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RAKVERE: Katariina Kelder €
Estonian Road Map D1
Pikk 3, 44307
Tel 322 3943
This simple restaurant in the
cellar of a guest house is one of
the best places in town for a
satisfying meal. The menu
features imaginatively presented
local cuisine accompanied by a
small selection of wines.
SILLAMÄE: Krunk €€
Estonian Road Map E1
Kesk 23, 40231
Tel 392 9033
Part of the town’s refurbished
Soviet-era hotel (see p299), Krunk
has an oddly appealing aura of Artfully mismatched tiles at Fellin, Viljandi
faded elegance. The well-
presented, meaty fare is the TARTU: Püssirohu Kelder €€ small café-restaurant serving
best food served in town. There International Road Map E2 typical Estonian food relies
is live music at weekends. Lossi 28, 51003 on the passing tourist trade.
Tel 730 3555 Sandwiches and snacks are
SUUR MUNAMÄGI: Café Suur Built into a hillside, this popular also available.
Muna € pub-restaurant in an old gun-
International Road Map E2 powder cellar has, at 11 m (36 ft), VILJANDI: Fellin €€
Haanja village the world’s highest pub ceiling. International Road Map D2
Tel 5866 4668 Great beers are served and the Kauba 11, 71011
A peaceful rural café in an idyllic menu is packed with meaty Tel 435 9795
spot with a modern wood- dishes. It gets pretty lively late at The innovative menu at the
panelled interior, Café Suur has night and at weekends. wonderfully cosy Fellin has
a short menu of various egg- a great selection of health-
themed dishes in honour of Suur TARTU: Chez André €€€ conscious dishes made from
Munamägi (Big Egg Hill). There International Road Map E2 locally sourced ingredients.
is a lovely summer terrace. Küütri 3, 51007 Artfully presented options
Tel 744 2085 include crispy quail and charcoal
SUUR MUNAMÄGI: Suur This acclaimed restaurant really grilled mature entrecôte.
Munamägi Tower Café € pushes the boundaries with its
International Road Map E2 innovative and artistic combina- VILJANDI: Suur Vend €€
Haanja village tions of exquisite nouvelle cuisine. International Road Map D2
Tel 5822 9895 The intriguing menu includes Turu 4, 71003
This little glass-fronted café at the strawberry and duck pasta, beef Tel 433 3644
top of the Suur Munamägi tower tenderloin steak with Alaska Plenty of meat and fish dishes,
(see p125) sits at the highest point crab, and smoked ice cream. as well as a few vegetarian
in the Baltic States, at 347 m options, are on the menu at this
(1,139 ft) above sea level. Enjoy friendly pub. There is live music
DK
fantastic views of the region DK ChoiceChoice Wednesday to Saturday evenings.
TARTU: La Dolce Vita RTU: La Dolce Vita
along with a light refreshment. TA €€€€€€
Italian
Italian Road Map E2Map E2 VÕRU: Mõisa Ait €
Road
TARTU: Vilde € Kompanii 10, 51007 International Road Map E2
Kompanii 10, 51007
International Road Map E2 Tel 740 7545l 740 7545 Jüri 20c, 65608
Te
Serving an enormous selection
Vallikraavi 4 Serving an enormous selection Tel 782 5587
of authentic dishes, Old Town
Tel 734 4191 Closed Sun of authentic dishes, Old Town Meat-eaters are well catered
Ultra-healthy dishes made restaurant La Dolce Vita has for at this welcoming pub-
restaurant La Dolce Vita has
from locally produced organic won numerous awards. Pizzas restaurant in a lovely old
won numerous awards. Pizzas
ingredients are served at this great are cooked in a traditional building. There’s a good choice
are cooked in a traditional
wood-fired oven, the pasta is
café-restaurant with quirky decor. wood-fired oven, the pasta is of fish, beef, pork and chicken
Meals that are gluten or lactose- home-made and many of the dishes, but far fewer options
home-made and many of the
ingredients are imported from
free are marked as such on the ingredients are imported from for vegetarians.
Italy. The delightful interior
menu and there’s an abundance Italy. The delightful interior
is reminiscent of an authentic
of vegetarian options. is reminiscent of an authentic VÕRU: Café Spring €€
trattoria and the service
trattoria and the service International Road Map E2
TARTU: Yakuza Sushi Bar € is excellent. Petseri 20
is excellent.
Japanese Road Map E2 Tel 782 2777 Closed Sun
Tasku Shopping Centre 4th floor, In a stylishly renovated wooden
Turu 2, 51014 VÄRSKA: Hirvemäe house right beside Lake Tamula,
Tel 741 2732 Puhkekeskus € Café Spring offers a good
Inside a central shopping mall, Estonian Road Map E2 choice of artistically presented
this restaurant serves a well- Silla 6 vegetar ian and meat dishes.
presented choice of sushi Tel 797 6105 The pleasant interior has exposed
options along with soups and Part of a holiday complex close brick, a wood-burning stove and
rice and noodle dishes. to Setu Village Museum, this a comfy upstairs lounge.
For more information on types of restaurants see pp308–9