Tartu
A spacious, eclectically furnished 1st-floor dining room looking up to the green slopes of Toomemägi is the very pleasant setting for crowd-pleasing fare …
Must-see restaurants in Southern Estonia
Tartu
In a modern, vaulted space beneath the London Hotell, Polpo isn't the Italian restaurant the name might suggest, but produces some of the best modern…
Southern Estonia
Defying the adage that restaurants with stunning views never deliver in the kitchen, Privileeg serves delightful fare in a light-washed, glass-walled…
Tartu
A proper, old-school, stiff-linen-and-formal-service fine diner, Restaurant Antonius cocoons its guests in an art-strewn, atrium-lit dining room in the…
Tartu
Tallinn’s favourite chocmeister has set up on Tartu’s main square, offering a refined atmosphere, old-world decor and perfect, melting truffles. It's a…
Tartu
Upstairs there's a proper restaurant serving proper meals in sober surrounds, but we prefer the cafe downstairs – judging by the buzz, so do the locals…
Southern Estonia
Showcasing food from the 'Onion Route', this cosy, dimly lit 'tavern', with its antique-shop-meets-junkyard decor, is built around a really competent…
Southern Estonia
Causing delicious smells to rise through the attached guesthouse above, this bakery does a delightful range of sweet and savoury baking, and sells…
Tartu
Set in the courtyard of Aparaaditehas, Tartu's hipster outpost, Aparaat serves simple and well-executed international fare. Dishes aren't nearly as…
Southern Estonia
From the 1960s to 1980s this was Otepää’s most famous restaurant, but when the Soviet Union went down the gurgler it fell from fashion. The opening of the…
Southern Estonia
This cosy restaurant celebrates Sangaste's 'Rye Capital' status with a menu of southern Estonian cuisine featuring the grain prominently. There's…
Tartu
Truffe calls itself a cafe, and it's certainly happy to fix you up with a good coffee to brighten up your morning, but with dishes such as beef tenderloin…
Southern Estonia
Set within the low-ceilinged, rough-timbered, colourfully draped space of Obinitsa’s Seto community centre, this casual place serves traditional Seto…
Southern Estonia
This traditional log cabin makes an unbeatable setting for a Seto home-cooked meal. The hearty fare is nothing fancy – cold Seto soup; fried fish; chicken…
Southern Estonia
Friendly service, big portions, a pool table and upbeat options from the jukebox create a cheerful mood at 'Big Brother', a cosy pub with an undeservedly…
Southern Estonia
If you’re hankering for something a little less pubby, a little more cafe-bar, this slick lakeside spot should more than satisfy. It has a pretty terrace,…
Tartu
Grilled meat and cocktails is the simple formula pushed by this slick dude-food joint in the heart of town. A few interlopers like ramen and a 'schnitzel'…
Tartu
The restaurant at the Dorpat offers great river views and has a reputable à la carte menu, but it’s the weekday lunch buffet that really shines for value…
Southern Estonia
This baby-blue weatherboard restaurant, bedecked internally with textiles and sepia photos, offers you the chance to try the Old Believer cuisine, largely…
Tartu
Packed to the gills with hip young things, this cosy cafe is the place to be in Old Town Tartu. Service is slow but made up for by chill atmosphere and…
Southern Estonia
'Local food and live music' is the mantra at this smart cafe-bar near the tourist office, which may be the best of Viljandi's dining options. The menu…
Southern Estonia
The cafe in the Traditional Music Centre has the best views of any eatery in town, overlooking Castle Park through floor-to-ceiling windows and from its…
Tartu
If you want to look at a menu and really know you’re in Estonia, head to this super-rustic, barnlike tavern southeast of the centre. You need not try the…
Tartu
Facing the main building of Tartu University, this venerable institution inhabits a labyrinth of elegantly decorated rooms. It's simultaneously grand and…
Southern Estonia
The Ugandi aims to impress, with a circular dining room adorned with geometrically flamboyant wooden fittings, uniformed staff and vaguely 'Scando'…
Tartu
Retaining its late-1930s architectural lines yet gleamingly refurbished, Tartu's riverside market hall is great for meat, fruit and veg, smallgoods,…
Tartu
The arched vaults of this semi-subterranean dining room provide an apt setting to eat obatzda (a Bavarian dish of several cheeses, melted with butter and…
Southern Estonia
The lakeside hotel’s casual, all-day pub caters to everyone (kids, carnivores, the health-conscious) with an extensive menu, including eight vegetarian…
Tartu
Thin-crust pizzas come straight from the wood-burning oven at this cheerful, family-friendly pizzeria and ristorante. While the pizza and pasta are good,…
Southern Estonia
The terrace overlooking the park is one of this tavern's drawcards; another is the comfy interior on cold, rainy days. Estonian handicrafts enliven the…
Tartu
With bentwood chairs, inviting red armchairs, cheery decor and pleasantly efficient service, there's not much to deter you from dropping in here for a…
Southern Estonia
On a main road leading east from central Valga, this no-frills, wood-lined pub serves cheap, filling and tasty plates of salmon, schnitzel, pork and the…
