26 cheap eats rooms in Tallinn, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Tallinn: the places editors actually return to. All Tallinn food.
Friikabaar ★ 4.8
Kopli 1, 10412 Tallinn
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 ★ 4.6
Marati 5, 11712 Tallinn
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 ★ 4.6
Kopli 1, 10412 Tallinn
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.
RØST Bakery ★ 4.5
Rotermanni 14, 10111 Tallinn
RØST on Rotermanni is a Scandinavian-leaning bakery in the converted Nisuveski grain-mill building with sourdough loaves, cardamom buns and cinnamon buns.
Barbarea ★ 4.5
Marati 5, 11712 Tallinn
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 ★ 4.5
Pikk 16, 10123 Tallinn
Maiasmokk on Pikk has been Tallinn's confectionery cafe since 1864, the oldest continuously operating cafe in Estonia with a marzipan-painting room daily.
Tip: The marzipan room runs an audioguide tour. Cake counter at the door for takeaway.
RØST Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.5
Rotermanni 14, 10111 Tallinn
RØST on Rotermanni is a Scandinavian bakery and specialty coffee cafe in the converted Nisuveski grain-mill, with sourdough loaves baked fresh daily.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Order a sandwich at the counter for a cheap Old Town lunch.
Balti Jaama Turg Counters ★ 4.5
Kopli 1, 10412 Tallinn
Balti Jaama Turg has nearly 300 counters across three floors, with Vietnamese pho, Estonian dumplings, Belgian fries and shawarma all under 15 euros daily.
III Draakon ★ 4.4
vanalinn · Raekoja plats 1, 10146 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.
Tip: Staff stay in medieval costume and play brusque innkeeper. Cash and card both accepted; servings cost a couple of euros each.
Maiasmokk Bakery Counter ★ 4.4
Pikk 16, 10123 Tallinn
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.
Kohvik Must Puudel ★ 4.4
Müürivahe 20, 10140 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Becomes a bar after 21:00 with a young local crowd. Late kitchen weekends past midnight.
Renard Coffee Shop ★ 4.4
Telliskivi 62, 10412 Tallinn
Renard on Telliskivi is a specialty coffee shop pairing a vintage motorcycle dealership with Nordic-roasted filter coffee, sourced rotating from European.
Tip: Sister space is the Speed Shop next door; both share the motorcycle-themed interior.
Pelmen ★ 4.4
Kopli 1, 10412 Tallinn
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 ★ 4.3
Johann Köleri 1, 10150 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Walkable from the Kumu art museum. The terrace runs from May to September.
Fotografiska Cafe ★ 4.3
Telliskivi 60a-8, 10412 Tallinn
Fotografiska Cafe on the first floor of the Telliskivi photography museum runs fresh filter coffee,a bakery counter and a daily lunch service.
Tip: Open seven days, unlike the Wed-Sun upstairs restaurant. Useful for a quick lunch before the gallery.
Kompressor ★ 4.3
Rataskaevu 3, 10123 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Cash and card both. The crowd is mostly tourist by 19:00; come at lunch for the local pace.
Kompressor ★ 4.3
Rataskaevu 3, 10123 Tallinn
Kompressor on Rataskaevu serves enormous Estonian pancakes for under 9 euros, with 29 sweet and savoury fillings on the menu and craft beer to wash them down.
III Draakon ★ 4.3
Raekoja plats 1, 10146 Tallinn
III Draakon under the Town Hall serves elk soup, pirukad pastries and house beer for a few euros each in a medieval-themed candle-lit cellar.
Mantel ja Korsten Set Lunch ★ 4.3
Poska 19a, 10216 Tallinn
Mantel ja Korsten in Kadriorg runs a Mediterranean weekday set lunch at 14 to 18 euros, a Bib Gourmand kitchen at counter-pricing earlier in the day.
Kalev Confectionery Shop ★ 4.2
Roseni 7, 10111 Tallinn
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 ★ 4.2
Kotzebue 18, 10414 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Walking distance from the Telliskivi complex; combine with the Patarei seafront.
Kauss ★ 4.2
Kopli 1, 10412 Tallinn
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 ★ 4.2
Telliskivi 60a/4, 10412 Tallinn
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 ★ 4.0
Müürivahe 14, 10140 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Reval has 13 locations across Tallinn, Viimsi and Tartu. The Müürivahe branch sits a block from Town Hall Square.
Panda Köök ★ 4.0
Kopli 1, 10412 Tallinn
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 ★ 3.8
Hobujaama 10, 10151 Tallinn
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.