Tuljak is a modern estonian restaurant in Pirita, Tallinn.
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 dishes: Grilled Baltic fish, Lunch set menu
Must 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.
Address: Pirita tee 26e, 10127 Tallinn
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.
Signature: Weekly bistro plates, Baltic seafood
Order: The weekday lunch set, or a natural-leaning glass pour with the day's main.
Tip: Walk-up tables are tight at weekends; book ahead. Shares Peetri 12 with the Asian-Baltic UMA upstairs.
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: Mediterranean small plates, Wood-fired vegetables
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.
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.
