RECCOMMENDED RESTAURANTS IN TALLINN

RESTAURANT GLORIA

Address:	Müürivahe 2, Tallinn; Tel. +372 6 446 950; www.gloria.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	Fine dining
Number of seats:	125
Number of halls:	1 big hall and approximately 10 separates small areas

When You go to the restaurant, You will walk through the Middle Ages in a few steps. The entrance of Gloria has been cut through the old Town Wall, that was built more than 100 years before Kolumbus discovered America. To symbolize the tie with the old hansa town, there is a night watchman’s relief dating from the Middle Ages over the staircase of the entrance. The restaurant is over 60 years old and has been decorated in the 30s style.

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GARLIC RESTAURANT BALTHASAR 

Address:	Townhall Square 11, Tallinn; Tel. +372 6 276 400; www.balthasar.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	International
Number of seats:	70
Number of halls:	3

Balthasar - the first Estonian garlic restaurant was opened in 1999, in a medieval building of the Town-Hall Apothecary and is situated in the very heart of Tallinn`s Old Town - the Town -Hall Square. A magnificent view opens from the restaurant`s windows on the Town-Hall Square.
The new restaurant quickly won the admiration of the citizens, due to its unique menu and interior.
The restaurant has a noble aristocratic atmosphere.

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RESTAURANT OLDE HANSA

Address:	Vana Turg 1, Tallinn; Tel. +372 627 9020; www.oldehansa.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	Medieval
Number of seats:	300
Number of halls:	4

Olde Hansa is the home of a rich merchant. His house is built in so to increase the enjoyment of the happy moments in the life of a Hanseatic merchant. Not just for eating delicious food and savoring good drinks, but also for the enjoyment of good music and the homely warmth of the Hanseatic times. The food in Olde Hansa is not called medieval just by name or for fun. Masters who found these dishes and tried them have learned to think and feel in the way medieval cooks did. They know how the changing of seasons, lent, famine and laws influenced the choice of food on the table of a rich merchant in Tallinn. Let´s us see, shall we?

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PEPPER RESTAURANT KARL FRIEDRICH 

Address:	Townhall Square 5, Tallinn; Tel. +372 6 272 415; www.karlfriedrich.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	International
Number of seats:	120
Number of halls:	3

Karl Friedrich is a pepper restaurant of a unique conception; it lies in very heart of the Old City of ancient Tallinn, offering joy of discovery and exceptional experiences to Tallinners as well as to city guests. Karl Friedrich is the first and only pepper restaurant in Estonia, which is unique by itself – all local dishes contain different peppers and pepper mixtures. Karl Friedrich unites in itself medieval respectability and modern luxury, being historic and novel at the same time. After the complete overhaul of the first floor in the end of year 2006, the first floor has been designed into a comfortable and romantic restaurant. The visitors have an opportunity to enjoy the view not only of the City Hall Square but also of the cooks’ work, because all dishes are prepared before your very eyes. The classic and elegant second floor restaurant has been preserved.

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RESTAURANT MAIKRAHV 

Address:	Townhall Square 8, Tallinn; Tel. +372 631 4227; www.maikrahv.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	Medieval / Mediterranean
Number of seats:	220
Number of halls:	3

The Maikrahv is a merry and splendid eating place where noble ladies and gentlemen, aldermen, industrious citizens, merchants from lands far away and other visitors can enjoy a good meal and a refreshing drink. The Maikrahv is directly opposite the Town Hall, on the most important square in Tallinn. The Maikrahv has another attraction besides the wonderful food: there is always merry and romantic music, selected to satisfy even the most sophisticated taste. Our decorated arched halls can accommodate up to two hundred and twenty hungry souls at once. In the nice summer weather we also offer the best nourishment on the restaurant terrace. Our tables and chairs are made of sterling oak and the porcelain plates have been made by Norwegian craftsmen especially for use by the dear guests of the Maikrahv. Servants of the house, bringing food and drink to your tables, are of proper upbringing, always of polite disposition and are well-versed in many foreign languages.

