Best of Tallinn by

Mikko
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Food scene

Great news!! Dotcafee is now open for your breakfast, lunch, drinks - just two floors down from the apartment, literally the next door on the street level. What a great way to start your morning if you dont feel like preparing your breakfast ☕️☕️☕️
Dotcafee
29 Pärnu maantee
Great news!! Dotcafee is now open for your breakfast, lunch, drinks - just two floors down from the apartment, literally the next door on the street level. What a great way to start your morning if you dont feel like preparing your breakfast ☕️☕️☕️
This is the nearest restaurant from the apartment, just cross the road and jump in. Wide variety of Japanese dishes of all kinds. Open for lunch and Dinner.
Sakura Resto
32 Pärnu maantee
This is the nearest restaurant from the apartment, just cross the road and jump in. Wide variety of Japanese dishes of all kinds. Open for lunch and Dinner.
A very popular restaurant in the heart of the Old Town. Great food in a medieval setting. MUST book well beforehand. Terrace during the summer also nice.
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Rataskaevu 16
16 Rataskaevu
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A very popular restaurant in the heart of the Old Town. Great food in a medieval setting. MUST book well beforehand. Terrace during the summer also nice.
Very popular and for a good reason - perfect ambience and great food.
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Parrot MiniBar
7 Vana-Posti
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Very popular and for a good reason - perfect ambience and great food.
Great Indian food in Tallinn´s old town, cellar restaurant. During summer time their outside terrace is also very pleasant.
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Restaurant Chakra
1 Bremeni käik
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Great Indian food in Tallinn´s old town, cellar restaurant. During summer time their outside terrace is also very pleasant.
Asian Fusion kitchen, very high quality in fine dining setting.
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Chedi
1 Sulevimägi
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Asian Fusion kitchen, very high quality in fine dining setting.
New and high quality restaurant with a deli in the new part of the city center. A very pleasant modern but sylish atmospheare, not the cheapest in town but well worth the visit if you enjoy French cuisine. Located at Maakri 30, Skyon building (the tall building with colours of Ukraine in the evenings).
PÄRIS Pagar • Deli • Resto
30 Maakri
New and high quality restaurant with a deli in the new part of the city center. A very pleasant modern but sylish atmospheare, not the cheapest in town but well worth the visit if you enjoy French cuisine. Located at Maakri 30, Skyon building (the tall building with colours of Ukraine in the evenings).
Wonderful summer roof top terrace for tasty and authentic Japanse food. The Chef is Japanese which guarantees your dining experiecne. Close to my Pärnu maantee AirBnB.
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Jaapani restoran Haku
6 Lätte
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Wonderful summer roof top terrace for tasty and authentic Japanse food. The Chef is Japanese which guarantees your dining experiecne. Close to my Pärnu maantee AirBnB.
Bohem cafeteria in the Old Town. This is a must visit. Great during the winter/inside and summer/terrace. Try their cakes and chocolates - my absolute favourite is the hand made "Toscana päike" = Toscana´s sun, a delicious small hand made truffel to die for!! They also serve ice cream portions and a la carte menu, if you wish to have lunch/dinner.
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Pierre Chocolaterie
6 Vene
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Bohem cafeteria in the Old Town. This is a must visit. Great during the winter/inside and summer/terrace. Try their cakes and chocolates - my absolute favourite is the hand made "Toscana päike" = Toscana´s sun, a delicious small hand made truffel to die for!! They also serve ice cream portions and a la carte menu, if you wish to have lunch/dinner.
Located on one of the most beautiful and historic narrow streets in the Old Town. Great Italian food and a very good price/quality ration. my personal favourites since 2005 is their Beef Carpaccio and Tomato Mozzarella salad. Great pastas and pizzas.
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Restoran Controvento
12 Vene
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Located on one of the most beautiful and historic narrow streets in the Old Town. Great Italian food and a very good price/quality ration. my personal favourites since 2005 is their Beef Carpaccio and Tomato Mozzarella salad. Great pastas and pizzas.
Next to Telegraaf hotel and opposite of Pierre´s Chocolaterie - fine dining at its best in the Old Town.
Rado restoran
7 Vene
Next to Telegraaf hotel and opposite of Pierre´s Chocolaterie - fine dining at its best in the Old Town.
Vegan food in a very Old Townish setting in the middle of the old town. If you prefer vegan food, try this one!
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Vegan Restoran V
12 Rataskaevu
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Vegan food in a very Old Townish setting in the middle of the old town. If you prefer vegan food, try this one!
Great views over the Niguliste park/church. Terrace during the summer on Harju street. Same owners as Rataskaevu 16 and Väike Rataskaevu guarantees the quality of your dining experience. Several floors. Since 1962.
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Restaurant Pegasus
1 Harju
