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SAAREMAA ISLAND: Georg Ots NARVA: Petchki-Lavotchki €€
Spa Hotel Restaurant €€€ Russian Road Map E1
Estonian Road Map C2 Tallinna maantee 19c, 20303
Tori 2, Kuressaare Tel 357 9333
Tel 455 0000 This pleasant restaurant attached
Set in the Georg Ots Spa Hotel to the Café Geneva nightclub
(see p298), this stylish restaurant serves traditional specialities such
creates wonderfully inventive as blini (pancakes), borsch and
cuisine that strikes a balance pelmeni (dumplings) prepared
between healthy and indulgent by the resident Russian chef.
ingredients. Mains include pork
tenderloin, gently smoked trout ONTIKA COAST: Mio Mare €€
and slow-cooked chicken breast. Estonian Road Map E1
Ranna 12, Toila, 41702
VORMSI ISLAND: Krog € Tel 334 2915
Estonian Road Map C1 The low-key restaurant within the
Hullo village Toila Spa Hotel (see p298) offers
Tel 514 1418 an outstanding menu of
This is a friendly, family-run exquisitely prepared meat and
restaurant in a Swedish-style Traditional table-settings at Italian fish dishes including wild boar in
wooden cottage characteristic trattoria, La Dolce Vita, Tartu red wine sauce and grilled lamb.
of Vormsi Island. Authentic
home-cooked dishes include LAHEMAA NATIONAL PARK: OTEPÄÄ: Hotel Karupesa €
wild boar stew and freshly Viitna Korts €€ International Road Map E2
caught herring. Larger groups Estonian Road Map D1 Tehvandi 1a
should book ahead. Viitna village, Kadrina parish, 45202 Tel 766 1500
Tel 520 9156 Located in the woods outside
Originally a staging post on Otepää, this resaurant has
the Tallinn-Narva highway, this romantic lighting and a cosy
Eastern Estonia atmospheric log cabin continues interior. The menu caters for
to be a popular resting place both vegetarians and meat-
KUREMÄE: Wironia €€ for travellers. There is plenty of eaters with a mixture of local
Estonian Road Map E1 fish and meat on the menu as and international dishes.
Rakvere 7, Jõhvi, 41531 well as mulgipuder (potato and
Tel 5303 6505 barley porridge). PAIDE: Paide Plaza €
This smart hotel restaurant Estonian Road Map D1
serves well-presented, hearty NARVA: China House € Keskväljak 15, 72711
local favourites such as sweet Chinese Road Map E1 Tel 5698 8777 Closed Sun
and savoury stuffed pan cakes. Tallinna maantee 6b, 20304 A somewhat simple, centrally
The adjoining pub stays open Tel 552 4777 located restaurant, Paide Plaza is
until late. This highly regarded restaurant geared towards large groups, but
with a colourful interior has serves decent food. The traditional
LAHEMAA NATIONAL PARK: man aged to hire the only menu features pancakes, salads
Kadaka-baar € Chinese chef in the region, and grilled meat and fish.
Estonian Road Map D1 ensuring the food is close to
Viitna village, 45202 authentic. The long menu PÕLTSAMAA: Rivaal Café €
Tel 325 5550 includes many vegetarian options. Estonian Road Map D2
Tucked away in the dense woods, Veski 1, 48106
this welcoming log cabin pub is NARVA: Gulliver € Tel 776 2620
a cosy resting place for hikers Estonian Road Map E1 This riverside café-restaurant
and tourists. Expect large Lavretsovi 7 offers a good choice of dishes.
portions of meaty Estonian fare. Tel 356 0777 There is an open fire in winter and
This rustic pub has a large tree-shaded terrace in summer.
LAHEMAA NATIONAL PARK: summer terrace. The typically
Lahemaa Kohvikann €€ meat-based local food is PÕLVA: Aal €
Estonian Road Map D1 prepared to a good standard Estonian Road Map E2
Palmse village, 45405 and includes pork on a spit F Tuglase 2, 63308
Tel 323 4148 Closed Mon, Tue and schnitzel. It tends to get Tel 517 1818
Run by a hospitable couple, this lively at weekends. About as good as it gets for eating
simple, cheerful restaurant near out in Põlva, Aal is a lakeside
the park serves hearty local food NARVA: German Pub €€ café-restaurant with a menu of
with German influences. Estonian Road Map E1 traditional staples. The summer
Pushkini 10, 20308 terrace has picturesque lake views.
LAHEMAA NATIONAL PARK: Tel 359 1548
Sagadi Manor €€ This popular pub in the centre PÕLVA: Pizza Olive €
International Road Map D1 of town offers hearty food in a Italian Road Map E2
Sagadi village, Vihula parish, 45403 relaxed interior adorned with Ihamaru village, Kõlleste parish, 63503
Tel 676 7888 antique paraphernalia and Tel 5663 0054
On the Sagadi estate (see p113), vintage boxing photographs. At this secluded pizza restaurant
this classy restaurant offers an Pancakes, salted fish, caviar well outside of Põlva hospitable
enjoyable dining experience with and herring are among the staff serve fantastic traditional
mutton, vegan lentil stew and offerings along with some wood-fired pizzas and home-
Sagadi carrot cake on the menu. great German beers. made desserts.
For key to prices see p314; Road Map see back inside cover