Tallinn: Food and History Walking Tour
Discover the vibrant culinary scene of Tallinn on a guided foodie walking tour. Enjoy 6/7 food and drink stops throughout the Old Town and Kalamaja quarter.
10 estonian spots in Vanalinn (Old Town), editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Vanalinn (Old Town)'s food · All estonian in Tallinn.
Rataskaevu 16 ★ 4.8
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.
Olde Hansa ★ 4.7
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.
Tip: Live medieval music Wed-Sat 18:00-21:00. Three floors plus a cellar, but the room books out for the feast nightly.
Lee Brasserie ★ 4.5
Uus 31, 10111 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Old Town room with a deep wine cellar. Was previously called Leib; the brasserie reopened as Lee.
Rataskaevu 16 ★ 4.5
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
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.
Tchaikovsky ★ 4.4
Vene 9, 10123 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Sunday brunch and afternoon tea also served. Live music most evenings under a glass-roofed atrium.
III Draakon ★ 4.4
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.
Härg ★ 4.3
Maakri 21, 10145 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Entrance is from Tornimäe street side. Lepik is a past President of the Estonian Chefs Association.
Rado ★ 4.3
Vene 7, 10123 Tallinn
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.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The basement seating is the calmer of the two rooms.
Härg ★ 4.2
Maakri 21, 10145 Tallinn
Härg on Maakri is a Michelin-listed grill room run by chef Taigo Lepik, with low-temperature beef and a dirty steak cooked directly in charcoal at the bar.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Sister room Pull at Rotermanni 2 runs the same grill discipline.
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