Guidebook for Tallinn
Getting Around
Tallinn Harbour D-terminal, most ferries to Stockholm and Helsinki depart from this terminal
28 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Tallinna sadama d-Term. station
Tallinn Harbour D-terminal, most ferries to Stockholm and Helsinki depart from this terminal
Tallinn Airport
101 Tartu maanteeTallinn Airport, bus nr 2 or tram nr 4 towards the city
Tallinn bus station
46 LastekoduTallinn Bus Station, long distance bus departures
Drinks & Nightlife
one of our favorites, nice interior & good food (if it's too crowded there's Frank Underground nextdoors and Paar Veini across the street)
60 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
FRANK
2 Saunaone of our favorites, nice interior & good food (if it's too crowded there's Frank Underground nextdoors and Paar Veini across the street)
this is where locals go because it's cheap :) there's no sign, but the door is blue&red and you have to press the code 0852 or 2580 to get in
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
NoKu
5 Pikkthis is where locals go because it's cheap :) there's no sign, but the door is blue&red and you have to press the code 0852 or 2580 to get in
Koht
8 Laicosy beer bar, quite small
an honest neighbourhood bar that's quite cheap + we like their paninis
72 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
TOPS
15 Sooan honest neighbourhood bar that's quite cheap + we like their paninis
old & legendary, but only for the brave! there's a shot called 'millimallikas
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Valli Bar
14 Müürivahe Tänavold & legendary, but only for the brave! there's a shot called 'millimallikas
cool-looking bar by night & eclectic vintage shop by day (behind balti jaam market, make sure not to let google maps take you to it's past location). the correct address is telliskivi 62
16 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Sveta Baar
62 Telliskivicool-looking bar by night & eclectic vintage shop by day (behind balti jaam market, make sure not to let google maps take you to it's past location). the correct address is telliskivi 62
Põhjala Brewery
5 Peetrilocal craft beer factory https://pohjalabeer.com/taproom
Food Scene
the first hip restaurant in the telliskivi area, it's located in an old factory complex with many other venues & shops nearby
178 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
F-Hoone
60a Telliskivithe first hip restaurant in the telliskivi area, it's located in an old factory complex with many other venues & shops nearby
'öko' café & food shop at the beginning of the kadriorg area
78 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
NOP Cafe and Shop
1 J. Köleri 'öko' café & food shop at the beginning of the kadriorg area
not budget friendly! but we really love the quality of the food at this place, open for lunch & dinner only
41 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Salt
14 Vasenot budget friendly! but we really love the quality of the food at this place, open for lunch & dinner only
Burger Box
4a Koplibest burgers & kimchi fries
Kolm Sibulat
19 Telliskivinice restaurant located at the end of telliskivi street
not budget friendly! but the building is specially built for this restaurant and the view is amazing (bus nr 1A goes here)
80 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
NOA Restaurant
3 Ranna teenot budget friendly! but the building is specially built for this restaurant and the view is amazing (bus nr 1A goes here)
italian restaurant, which I guess is a little touristy since it's in the old town, but the location in st. catherine's passage is very nice
25 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Restoran Controvento
12 Veneitalian restaurant, which I guess is a little touristy since it's in the old town, but the location in st. catherine's passage is very nice
estonian oldest café, now there's also a restaurant on the second floor
14 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Maiasmokk Cafe
16 Pikkestonian oldest café, now there's also a restaurant on the second floor
Vegan Restoran V
12 Rataskaevuvegan
Shopping
Reede Shop
5 Rotermanni hip shop ('reede' is friday in estonian), check out estonian minimalist brand August
probably the biggest selection of estonian design from different fields, there's café klaus nextdoors
Estonian Design House / Eesti Disaini Maja
8 Kalasadamaprobably the biggest selection of estonian design from different fields, there's café klaus nextdoors
Vintage Fankadelik
6 Vana-Virunice selection & good quality vintage clothing
