The restaurants worth a reservation in Tallinn, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Tallinn: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
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Order Sit at NOA Chef's Hall for the seven-course tasting.
NOA sits on the Viimsi coast 10 minutes north of central Tallinn, holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand and is widely treated as the best sea-view dining room.
Order The seasonal tasting menu; the rooftop herb garden and bees supply many of the plates.
Fotografiska sits atop the photography museum in Telliskivi, holds a 2026 Michelin Green Star plus a new Bib Gourmand and runs a creative plant-led Nordic.
Order Whatever is on the live-fire grill that night; the Vulcano sears at temperatures most kitchens cannot.
FUME in Rotermann is the newest Siigur-group room and a new 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand, built around a Madrid-made Vulcano Gress grill that runs the kitchen.
Order Whatever the counter sends; the menu is intuitive and changes with what arrives at the door.
Vesta on Tööstuse in Kalamaja is a 2026 Bib Gourmand newly added to the Michelin Estonia Guide, set up by three friends as an animated room around a large.
Order The set lunch and a glass from the natural-leaning list; the kitchen turns over weekly.
Lore Bistroo on Peetri in Noblessner is the LP Hospitality group's Bib Gourmand bistro, returning to the 2026 Michelin Guide Estonia for modern Estonian.
Order The tasting menu; the kitchen blends Japanese and Korean technique with Estonian produce.
UMA, whose name stands for Unorthodox Modern Asian, is the LP Hospitality group's Bib Gourmand room in Noblessner, returning to the 2026 Michelin Guide.
Order The set lunch midweek, or the seasonal tasting; the kitchen leans on Baltic fish and Estonian game.
Tuljak on Pirita tee holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand for Nordic cooking led by chef Lauri-Alvari Vahemaa, set in the postwar Pirita Yacht Club building.
Order The seasonal sharing plates; the kitchen leans Italian and Spanish with Estonian produce.
Mantel ja Korsten on Poska in Kadriorg holds a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand for Mediterranean-inspired cooking led by chef Jüri Vainküla, set in a restored.
Order Order from the short seasonal menu; the kitchen names its farms and foragers.
Lee Brasserie on Uus is sommelier Kristjan Peäske and chef Janno Lepik's Michelin-listed Old Town brasserie with a long international wine list now.
Order The tasting menu paired with Champagne from the long list.
Tchaikovsky sits inside the five-star Hotel Telegraaf on Vene in the Old Town,a Michelin-listed room run by executive chef Denis Golik with French technique.
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Order Braised elk roast with potato and beetroot gratin.
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.
Order Whatever pasta is on; the menu is short, seasonal and Italian-leaning.
Osteria il Cru in the oldest building on Viru is a Michelin-listed Italian room with an olive tree in the small Old Town hotel dining area now.
Order The dirty steak cooked in the coals; or the low-temperature beef tenderloin.
Härg on Maakri is grill master Enn Tobreluts's Michelin-listed grill room led by chef Taigo Lepik, with low-temperature beef and a dirty steak cooked.
Order The grilled steak from the charcoal pit; the kitchen also smokes its own short rib and brisket.
Pull on Rotermanni is a Michelin-listed steakhouse inside a 19th-century grain elevator in the Rotermann Quarter,run by grill masters Enn Tobreluts.
Order Pelmeni and borscht; the kitchen pickles, ferments and sour-creams its own dairy.
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.
Order Whatever the daily menu sends; the kitchen leans on Estonian fish and seasonal vegetables.
Rado on Vene in the Old Town is a Michelin-listed modern Estonian room with a daily-changing seasonal menu and a stylish split-level basement floor.
Order The grilled octopus or the daily tartare; the menu accommodates gluten-free and vegan diners.
Salt on Vase in Kadriorg is a small progressive European room with French technique and Mediterranean accents, plus vegan and gluten-free options daily.
Order The Head Chef's Hall tasting menu upstairs Thursday to Saturday from 18:00.
Mon Repos on Narva mnt in Kadriorg is a Michelin-listed modern European room, with a first-floor Head Chef's Hall running a four to six course tasting menu.
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