32 mid-range rooms in Tallinn, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Tallinn, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Tallinn food.
Rataskaevu 16 ★ 4.8
vanalinn · Rataskaevu 16, 10123 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Book a week ahead in summer. Sister room Väike Rataskaevu at Niguliste 6 takes the overflow with a smaller menu.
Põhjala Tap Room ★ 4.8
Peetri 5, 10415 Tallinn
Põhjala Tap Room in Noblessner runs Texas-style barbecue and 24 Põhjala craft beers on tap past midnight on Friday and Saturday in a converted naval shipyard.
Fotografiska Sunday Brunch ★ 4.8
Telliskivi 60a-8, 10412 Tallinn
Fotografiska runs a plant-led Nordic Sunday brunch atop the photography museum, with rooftop honey, herb-garden vegetables and views across Telliskivi.
Põhjala Brewery ★ 4.7
Peetri 5, 10415 Tallinn
Põhjala in Noblessner is Estonia's largest craft brewery, founded in 2011 by four Estonian beer enthusiasts plus Scotsman Chris Pilkington, RateBeer top-100.
Lore Bistroo ★ 4.6
noblessner · Peetri 12, 10415 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.
Tip: Walk-up tables are tight at weekends; book ahead. Shares Peetri 12 with the Asian-Baltic UMA upstairs.
Fotografiska Rooftop Bar ★ 4.6
Telliskivi 60a-8, 10412 Tallinn
Fotografiska runs cocktails and small plates atop the Telliskivi photography museum into the early hours of the weekend, with rooftop honey and herb-garden.
Karjase Sai ★ 4.6
Marati 5, 11712 Tallinn
Karjase Sai is a serious kopli sourdough bakery 15 minutes from the old town that most tourists never reach, with daily-baked rye and pastries.
Tip: Cardamom buns sell out by 12:00 on weekends. Combine with the Põhjala Tap Room next door for an afternoon.
RØST Saturday Brunch ★ 4.6
Rotermanni 14, 10111 Tallinn
RØST in the Rotermann Quarter runs a walk-in Saturday brunch with sourdough sandwiches, cardamom buns and filter coffee until 17:00 each week.
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.
Tip: Book a week ahead in summer. The Väike Rataskaevu sister room on Niguliste 6 runs a smaller evening menu.
Väike Rataskaevu ★ 4.5
vanalinn · Niguliste 6, 10130 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Saturday lunch only, otherwise dinner. Useful when Rataskaevu 16 is full.
Paper Mill Coffee Roastery ★ 4.5
kalamaja · Masina 20, 10144 Tallinn
Paper Mill, founded 2020 by Margus Varvas, roasts in the old fire-station of the former Cellulose and Paper Factory, with up to 30 coffees a year.
Tip: Margus ran London's Mousetail chain before moving home; the flagship has a roaster on view, pastries from sister bakery Bakermill and recycled-husk cups.
Põhjala Tap Room ★ 4.5
Peetri 5, 10415 Tallinn
Põhjala Tap Room in the Noblessner industrial complex pours 24 taps from Estonia's largest craft brewery, with Texas-style barbecue and an in-house sauna.
Barbarea ★ 4.5
Marati 5, 11712 Tallinn
Barbarea is the evening pizza face of karjase sai in kopli's põhjala industrial complex, where the bakery oven turns to sourdough pizza after 17:00.
Tip: Walk-up tables disappear by 19:00 on weekends. Natural wine list runs French and Italian.
F-hoone ★ 4.4
telliskivi · Telliskivi 60a/4, 10412 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Kitchen closes one hour before the room. Brunch runs from 10:00 daily; weekends pack out by 11:30.
KOKOMO Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
kalamaja · Marati 5, 10151 Tallinn
KOKOMO is a micro-roastery in the Põhjala Tehas factory complex in Kopli, focused on single-origin beans with the roaster running in view of the cafe counter.
Tip: Started on Muhu island in 2013 and moved to the Põhjala Tehas factory in 2019; the same complex holds Karjase Sai bakery and Põhjala Brewery up the road.
Tanker Brewery ★ 4.4
Kesk tee 10a, 75301 Jüri
Tanker in Jüri south of Tallinn was founded in 2014 and runs Sauna Session, a flagship beer flavoured with birch whisks, now exported across northern Europe.
Olde Hansa ★ 4.4
Vana turg 1, 10140 Tallinn
Olde Hansa on Vana turg runs the medieval Hanseatic feast in candlelight until midnight every night, with live hurdy-gurdy and bagpipe music Wed to Sat.
