Estonian beetroot, herring and potato salad bound in sour cream and finely chopped to a uniform dice, eaten at Christmas, Easter and most every Estonian Sunday dinner table.
Rosolje is the Estonian version of the Russian and Polish 'beetroot salad with herring' (vinegret), absorbed during the Russian Empire centuries of rule and re-locked into Estonian culture during the 19th century. It uses cooked beetroot, potato, gherkin, hard-boiled egg and a pickled herring fillet, all chopped to a similar small dice and bound in sour cream. Many Old Town traditional rooms still serve it year-round; at home it appears at every major holiday.
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Olde Hansa ★ 4.7
vanalinn · Vana turg 1, 10140 Tallinn
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.
Rataskaevu 16 ★ 4.5
vanalinn · Rataskaevu 16, 10123 Tallinn
Rataskaevu 16 in the Old Town is a long-running Estonian comfort-food institution, with braised elk roast and chef's choice white fish carrying a vegetable.
Pegasus ★ 4.0
vanalinn · Harju 1, 10146 Tallinn
Pegasus on Harju has been a Tallinn dining-room landmark since 1962, with three floors of modern European cooking and Harju Hill views above the Old Town.