge). One of the oldest pizzerias in town, Roseni 8
Pizza Americana serves large thin Tel 5456 0339
Clayhills Gastropub € and thick crust American-style Situated in the fashionable
International Street Finder C2 pizzas with a huge variety of Rotermanni Quarter, Alter Ego
Pikk 13 toppings. Great value. serves exquisitely presented
Tel 641 9312 Mediterranean-style dishes
Modelled on Britain’s upmarket Sushi Cat € prepared from local ingredients
gas tropubs, Clayhills offers a Japanese Street Finder C4 such as wild venison. Home-made
wide-ranging menu that Roosikrantsi 16 bread and an exhaustive wine list.
includes fish and chips, lamb Tel 503 0911
curry and New York steak. Lively This fun sushi restaurant extends Beer House €€
atmosphere and friendly staff. its manga and Japanese pop- German Street Finder C2
culture theme to life-size anime Dunkri 5
Faeton € portraits on the walls and staff Tel 5819 0670
Azerbaijani Street Finder F2 dressed-up as anime characters. Resembling a German beer
Köleri 2 Top-notch sushi at bargain prices. hall, this pub serves a wide
Tel 687 2125 range of brews including live,
In historic Kadriorg, this Azerbaijani unpasteurised beers and med o var
restaurant has an open fire and (honey beer). There’s pizza, but
bare stone walls. Govurma also plenty of sausage, plus crispy
(mutton stew) is typical of the pigs’ ears and chicken gizzards.
meat-heavy dishes, but there are
vegetarian options too. Controvento €€
Italian Street Finder C2
Kompressor € Vene 12
Estonian Street Finder C2 Tel 644 0470
Rataskaevu 3 A quintessential Italian restaurant
Tel 646 4210 on a narrow cobbled street with
This self-styled “Legendary Pancake outdoor tables. Many ingredients
House” lives up to its billing with are imported from Italy.
generous servings of sweet and
savoury pancakes. Soups and Farm €€
salads are also available. Estonian Street Finder C2
Viru 11
Lido € Tel 517 3261
Latvian Street Finder D3 This restaurant, with rustic decor,
Solaris Centre, Estonia puiestee 9 offers a modern take on local
Tel 609 3364 cuisine, from seed-studded bread
In a mall and part of a Latvian Diners in Lido restaurant at Solaris to baked duck fillet. All the dishes
chain, this bustling canteen has Centre, Tallinn are made from local farm produce.
Tallinn Street Finder see pp86–7