Food destinations within easy reach of Tallinn. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Põhjaka Manor (Albu) ★ 4.8

90 min by carBy car along the Tallinn-Tartu road; no direct public transport

Famous for: Estonian farm-to-table tasting menu in a restored 1820 manor

Põhjaka Manor in Mäeküla near Paide is an Estonian farm-to-table room in an 1820 manor halfway between Tallinn and Tartu, with its own gardens.

Põhjaka Manor (Albu)

Pärnu (Seafront) ★ 4.4

90 min by car or coachBus from Tallinn central bus station; coach runs hourly

Famous for: Summer-capital terraces and Scandinavian seafront dining at Rannahotell

Pärnu is Estonia's summer capital 90 minutes south of Tallinn, with a pedestrianised Supeluse promenade in summer and the 1930s Scandinavian-style.

Pärnu (Seafront)

Lahemaa National Park ★ 4.3

45 min by car or busCar along the E20 east, or bus from Tallinn central bus station

Famous for: Estonian manor-house restaurants and fishing-village taverns

Lahemaa east of Tallinn is Estonia's largest national park with restored Baltic-German manor houses like Sagadi and Palmse running restaurants in the gardens.

Lahemaa National Park

Helsinki (Ferry) ★ 4.6

2 hours by ferryTallink or Eckerö ferry from Tallinn D Terminal to Helsinki West Harbour

Famous for: Helsinki's two-star Palace and Bib Gourmand bistros across the Gulf of Finland

Helsinki sits 2 hours north of Tallinn by passenger ferry, with two-star Palace, salmon-soup market halls and Bib Gourmand bistros like Plein and Skörd.

Helsinki (Ferry)

Käsmu Fishing Village ★ 4.2

75 min by carCar along the E20 east through Lahemaa National Park

Famous for: Estonian smoked fish on the Baltic coast, Käsmu maritime museum

Käsmu is a small Estonian fishing village inside Lahemaa National Park, with a 19th-century captain-school heritage and small fish-smokehouses selling.

Käsmu Fishing Village
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