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Great views over the Niguliste park/church. Terrace during the summer on Harju street. Same owners as Rataskaevu 16 and Väike Rataskaevu guarantees the quality of your dining experience. Several floors. Since 1962.
Same menu as in Rataskaevu 16 - it is their kid-sister restaurant facing the Niguliste church. Great food in a pleasant ambience.
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Väike-rataskaevu​
6 Niguliste
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Same menu as in Rataskaevu 16 - it is their kid-sister restaurant facing the Niguliste church. Great food in a pleasant ambience.
Thai food in the Old Town, high quality in a fine dining setting.
NOK NOK
7 Vana-Posti
Thai food in the Old Town, high quality in a fine dining setting.
Great steaks for meat lovers. Outside the Old Town, however by taxi only 5 mins from the apartment. Interesting surroundings, this area (Fahle) used to be a cellulose factory which now has been turned into restaurants, shops and cafes.
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Argentiina restoran
80 Tartu maantee
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Great steaks for meat lovers. Outside the Old Town, however by taxi only 5 mins from the apartment. Interesting surroundings, this area (Fahle) used to be a cellulose factory which now has been turned into restaurants, shops and cafes.
If you are in Tallinn during the summer, the weather is great and you wish to see the skyline of Tallinn while enjoying a great dinner - then visit Noa! 15 mins by taxi from the apartment but well worth the drive if you want to see the Piritta area. Nearby is the beach of Piritta where locals go for a swim.
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NOA Restaurant
3 Ranna tee
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If you are in Tallinn during the summer, the weather is great and you wish to see the skyline of Tallinn while enjoying a great dinner - then visit Noa! 15 mins by taxi from the apartment but well worth the drive if you want to see the Piritta area. Nearby is the beach of Piritta where locals go for a swim.
Open your window and look to your right and you will see Reval Cafe. Open for breakfast and lunch all day.
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Reval Café
27 Pärnu mnt
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Open your window and look to your right and you will see Reval Cafe. Open for breakfast and lunch all day.
The second closest cafe to the apartment, just 100 m further down the Rävala st beyond Reval Coffee. Great coffee and pastries, no lunch servings. They also have other locations in the city/old town.
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Caffeine EE
9 Tatari
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The second closest cafe to the apartment, just 100 m further down the Rävala st beyond Reval Coffee. Great coffee and pastries, no lunch servings. They also have other locations in the city/old town.
Asian Aroma serves decent asian flavours and is right next to the apartment, across the small park next to the building. If you wish to have a quick TV-dinner, it is very easy to get it from here. Chinse, Indian, Thai on their menu.
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Asian Aroma
1 P. Süda
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Asian Aroma serves decent asian flavours and is right next to the apartment, across the small park next to the building. If you wish to have a quick TV-dinner, it is very easy to get it from here. Chinse, Indian, Thai on their menu.
Delicious Pancakes of all kinds with very reasoable prices in the center of the old town. Large selection for lunch, dinner and dessert. The place doesnt look like much from the outside (or from the inside, for that matter), but if you like real pancakes this is a place for you to go to. You will also love their prices - a large stuffed pancake with beer for less than 10€ and you wont leave hungry!
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Kompressor
3 Rataskaevu
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Delicious Pancakes of all kinds with very reasoable prices in the center of the old town. Large selection for lunch, dinner and dessert. The place doesnt look like much from the outside (or from the inside, for that matter), but if you like real pancakes this is a place for you to go to. You will also love their prices - a large stuffed pancake with beer for less than 10€ and you wont leave hungry!
A true Classic in Tallinn, more than just a restaurant. If you are into medieval stories from Hanseatic times and atmospheare to match, this is your place. Food is tasty and waiters/waitresses create medieval ambience for a memorable dinner. Summer terrace available. Slightly touristic - or is it? Perhaps the most medieval restaurant in Tallinn, afterall!
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Olde Hansa
1 Vana turg
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A true Classic in Tallinn, more than just a restaurant. If you are into medieval stories from Hanseatic times and atmospheare to match, this is your place. Food is tasty and waiters/waitresses create medieval ambience for a memorable dinner. Summer terrace available. Slightly touristic - or is it? Perhaps the most medieval restaurant in Tallinn, afterall!
Panoramic views over the city, old town and towards the Gulf of Finland. Stunning sunsets. Watch ferries from Helsinki come and go while enjoying five star dinner or drinks at the highest floor of Swisshotel.
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Horisont, Restaurant & Bar
3 Tornimäe
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Panoramic views over the city, old town and towards the Gulf of Finland. Stunning sunsets. Watch ferries from Helsinki come and go while enjoying five star dinner or drinks at the highest floor of Swisshotel.

