III Draakon is a medieval estonian restaurant in Vanalinn, Tallinn.
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.
Signature dishes: Elk soup, Savoury pirukad pastries
Must order: Elk soup and a couple of savoury pirukad; pickles come from a wooden barrel at the bar.
Tip: Staff stay in medieval costume and play brusque innkeeper. Cash and card both accepted; servings cost a couple of euros each.
Address: Raekoja plats 1, 10146 Tallinn
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.
Signature: Daily seasonal mains, Modern European plates
Order: Whatever the seasonal daily menu sends; the kitchen runs a vegetarian-friendly room with full vegan options.
Tip: Vintage Pegasus interior preserves the Soviet-era ceiling. Window tables look across Vabaduse square.
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.
Signature: Daily seasonal mains, Modern European plates
Order: Whatever the seasonal daily menu sends; the kitchen runs a vegetarian-friendly room with full vegan options.
Tip: Vintage Pegasus interior preserves the Soviet-era ceiling. Window tables look across Vabaduse square.
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.
Signature: Seasonal mains, Daily lunch menu
Order: Daily lunch deal weekdays; the dinner menu rotates with the season.
Tip: Open seven days; rare for a Michelin-listed Tallinn room. Walk-in friendly midweek.
Moon on Telliskivi is the Michelin-listed Russian room in the creative quarter, with Siberian pelmeni, beetroot borscht and house-fermented dairy daily.
Signature: Pelmeni, Borscht
Order: Pelmeni and borscht; the kitchen ferments its own sour cream and bakes the bread daily.
Tip: Moved to the G-building Telliskivi address in mid-2025. Vegetarian options are explicit on the menu.
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.
Signature: Dirty steak, Grilled lamb
Order: The dirty steak from the coals; or the low-temperature beef tenderloin.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Sister room Pull at Rotermanni 2 runs the same grill discipline.
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.
Signature: Charcoal-grilled steak, Smoked brisket
Order: Pull steak with the marrowbone side; the kitchen smokes its own brisket and pulled pork.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The grain-elevator interior is the room's draw alongside the grill.
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.
Signature: Grilled Baltic fish, Lunch set menu
Order: The weekday lunch set is the value play; the summer terrace pulls a sea-view crowd.
Tip: Closed June 23-24 for Jaanipaev. The bus 1A connects directly from Hobujaama in central Tallinn.
