Mantel ja Korsten is a mediterranean-estonian restaurant in Kadriorg, Tallinn.
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.
Signature dishes: Mediterranean small plates, Wood-fired vegetables
Must order: Sharing plates from the seasonal menu; the kitchen leans Italian and Spanish with Estonian produce.
Tip: Closed Mondays; kitchen closes one hour before the room. A 15-minute walk from the Kumu art museum.
Address: Poska 19a, 10216 Tallinn
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.
Signature: Braised elk roast, Beef tenderloin
Order: Braised elk roast with potato and beetroot gratin (€28.60); add the Estonian cheese platter.
Tip: Book a week ahead in summer. Sister room Väike Rataskaevu at Niguliste 6 takes the overflow with a smaller menu.
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.
Signature: Smaller-portion Estonian plates, Game course
Order: Whatever the night's seasonal main is; the menu is shorter than the parent room.
Tip: Saturday lunch only, otherwise dinner. Useful when Rataskaevu 16 is full.
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.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Nasi goreng
Order: Wood-fired pizza for the table; the nasi goreng and bao buns are the long-running cult orders.
Tip: Kitchen closes one hour before the room. Brunch runs from 10:00 daily; weekends pack out by 11:30.
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.
Signature: Hand-rolled pasta, Italian sharing plates
Order: Whatever pasta is on the daily menu; the wine list runs deep on Italian regions.
Tip: Closing times shift in autumn-winter. Was formerly Cru; relaunched as Osteria il Cru in 2024.
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.
Signature: Grand Chef's Feast, Bear and elk plates
Order: The Grand Chef's Feast tasting; the kitchen runs an entirely candle-lit, electricity-free dining service.
Tip: Live medieval music Wed-Sat 18:00-21:00. Three floors plus a cellar, but the room books out for the feast nightly.
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: Elk soup, Savoury pirukad pastries
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.