Vesta ★ 4.4
Tööstuse 88, 10416 Tallinn
Vesta is a 2026 bib gourmand in kalamaja set up by three friends around a double-sided communal counter, well off the old town tourist track.
Tip: Sit at the counter for the kitchen view. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
F-hoone ★ 4.4
Telliskivi 60a/4, 10412 Tallinn
F-hoone in Telliskivi has run all-day breakfast since 2010, with eggs, pancakes, bao buns and nasi goreng at brunch in a converted rail-industrial hangar.
The Brick Coffee Roastery ★ 4.3
telliskivi · Telliskivi 60M, 10412 Tallinn
The Brick is a small specialty roastery and brewbar in the Telliskivi creative city, roasting on-site and pouring single-origin filter and espresso.
Tip: Closed weekends; combine with Renard or Junimperium for a Telliskivi afternoon. Retail bags travel; supplies Tallinn pourers like RØST.
Sori Brewing ★ 4.3
Suur-Sõjamäe 14, 10145 Tallinn
Sori on Suur-Sõjamäe is a Tallinn craft brewery started by two Finns who moved to Estonia to brew without compromises, with a small taproom and a 5-beer.
NOP ★ 4.3
Johann Köleri 1, 10150 Tallinn
NOP is a Kadriorg organic shop-cafe near the palace park; locals lunch on soup of the day and the shop sells take-home jams and small-producer beers.
Tip: Walk over from the Kumu art museum and the Kadriorg Palace; the shop sells take-home jams and small-producer beers.
Moon ★ 4.2
telliskivi · Telliskivi 60-4, 10412 Tallinn
Moon on Telliskivi is a Michelin-listed Russian room running Siberian pelmeni dumplings, borscht and dairy-led mains; it moved to a new Telliskivi address.
Tip: Vegetarian options are explicit on the menu. The G-building entrance is at the Telliskivi-end of the complex.
Lehe Pruulikoda ★ 4.2
Mardiväljaku tee 1, 76606 Keila
Lehe is the craft brewery established 2013 in Keila just outside Tallinn, with a Humulakoda brewpub in central Tallinn pouring refreshing, tasty original.
Must Puudel ★ 4.2
Müürivahe 20, 10140 Tallinn
Must Puudel on Müürivahe runs a late kitchen into the early hours of the weekend, with savoury bowls, craft beer and the same Soviet-decor crowd that fills.
Salt ★ 4.2
Vase 14, 10125 Tallinn
Salt is a 12-table progressive european room on vase in kadriorg where the chef accommodates vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free diners on demand.
Tip: Tiny dining room; book ahead. Closed Sundays. Other times by special arrangement with the kitchen.
Kohvik Sesoon ★ 4.2
Kotzebue 18, 10414 Tallinn
Kohvik Sesoon is a Kalamaja specialty cafe walkable from the Telliskivi complex; the seasonal cake list rotates fortnightly with tight espresso.
Tip: Walkable from the Telliskivi complex. Cake list rotates fortnightly.
Mantel ja Korsten Brunch ★ 4.2
Poska 19a, 10216 Tallinn
Mantel ja Korsten in Kadriorg runs a Mediterranean-leaning weekend brunch in a restored 1920s villa near the palace, holding a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Moon ★ 4.1
telliskivi · Telliskivi 60-4, 10412 Tallinn
Moon on Telliskivi is the Michelin-listed Russian room in the creative quarter, with Siberian pelmeni, beetroot borscht and house-fermented dairy daily.
Tip: Moved to the G-building Telliskivi address in mid-2025. Vegetarian options are explicit on the menu.
Saku Brewery ★ 4.0
Tallinna mnt 2, 75501 Saku
Saku south of Tallinn has brewed Estonian beer since 1820 and is the country's largest mass-market brewery, with tours of the historic site by appointment.
Sigmund Freud Bar ★ 4.0
Sauna 8, 10140 Tallinn
Sigmund Freud Bar on Sauna runs Old Town cocktails plus bar snacks into the early hours, with the kitchen ticking past midnight on weekends.
Tchaikovsky Sunday Brunch ★ 4.0
Vene 9, 10123 Tallinn
Tchaikovsky inside Hotel Telegraaf runs a Sunday brunch under the glass-roofed atrium, with French-Russian-Estonian cooking led by executive chef Denis Golik.