Must-see restaurants in Tartu

  • Vilde Ja Vine

    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 …

  • Polpo

    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…

  • Restaurant Antonius

    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…

  • Pierre's Cafe

    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…

  • Werner

    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…

  • Aparaat

    Tartu

    Set in the courtyard of Aparaaditehas, Tartu's hipster outpost, Aparaat serves simple and well-executed international fare. Dishes aren't nearly as…

  • Cafe Truffe

    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…

  • Meat Market

    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'…

  • Dorpat

    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…

  • Krempel

    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…

  • Hansa Tall

    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…

  • University Cafe

    Tartu

    Facing the main building of Tartu University, this venerable institution inhabits a labyrinth of elegantly decorated rooms. It's simultaneously grand and…

  • Tartu Market Hall

    Tartu

    Retaining its late-1930s architectural lines yet gleamingly refurbished, Tartu's riverside market hall is great for meat, fruit and veg, smallgoods,…

  • Restaurant München

    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…

  • La Dolce Vita

    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,…

  • Crepp

    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…