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…
Going to the Flea: A Saturday Tallinn Tradition
Over the past decade, the fortunes of the Flea have ebbed and flowed in keeping with the wax and wane of the crowds. Regardless, the…
Huginn & Muninn
Two ravens watch me –
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…
The Kalamaja Effect
Weaving a helix
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…
Tallinn’s Black Hill Trolleybus
Whenever I get on a Tallinn trolleybus, the lyrics of Viktor Tsoi’s wonderful song “Троллейбус –Trolleybus” run through my head no matter which direction I’m…
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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…
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