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RESTAURANT EGOIST 

Address:	Vene str. 33, Tallinn; Tel. +372 6 464 052; www.egoist.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	Fine dining
Number of seats:	50
Number of halls:	2

„What does Egoist mean to me? It means I’m an ambitious philosopher of wines and a catering director of all cuisines. Coming in after you, if you will, invisibly or in the flesh, I’ll take care of every mouthful and every gulp from my kitchen and cellar ... sure that you’re an Egoist too.”

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RESTAURANT PEPPERSACK 

Address:	Viru str.2, Tallinn; Tel. +372 6 466 800; www.peppersack.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	Medieval / International with local flavor
Number of seats:	400
Number of halls:	12

A medieval restaurant in Tallinn Old Town, near Townhall square. During the adaptation works of Peppersack the large hallway was restored and a number of details and constructions found during the works were exhibited. At the same time some elements appeared in the building that do not link up with the Gothic style of Tallinn but with Polish Baroque. Regretfully, we have to mention that the painted beam ceilings were not restored. Our decorator Leila Pärtelpoeg designed the installation for the facilities of the restaurant and café by basing her ideas on old Baroque and Biedermeier. The storehouse has repeatedly mentioned in the historical documents as a granary. Consequently, it was mainly meant for keeping here the major transit goods. Now it is used for entertaining a lot of people. Every night there´s a performance held for the guests - on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays there is an oriental dancer and the other days of the week you can see a sword fight!

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RESTAURANT PEGASUS

Address:	Harju str. 1, Tallinn; Tel. +372 631 4040; www.restoranpegasus.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	International / Modern
Number of seats:	120
Number of halls:	4

Restaurant Pegasus very stylish, cozy and modern interior has won an architectural prize. The creative and delicate a la carte menu has turned out very cosmopolitan. The menu of cocktails and the selection of wines offers only the best. Pegasus offers very friendly and effective service.

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RESTAURANT PAAT

Address:	Rohuneeme Road 53, Viimsi; Tel. +372 6 090 840; www.paat.ee
Location:	Viimsi peninsula, 15 km from the center
Cuisine:	International
Number of seats:	170 during the summer period, 120 during winter period
Number of halls:	2

The restaurant and pub Paat with unique interior and appearance of an upside down boat was completed on the Viimsi peninsula near the open air museum and the seashore on May 1, 2001. A pub for 80 guests can be found on the first floor and a restaurant with 40 seats on the second floor. In summer visitors are welcome to our summer kitchen with smoking and grilling facilities and summer terrace. Tasty food, good service and picturesque view of the bay of Tallinn, the city of Tallinn and ancient peasant houses in Viimsi Open Air Museum turn each moment spent at the restaurant-pub Paat a real pleasure.

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RESTAURANT LE CHATEAU 

Address:	Lai str. 19, Tallinn; Tel. +372 6 650 928; www.chateau.ee
Location:	Old Town
Cuisine:	French
Number of seats:	150
Number of halls:	6

In Le Chateau you travel in time straight to the 17th century France. Louise XIV and his Royal kitchen has just introdused a new style of cooking and displaying dishesh. The best chefs from around the country prepares intresting new dishesh from local and imported food stuff. The feasts of the Sun King and the new cuisine in Versailles will soon also be presented in other good restaurants and trakteers. The new trend was called the Heute Cuisine and it is the base of the traditional kitchen even today.

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RESTAURANT Ö

Address:	Mere str. 6E , Tallinn; Tel. +372 661 6150; www.restoran-o.ee
Location:	Center
Cuisine:	International / Modern
Number of seats:	60
Number of halls:	1

The stilish interior of Restaurant Ö offers an elegant mix of minimalist modernism and dramatic classicism. Accessible Luxury is their motto! Chéf de Cuisine Roman Zaštšerinski, who has been complimented internationally and also won the title of Chef of the Year in 2005 has put together a menu that offers surprises and exquisit taste experiences for even the most demanding guests.