Neighborhoods

Old industrial area turned into restaurant and entertainment area. Very much Berlin-like. Very popular during the summer and winter, lots of high quality restaurants inside the area and nearby, e.g. F-hoone, Clos. You will find the famous Fotografiska (art exhibition) here with their terrace restaurant.
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Telliskivi
Telliskivi
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Old industrial area turned into restaurant and entertainment area. Very much Berlin-like. Very popular during the summer and winter, lots of high quality restaurants inside the area and nearby, e.g. F-hoone, Clos. You will find the famous Fotografiska (art exhibition) here with their terrace restaurant.
Another industral area turned into shopping, restaurants and entertainment area. Very cosy with its combination of old buildings skillfully rebuilt into shops, restaurants, cafes, terraces. Well worth a visit especially during the summer as it is in the city center.
Rotermanni
Rotermanni
Another industral area turned into shopping, restaurants and entertainment area. Very cosy with its combination of old buildings skillfully rebuilt into shops, restaurants, cafes, terraces. Well worth a visit especially during the summer as it is in the city center.
You have not seen Tallinn if you didnt visit the Old Town. This is just 500 meters/one block away from the apartment: go accross Pärnu maantee to Roosikrantsi st (you can see this junction directly from your window), walk all the way down the street, take the pedestrian tunnel to reach the freedom Square and voilá - the Old Town begins right there! Tallinn is an old Hansa city an its history goest back for almost a thousand years. The street plan is still the same as it was when the first buildings were built - an unique feature here. Unesco world heritage site. Amazing amount of churches inside a very small area. The historic Pikk Hermann (Tall Hermann) tower is here. Toompea is the highest point of the Old Town with the Dom/Cathedral chuch (built catholic, turned into lutheran), Russian orthodox church, The Parlament, Prime Minister´s office and other official buildings, Embassies (incl Finland), and a great viewing platform for views over the city, the city wall and the harbour.
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Vanalinn
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You have not seen Tallinn if you didnt visit the Old Town. This is just 500 meters/one block away from the apartment: go accross Pärnu maantee to Roosikrantsi st (you can see this junction directly from your window), walk all the way down the street, take the pedestrian tunnel to reach the freedom Square and voilá - the Old Town begins right there! Tallinn is an old Hansa city an its history goest back for almost a thousand years. The street plan is still the same as it was when the first buildings were built - an unique feature here. Unesco world heritage site. Amazing amount of churches inside a very small area. The historic Pikk Hermann (Tall Hermann) tower is here. Toompea is the highest point of the Old Town with the Dom/Cathedral chuch (built catholic, turned into lutheran), Russian orthodox church, The Parlament, Prime Minister´s office and other official buildings, Embassies (incl Finland), and a great viewing platform for views over the city, the city wall and the harbour.
Great walking district to wander around, restaurants, old wooden buildings, new modern housing along the seaside. At edge of Kalamaja you will find the infamous Patarei prison complex which is now being turned into housing and offices. There is a prison museum at the fortress. Right next door you will find Lennusadam (Sea plane harbour) with its huge exhibition hall and museum. Well worth a visit, especially with children. Estonia´s first submarine on display here among many other things. Located on the seaside.
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Kalamaja
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Great walking district to wander around, restaurants, old wooden buildings, new modern housing along the seaside. At edge of Kalamaja you will find the infamous Patarei prison complex which is now being turned into housing and offices. There is a prison museum at the fortress. Right next door you will find Lennusadam (Sea plane harbour) with its huge exhibition hall and museum. Well worth a visit, especially with children. Estonia´s first submarine on display here among many other things. Located on the seaside.
Especially enjoyable during the summer: a large park very near to the city center for relaxing walking. Inside the part you will find the following: - Japanese park - President´s of Estonia residence - Museum of Modern Art - Cadriorg Palace (museum)
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Kadriorg
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Especially enjoyable during the summer: a large park very near to the city center for relaxing walking. Inside the part you will find the following: - Japanese park - President´s of Estonia residence - Museum of Modern Art - Cadriorg Palace (museum)
Spectacular sunsets during the summer, easy walking by the sea, perfect for jogging, cycling, roller skating along Pirita rannatee/Reidi tee. Right next to Kadriorg park. If you arrive by taxi, ask a ride to Russalka.
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Pirita
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Spectacular sunsets during the summer, easy walking by the sea, perfect for jogging, cycling, roller skating along Pirita rannatee/Reidi tee. Right next to Kadriorg park. If you arrive by taxi, ask a ride to Russalka.

