Bistros, trattorias and the everyday places where Tallinn actually eats.
Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Tallinn actually eats.
14 places
Order Braised elk roast with potato and beetroot gratin (€28.60); add the Estonian cheese platter.
Rataskaevu 16 is the Old Town's mid-priced Estonian comfort-food room, with braised elk, beef tenderloin and chef's choice white fish on a dietary menu.
Order Whatever the night's seasonal main is; the menu is shorter than the parent room.
Väike Rataskaevu on Niguliste is the small-format sister to Rataskaevu 16, serving a tighter dinner-only Estonian menu two streets away in the Old Town.
Order Wood-fired pizza for the table; the nasi goreng and bao buns are the long-running cult orders.
F-hoone in Telliskivi has anchored the creative-city restaurant scene since 2010, with wood-fired pizzas and Asian plates in a rail-industrial hangar.
Order Whatever pasta is on the daily menu; the wine list runs deep on Italian regions.
Osteria il Cru on Viru is the Old Town's reliable mid-priced Italian, with hand-rolled pasta and an olive tree inside the dining room basement floor.
Order The Grand Chef's Feast tasting; the kitchen runs an entirely candle-lit, electricity-free dining service.
Olde Hansa on Vana turg in the Old Town is a long-running Hanseatic-feast restaurant with medieval costumes, live hurdy-gurdy music and a 14th-century menu.
Order Elk soup and a couple of savoury pirukad; pickles come from a wooden barrel at the bar.
III Draakon under the 13th-century Town Hall on Raekoja plats is a tiny medieval-themed tavern serving elk soup, pirukad pastries and house beer cellar.
Order Whatever the seasonal daily menu sends; the kitchen runs a vegetarian-friendly room with full vegan options.
Pegasus on Harju has been a Tallinn dining-room landmark since 1962, with three floors of modern European cooking and Harju Hill views above the Old Town.
Order Daily lunch deal weekdays; the dinner menu rotates with the season.
Restaurant Radio on Terase in the Telliskivi-Kadriorg corridor is a Michelin-listed modern European room with a daily lunch, recognised in the 2026 Guide.
Order Pelmeni and borscht; the kitchen ferments its own sour cream and bakes the bread daily.
Moon on Telliskivi is the Michelin-listed Russian room in the creative quarter, with Siberian pelmeni, beetroot borscht and house-fermented dairy daily.
Order The dirty steak from the coals; or the low-temperature beef tenderloin.
Härg on Maakri is a Michelin-listed grill room run by chef Taigo Lepik, with low-temperature beef and a dirty steak cooked directly in charcoal at the bar.
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Order Pull steak with the marrowbone side; the kitchen smokes its own brisket and pulled pork.
Pull on Rotermanni inside a 19th-century grain elevator is a Michelin-listed steakhouse run by grill masters Enn Tobreluts,Hanno Kuul and Andres Tuule.
Order The weekday lunch set is the value play; the summer terrace pulls a sea-view crowd.
Tuljak on Pirita tee is the Bib Gourmand seaside room halfway out to Pirita marina, with chef Lauri-Alvari Vahemaa running a Nordic seasonal menu daily.
Order The weekday lunch set, or a natural-leaning glass pour with the day's main.
Lore Bistroo on Peetri in Noblessner is the LP Hospitality group's Bib Gourmand bistro for modern Estonian cooking in a relaxed harbour-side room daily.
Order Sharing plates from the seasonal menu; the kitchen leans Italian and Spanish with Estonian produce.
Mantel ja Korsten on Poska in Kadriorg holds a 2026 Bib Gourmand for Mediterranean-inspired cooking led by chef Jüri Vainküla, set in a restored 1920s villa.
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