Old Town
The stunning medieval lane of Katariina Käik is home to the Katariina Guild, comprising eight artisans’ studios where you can happily browse the work of…
Must-see shopping in Tallinn
Old Town
Archetypal of Tallinn's amber-suspended medieval beauty, this cobbled 13th-century courtyard offers rich pickings – a cosy chocolaterie-cafe, a guesthouse…
City Centre
A fixture at cutting-edge design fairs, this collective of Estonian designers has a permanent shopfront in the Solaris shopping centre. Selling the Nordic…
Kalamaja & Telliskivi
The sanitising of the train-station precinct is manifest in the supersession of the seedy outdoor market that once traded here by the sleek Balti Jaama…
Old Town
Associated with the Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union, resurrected in 1992 after its suppression under the Soviets, this is the biggest and best place in…
City Centre
Close to central Tallinn, Solaris hosts boutiques, an excellent bookstore, restaurants, a cheese-shop and both mainstream and art-house cinemas. The 2300…
Kalamaja & Telliskivi
Modern independent book shop offering fiction, non-fiction, art, academic and philosophical titles in English and Estonian, plus stationery and vinyl…
City Centre
One of the first foreign stores to open after independence, this upmarket Finnish department store helped relegate Soviet shortages to the pages of…
Old Town
These passionate provedores specialise in tea in all of its comforting forms, sourcing many of the shop's leaves directly from Asia. Drop by to chat chai…
City Centre
This local legend has been producing delicious chocolates and other confectioneries since 1806. This Rotermann outlet has a thousand varieties of…
Kalamaja & Telliskivi
The cool kids come to the courtyard in the midst of Telliskivi to sell their castoffs or to find new treasures. Between October and April the market…
Old Town
Ivo Nikkolo, one of post–Soviet Estonia's first labels, produces women’s fashion that can be floaty and fun, or muted and professional, all made with…
City Centre
Tallinn’s showpiece shopping centre is home to more than 100 stores, including fashion boutiques, a great bookstore (Rahva Raamat; www.rahvaraamat.ee) and…
City Centre
Established in 1960, this is the most upmarket of Tallinn's department stores. As if to spite its Soviet heritage, it now stocks all manner of high-end…
Old Town
While it's not always cheap, 'Old Times' has plenty of treasures waiting to be unearthed, from samovars to militaria and Orthodox icons. Find the crowded…
Old Town
Inside the Old Town wall here are a dozen or so vendors praying for cool weather and selling woollen scarves, sweaters, mittens, beanies and socks. You do…
Old Town
The 'Short Leg Gallery' is full of floaty textiles, jewellery, glass, ceramics and other applied art, all Estonian made. Ask to look at the natural spring…
City Centre
Tallinn's largest market, southeast of the centre, is primarily about fresh produce and cheap clothing. Stalls and small shops on the periphery sell…
City Centre
More like a contemporary arcade than a mall, Foorum has a single glitzy avenue of high-end stores. There's also a handy branch of mobile operator Tele2 if…
Old Town
Despite the Italianate name, Zizi stocks a range of quality, Estonian-made linen napkins, place mats, tablecloths and cushion covers.