Sightseeing

For more tips visit here, just minutes away from the apartment in the old town. THey organize walking tours etc in the area.
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Tallinn Tourist Information Centre
2 Niguliste
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For more tips visit here, just minutes away from the apartment in the old town. THey organize walking tours etc in the area.
A wonderfully scenic walk around the old town
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Šnelli park
17 Toom-Kooli
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A wonderfully scenic walk around the old town

Borgartillaga

Samgöngur

Taxis are inexpensive in Tallinn.

For safe and trustworthy rides, download BOLT app. You can pay cash or insert your card number into system for easy use.
Siðir og menning

Tap water is drinkable

You can drink tap water in Tallinn. Some prefer bottled water, therefore there is water in the apartment for you to drink (it is included in your roomrate).
Siðir og menning

Tipping is not manadatory but appreciated

RESTAURANTS: your tips are welcome, but not expected. Tip if you were happy with your service but there is no no need to go overboard (i.e. absolutely no need to go over 10% - unless you wish to do so) with your tips. Round up your bill to the amount you think is justified. TAXI: If you book your taxi via Bolt, you can rate your ride and tip your driver after you have left the car through the app, if you wish. Again, this is not a must do but strictly volutary.
Samgöngur

Walk!

Tallinn´s city center is relatively small and very reachable by foot, if you are fit and willing to walk. The apartment is centrally located and you will reach shopping, restaurants, sights and entertainment by foot very easily. You will also see the city better if you walk :-)
Bókaðu áður en þú leggur af stað

Restaurants

Many of the restaurants I have mentioned in my guide book are very popular - book before you go to save you from a disappointment.
Hvað á að taka með

Estonia has four seasons

Temperatures here can vary between +30 to -30 Celcius. Both extremes are rare, though. Winters are generally slightly sub zero while summers are mild. A standard summer day is 20-22 Celcius while nights are cooler. Therefore, pack according to the season!
Gagnlegar setningar

Tere!

Means hello :-)
Ekki missa af

Shopping centers

* Nearest to the apartment: SOLARIS - >Turn right once you exit the building, walk straight down the Rävala street and you will see their sign "Solaris". A 5 min walk. Viru Keskus/Viru Center - Once you reached Solaris, you will see Viru Hotel -> Viru Center is downstairs Stockmann Department strore Near to Viru Keskus (5 min walk) By Taxi/Car - Rocca al Mare shopping : very large shopping center, 15 mins by car - Kristine shopping: as above, 10 mins by car - Depo: huge warehouse style shop to buy almost anything you can imagine (10 mins by car) - Ülemiste center, next to the airport