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8 cafes in Tallinn, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Tallinn.
Maiasmokk ★ 4.5
Pikk 16, 10123 Tallinn
Hours: Sun-Thu 09:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 09:00-21:00
Maiasmokk on Pikk has been Tallinn's confectionery cafe since 1864, the oldest continuously operating cafe in Estonia with a marzipan-painting room daily.
Tip: The marzipan room runs an audioguide tour. Cake counter at the door for takeaway.
Kohvik Must Puudel ★ 4.4
Müürivahe 20, 10140 Tallinn
Hours: Mon-Tue 09:00-23:00; Wed-Thu 09:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 09:00-02:00; Sun 09:00-23:00
Must Puudel on Müürivahe in the Old Town runs Soviet-era furniture, homemade hot chocolate and a long cake counter, with the same eclectic mid-20th-century.
Tip: Becomes a bar after 21:00 with a young local crowd. Late kitchen weekends past midnight.
Renard Coffee Shop ★ 4.4
Telliskivi 62, 10412 Tallinn
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00
Renard on Telliskivi is a specialty coffee shop pairing a vintage motorcycle dealership with Nordic-roasted filter coffee, sourced rotating from European.
Tip: Sister space is the Speed Shop next door; both share the motorcycle-themed interior.
NOP ★ 4.3
Johann Köleri 1, 10150 Tallinn
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-21:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-20:00
NOP on Köleri in Kadriorg is an organic shop-cafe near the Kadriorg Palace, serving locally sourced organic breakfasts, soup of the day and a small bakery.
Tip: Walkable from the Kumu art museum. The terrace runs from May to September.
Fotografiska Cafe ★ 4.3
Telliskivi 60a-8, 10412 Tallinn
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-20:00
Fotografiska Cafe on the first floor of the Telliskivi photography museum runs fresh filter coffee,a bakery counter and a daily lunch service.
Tip: Open seven days, unlike the Wed-Sun upstairs restaurant. Useful for a quick lunch before the gallery.
Kompressor ★ 4.3
Rataskaevu 3, 10123 Tallinn
Hours: Daily 11:00-22:00; kitchen until 21:30
Kompressor on Rataskaevu in the Old Town is the legendary cheap-pancake pub, with 29 different sweet and savoury dinner-plate-sized pancakes every day.
Tip: Cash and card both. The crowd is mostly tourist by 19:00; come at lunch for the local pace.
Kohvik Sesoon ★ 4.2
Kotzebue 18, 10414 Tallinn
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-16:00
Kohvik Sesoon on Kotzebue in Kalamaja is a small neighbourhood cafe with seasonally rotating cakes and a tight specialty-coffee programme, run by a Kalamaja.
Tip: Walking distance from the Telliskivi complex; combine with the Patarei seafront.
Reval Cafe Müürivahe ★ 4.0
Müürivahe 14, 10140 Tallinn
Hours: Mon-Thu 07:30-23:00; Fri 07:30-14:00; Sat 08:30-14:00; Sun 08:30-22:00
Reval Cafe on Müürivahe is one of 13 cafes in the Reval chain that since 2005 has run breakfasts, soups and cakes across the Tallinn region every day.
Tip: Reval has 13 locations across Tallinn, Viimsi and Tartu. The Müürivahe branch sits a block from Town Hall Square.
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