117Key to Symbols see back cover flapWHERE TO EAT IN ESTONIAWhere to Eat in Estonia
Estonia offers an impressive choice of dining options.
Although traditional food is popular, visitors can sample
everything from eclectic international cuisine to quality
pizzas. An authentic Baltic meal may not be particularly
subtle, but it is extremely tasty and portions are usually
gene rous. Smoking is banned in restaurants and bars.
PRICE CATEGORIES
Based on the price per person of a
three-course meal with half a bottle
of wine, including cover charge,
service and tax.TALLINN
African Kitchen f Δ © ̊
Uus 34, 10111 Tel 644 2555 Map E2
This restaurant’s vibrant and lively interior is matched by the excellent food, which is the most authentic African
cuisine in the Baltic States. African Kitchen is a hip, fun place to eat, with an impressively diverse menu of fresh,
spicy and exotic fare.Olde Hansa f Δ © ̊
Vana turg 1, 10140 Tel 627 9020 Map D4
A tourist attraction in its own right, Olde Hansa is an immensely enjoyable experience. Huge traditional dishes
are served by waiters in medieval costumes in a candlelit setting, while an ensemble plays live traditional music.
The menu is reputed to be based on carefully researched recipes from medieval times.Bocca © ̊
Olevimägi 9, 10123 Tel 641 2610 Map D2
Sleek and minimalist, Bocca is a favourite with Tallinn’s trendy crowd. The suitably stylish menu includes some
excellent pasta and fillet dishes, along with delicacies such as ravioli stuffed with lemon and cinnamon-flavoured
ricotta and grilled lamb with herbs and blackberry sauce. The lighting is wonderfully atmospheric.Gloria f Δ ̊
Müürivahe 2 Tel 644 6950 Map C4
Opened in 1937, Gloria has a very stylish 1930s European interior decorated with Art Nouveau originals and
artifacts from the private collection of the owner, Dimitri Demjanov. Service is attentive, and customers can enjoy
fantastic wine from Gloria’s own cellar as well as Cuban cigars.Three Sisters Restaurant Δ © ̊
Pikk 71/Tolli 2, 10133 Tel 630 6300 Map E1
One of the most luxurious restaurants in Tallinn, Three Sisters simply oozes opulence. The food is excellent and can
be enjoyed on the terrace or in the charming courtyard in summer, while the wine cellar stores over 300 wines.
The private Angels Room has an 18th-century ceiling fresco.REST OF ESTONIA
PÄRNU Postipoiss 7 f Δ
Vee 12, 80011 Tel 446 4864
This restaurant offers an authentic taste of Russia, with everything from blini (pancakes) and pelmeni (dumplings)
to solianka (Russian beef soup), and decent home-made beer to wash it down. Weekend nights are usually very
lively, belying the quaint, rustic interior.SAAREMAA ISLAND Grand Rose Spa Hotel : 7 © ̊
Tallinna 15, 93811 Tel 666 7000
This hotel’s cosy cellar-restaurant is one of the best places to eat on the island. Its partitioned rooms and arched
brick ceiling provide an intimate setting, and there is an atmospheric, medieval-style feel to the place. The excellent
menu includes some local Saaremaa specialities.TARTU Kalinka f Δ ©
Ülikooli 10, 51003 Tel 730 5997
This establishment offers authentic Russian and Slavic cuisine in a friendly tavern-style setting. All the staple
Russian classics are on the menu, which features several dishes named after Russian presidents – Putin Soljanka,
for example. http://www.tavernkalinka.ee Under 100 EEK
100–200 EEK
200–300 EEK
300–400 EEK
Over 400 EEK