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Friikabaar

Try Belgian-style hand-cut fries

Friikabaar inside Balti Jaama Turg runs Belgian-style hand-cut fries with a long sauce menu,one of the food-hall cult counters in the Kopli-end of the market.

Karjase Sai

Order Daily sourdough loaf

Karjase Sai on Marati in Kopli is a small Estonian sourdough bakery that ferments and bakes fresh rye and pastries Tuesday to Sunday, plus specialty coffee.

Kebaboom

Try Shawarma and falafel

Kebaboom inside Balti Jaama Turg runs Turkish-style shawarma and falafel from the spit, one of the most-loved counters of the food-hall street.

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RØST Bakery

Order Cardamom bun

RØST on Rotermanni is a Scandinavian-leaning bakery in the converted Nisuveski grain-mill building with sourdough loaves, cardamom buns and cinnamon buns.

Barbarea

Order Wood-fired sourdough pizza

Barbarea is the evening face of Karjase Sai in Kopli, opening at 17:00 with sourdough pizza, small plates and natural wine in the same Põhjala Tehas bakery.

Maiasmokk

Order Hot chocolate and a piece of hand-painted marzipan; the kringel sweet bread is the everyday order.

Maiasmokk on Pikk has been Tallinn's confectionery cafe since 1864, the oldest continuously operating cafe in Estonia with a marzipan-painting room daily.

RØST Bakery & Cafe

Order Cardamom bun and a flat white; or grab a sourdough loaf to go.

RØST on Rotermanni is a Scandinavian bakery and specialty coffee cafe in the converted Nisuveski grain-mill, with sourdough loaves baked fresh daily.

Balti Jaama Turg Counters

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Try Multi-cultural counter food, lunch for €8-12

Balti Jaama Turg has nearly 300 counters across three floors, with Vietnamese pho, Estonian dumplings, Belgian fries and shawarma all under 15 euros daily.

Maiasmokk Bakery Counter

Order Estonian kringel sweet bread

Maiasmokk on Pikk has run its bakery counter since 1864,serving Estonian kringel,hand-painted marzipan and confectionery the same way for more than 150 years.

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Kohvik Must Puudel

Order House hot chocolate and a slice of the daily cake; the kitchen also serves savoury bowls past midnight.

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.

Renard Coffee Shop

Order Filter pour from the current roastery rotation; espresso list also runs through Nordic roasters.

Renard on Telliskivi is a specialty coffee shop pairing a vintage motorcycle dealership with Nordic-roasted filter coffee, sourced rotating from European.

Pelmen

Try Russian and Estonian dumplings

Pelmen at Balti Jaama Turg runs handmade Russian-style pelmeni and Estonian dumplings to order with sour cream,dill and butter,one of the food-street anchors.

NOP

Order Soup of the day with sourdough, the organic shop sells take-home jams.

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.

Fotografiska Cafe

Order Daily lunch from the counter; the cafe shares a kitchen team with the upstairs Michelin room.

Fotografiska Cafe on the first floor of the Telliskivi photography museum runs fresh filter coffee,a bakery counter and a daily lunch service.

Kompressor

Order Smoked chicken with curry sauce pancake; or the Estonian smoked cheese and ham version. Add a craft beer.

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.

Kalev Confectionery Shop

Order Estonian marzipan figures

Kalev on Roseni in the Rotermann Quarter is the historic Estonian confectionery brand's flagship shop, with house chocolate, marzipan and kommid sweets.

Kohvik Sesoon

Order Daily cake plus a filter pour; the bake list rotates fortnightly.

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.

Kauss

Try Estonian poke-style grain bowls

Kauss at Balti Jaama Turg builds Estonian poke-style grain bowls with local fish, pickles and rye, a quick-counter lunch in the food-hall street.

F-hoone Lunch

Try Daily lunch special

F-hoone in Telliskivi runs a daily lunch special at 10 to 14 euros, with wood-fired pizza and Asian-leaning plates on the long menu seven days a week.

Reval Cafe Müürivahe

Order Daily soup at lunch; the chain bakes its own marzipan cake and cardamom buns.

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.

Panda Köök

Try Vietnamese-style banh mi and pho

Panda Köök inside Balti Jaama Turg runs Vietnamese-style banh mi and pho from a small open kitchen, one of the most popular counters on the food-hall street.

Vapiano

Try Italian pasta and pizza counter

Vapiano in central Tallinn runs the Italian pasta and pizza counter chain, with cooked-to-order plates around 10 to 14 euros and a salad bar for grab-and-go.

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