Kompressor ★ 4.3
Kompressor on Rataskaevu serves enormous Estonian pancakes for under 9 euros, with 29 sweet and savoury fillings on the menu and craft beer to wash them down.
Try: 29 sweet and savoury pancakes
Eat well in Tallinn for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
III Draakon ★ 4.3
III Draakon under the Town Hall serves elk soup, pirukad pastries and house beer for a few euros each in a medieval-themed candle-lit cellar.
Try: Elk soup and savoury pirukad
Balti Jaama Turg Counters ★ 4.5
Balti Jaama Turg has nearly 300 counters across three floors, with Vietnamese pho, Estonian dumplings, Belgian fries and shawarma all under 15 euros daily.
Try: Multi-cultural counter food, lunch for €8-12
F-hoone Lunch ★ 4.2
F-hoone in Telliskivi runs a daily lunch special at 10 to 14 euros, with wood-fired pizza and Asian-leaning plates on the long menu seven days a week.
Try: Daily lunch special
Vapiano ★ 3.8
Vapiano in central Tallinn runs the Italian pasta and pizza counter chain, with cooked-to-order plates around 10 to 14 euros and a salad bar for grab-and-go.
Try: Italian pasta and pizza counter
Mantel ja Korsten Set Lunch ★ 4.3
Mantel ja Korsten in Kadriorg runs a Mediterranean weekday set lunch at 14 to 18 euros, a Bib Gourmand kitchen at counter-pricing earlier in the day.
Try: Mediterranean weekday lunch