The Best Restaurants with 2 Falstaff Fork(s) in Harjumaa
Horisont is worthy of its lofty location on the 30th floor of the Swissotel. Since it opened, it has set such high standards in terms of food, drink and service that few restaurants on the ground floor can come close to matching them. The bar always offers cocktails with very exquisite flavours and the restaurant offers fine dining at the highest level. Horisont's standards are consistently high. A solid choice for entertaining.
Rudolf is an elegant restaurant. The interior has strong Nordic influences, but the ambience is truly French. A glass of champagne is always the perfect drink, and the hearty onion soup is one of the most requested dishes. There are several French restaurants in Tallinn, but they can't quite compete with Rudolf's elegant service. Rudolf is like a French Academy of Etiquette in Tallinn.
Art Priori is an elegantly decorated restaurant. A selection of caviar, oysters and champagne will whet your appetite, followed by Dmitry Fiodorov's signature dishes. Very personal and experimental, Dmitry Fiodorov's culinary style is often surprising. These dishes are paired with perfectly matched drinks.
Cru is chef Mark Keerd's culinary oasis. After working in several renowned restaurants, he now has his own restaurant. Mark offers personalised modern cuisine with a Slavic twist in every dish. In summer, the best tables in the restaurant are in the sun-drenched historic courtyard.
Located in a small wooden building next to the large Kadriorg Park, the restaurant is designed to represent the Mediterranean spirit of Estonian life. The competent and always young and cheerful service will advise each guest on the most suitable dish and drink. However, the tasting menu is the restaurant's best experience.
To a first-time visitor, Peet Ruut looks more like a private club than a restaurant. This impression is not entirely wrong. Ecologically pure food is the restaurant's passion, and its guests are usually the ones who appreciate it. The drinks are selected according to the same principles.
In Estonia, Moon is synonymous with simply good food and drink. The interior has remained virtually unchanged over the years. Even the dishes from the restaurant's early years are still on the menu, with occasional minor updates. New diners discover it and those who know it return. Classics never go out of fashion.
There are only a handful of cellar restaurants left in Tallinn. The Stenhus Restaurant at Hotel Schlössle is in a class of its own. In a cosy atmosphere that is not typical of a cellar restaurant, it serves dishes that are carefully prepared with the highest quality of raw ingredients, together with an exemplary selection of drinks.
Päris, which means authentic in English. That's probably how many customers perceive this place. The ambience is very Parisian, and this is the kind of food served in France's modern bistros. A good dose of French lifestyle is provided by the in-house bakery, which bakes fresh pastries every morning. Enjoy the joie de vivre of this place.
A popular restaurant that has been in the suburbs for many years is now located in the city centre. Kolm Sibulat (Three Onions) looks fresher and more modern than before. It serves ramen with noodles made from freshly ground flour in a rich broth. The restaurant also has a champagne and cocktail bar.
Life literally follows the sun at Lore, a bistro on the pier of Noblessner's harbour. As soon as the sun comes out from behind the clouds, the bistro is filled with people wanting to eat, drink and socialise. But don't underestimate Lore on a gloomy day. If you run out of things to talk about, the food will make up for it. Eclectically prepared from local ingredients, it boldly incorporates flavours from all over the world and is paired with drinks from an extensive menu.
During the Soviet era, Tuljak was built in the Flower Pavilion so that the whole complex could be seen as an example of the success of socialism. In the early years of Estonia's regained independence, the Carina restaurant on this site was like a bright dream of what life would be like in the future. Now the dream has come true. Tuljak is one of the most stylish restaurants in Estonia, both inside and out, and the food and drinks are equally impressive.
Kogu Restaurant is open all day. In the mornings, it serves breakfasts worth travelling across town for and original pastries straight from the oven. For lunch and dinner, Kogu Restaurant is a stylish rival to some of the city's finest restaurants.
When you enter Radio, you will find yourself in a wine shop. The restaurant is in the next room behind the shop. The menu here is short, easily fitting on one page, while the drinks list is many pages longer. This makes sense as the sommeliers suggest several wines to go with each dish. If you are interested, you can try them all and then choose your favourite.
Jahu Sushi is an ambitious restaurant. It explores and pushes the boundaries of sushi, with lightly cooked beef or foie gras being common ingredients. The tiny restaurant, with just three tables, is kept busy with a steady stream of takeaway orders. Those who choose to dine in can see what pushing the boundaries looks like and sometimes try a dish that has not yet made it onto the menu.
Fire and smoke are the main flavours that Restaurant Härg embraces in its dishes. If we had to introduce Härg with just one dish, it would be the dirty steak, a ribeye cooked directly over charcoal. The third dominant flavour - juniper - stems from the drinks list, more specifically the gin list, which is practically an encyclopaedia of the beverage.
ISSEI is the only restaurant in Estonia serving Nikkei or Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine, which is currently making waves around the world. Located on the top floor of the Radisson Collection Hotel, guests can enjoy exotic flavours and stunning views of Tallinn's Old Town and the ocean. The restaurant's bar serves cocktails that pair well with the food.
The unpretentious pizza and sandwich restaurant of Orm Oja, probably the most famous chef in Estonia at present. Cutlery is unheard of here. It can be a messy business, but nobody cares, because the taste and the experience are worth it. The service is of an "inappropriately" high standard, comparable to that of the chef's main restaurant, La Cucina di Orm Oja, across the street.
The food at Salt is so eclectic you won't find it anywhere else. Korean-style beef tartare, Japanese-style omelette, Mongolian-style roast beef, Argentinian-style picanha and Kenyan-style veal kidney. The ever-changing menu is inspired by the restaurant family's many food travels to other parts of the world. Salt is a restaurant for world travellers and those who are not afraid of exotic flavours.