nice airy design store selling clothing & other stuff (check out estonian minimalist brand August)
32 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Tali Design
60a Kotzebuenice airy design store selling clothing & other stuff (check out estonian minimalist brand August)
renovated & modern looking market, check out the antiques section for unique souvenirs
169 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Palengke ng Balti Jaama
1 Koplirenovated & modern looking market, check out the antiques section for unique souvenirs
Tallinn Design House
14 Rotermannidesign & clothing shop in cool rotermanni quartier
nice recycling centre where you can find really cool clothes, furniture, kitchen items etc for really cheap
Uuskasutuskeskus
64 Tatarinice recycling centre where you can find really cool clothes, furniture, kitchen items etc for really cheap
Arts & Culture
Museo ng Sining ng Estonia
1 Valge KUMU - biggest art museum
sea museum located in an old seaplane harbour
255 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Lennusadam Seaplane Harbour
6 Vesilennukisea museum located in an old seaplane harbour
design museum that has a super cool new exhibition design for the permanent collection
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Estonian Museum of Applied Art & Design
17 Laidesign museum that has a super cool new exhibition design for the permanent collection
art gallery that has a nice view of Freedom Square (random fact: in this building there are mainly studios for artists)
9 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Tallinn Art Hall
6 Vabaduse väljakart gallery that has a nice view of Freedom Square (random fact: in this building there are mainly studios for artists)
Hobusepea Gallery
2 Hobusepea tänavart gallery, free entrance
Draakoni Gallery
18 Pikkart gallery, free entrance
HOP Gallery
2 Hobusepea tänavart gallery, free entrance
EKKM - Estonian contemporary art museum (open from april to october), free entrance
17 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia
5 Põhja pstEKKM - Estonian contemporary art museum (open from april to october), free entrance
Estonian Academy of Arts gallery, student exhibitions, free entrance (ps. not located in freedom square anymore! the correct address for the new building is Põhja puiestee 7)
EKA Galerii
7 Põhja pstEstonian Academy of Arts gallery, student exhibitions, free entrance (ps. not located in freedom square anymore! the correct address for the new building is Põhja puiestee 7)
estonian academy of arts, cool building in a renovated sock factory & EKA gallery for exhibitions
Eesti Kunstiakadeemia
estonian academy of arts, cool building in a renovated sock factory & EKA gallery for exhibitions
Sightseeing
abandoned concert hall, iconic soviet era architecture and good views of the sea
48 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Linnahall
1 Kalasadamaabandoned concert hall, iconic soviet era architecture and good views of the sea
Patkuli Viewing Platform
5 Rahukohtuviewing platform
Kohtuotsa Viewing platform
12 Kohtuviewing platform towards the old town
'Oleviste kirik' in estonian, it's possible to climb up to the tower (there's a theory that this was the highest building in the world during the years 1549-1625)
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Simbahan ng St. Olaf
50 Lai'Oleviste kirik' in estonian, it's possible to climb up to the tower (there's a theory that this was the highest building in the world during the years 1549-1625)
new quartier with nice modern architecture (before it was renovated, some scenes in Andrei Tarkovski's film 'Stalker' were shot here)
77 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Rotermann Quarter
new quartier with nice modern architecture (before it was renovated, some scenes in Andrei Tarkovski's film 'Stalker' were shot here)
iconic architecture from the soviet time, same architect designed 'linnahall'
22 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
National Library of Estonia
11 Tõnismägiiconic architecture from the soviet time, same architect designed 'linnahall'
Freedom Square
Vabaduse väljak'vabaduse väljak,' cool architecture and different events
'raekoja plats,' center square of the old town, notice the old thomas wind flag
47 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Tallinn Town Hall
1 Raekoja plats'raekoja plats,' center square of the old town, notice the old thomas wind flag
Entertainment & Activities
Sõprus Cinema
8 Vana-Posti nice cinema with good selection of old & new films