Aspirational Tallinn Street Food
Tallinn needs more cool eating places like Barrel Street Food. I say this for three reasons. First, Barrel is off the beaten path. To find…
Tallinn’s Gotsu’s Got It!
Although you might be tempted to ignore this small Korean restaurant half-hidden in the basement of a gray Soviet-era building based only on its surface…
Getting Closer Still … Three Greater Tallinn Burgers
You’ve got to respect the Jahu crew. First, they’ve taken over an eatery which – despite its ideal location – has had a questionable reputation…
BJT: Tallinn’s Great Market
A good market is something like Heraclitus’ river – you can’t step in it twice. By the time you come back the next day, it…
O Fazermint, Fazermint – Wherefore Art Thou Fazermint?
Something must be wrong. And I mean – really wrong. You remember Fazermint, right? Always wearing that silver wrapper? Well, she used to be just…
A Tale of Two Tallinn Markets
Remember the heyday of Mustamäe’s Kadaka Turg (Juniper Market)? Those crazy days in the 1990s after the free-market had returned to Estonia? It almost seemed…
The Best is Still to Come … Five Estonian Burgers to Watch
While I’m still searching for that perfect Estonian burger which tastes like I might have grilled it in my own backyard, I’ve come across some…
Where to Eat in Kalamaja: Flatfish’s Five Favorite Bites
[New & Improved!] While you might spot something online about a Kalamaja food tour, these culinary excursions are designed for those who are either new…
Tallinn’s Finest Chocolate
Theobroma – the Food of the Gods. While we mortals know the manna made from Theobroma cacao as chocolate, eating great Theobroma can help you…
Tallinn’s Picture-Perfect Market
Lovely Nõmme Turg (Heath Market) should remind you of a town within a town. While Nõmme itself is more of a garden suburb – or…
Pssst …Estonia! Wanna Take Five Easy Steps Towards Better Burgers?
Every time I’d make my annual trip back to the U.S. from Tallinn or wherever I happened to be, my parents would always ask: “What’s…
Kalamaja’s Other Market
As soon as they heard I was moving back to Tallinn, those who know what I love to eat asked me: “so, will you get…
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