What Levist Väljas Is
The name means out of range, as in no phone signal. The bar delivers on it: a two level medieval cellar at Olevimägi 12 where beer costs about 3.50 euros and nobody checks the time.
Lonely Planet calls it Tallinn's most gloriously grimy dive bar. The description is praise, and the regulars treat it that way.
It is the last stop of the Old Town night, open to 6am on weekends.
Reading the Room
Downstairs, a vaulted stone bar room coated in stickers and graffiti laid down over decades. Upstairs, a designated smoking room and a couch room that absorbs whoever the night washed in.
Rock and punk run the stereo, with occasional live sets. The patina is the decor; nothing here was designed.
What to Order
Inside Levist Väljas
Who Shows Up, and When
Lonely Planet's census stands: students, Rastas, and rockers unite in all their glory. Local musicians and reportedly the odd university professor round it out.
In Your Pocket calls it the usual last pit stop for people who partied hard elsewhere, so the room peaks after midnight. Before 10pm you can hear yourself think.
What Regulars Say
- "Tallinn's most gloriously grimy dive bar," per Lonely Planet.
- "One of those places people say they'd never come back to, but they still find themselves there from time to time," per LikeALocal Guide.
- The practical warnings repeat: cash only, and the smoking room is upstairs, not hidden.
Who It Is For
- Anyone whose night outlasted every other bar's license.
- Travelers who measure a city by its cheapest honest cellar, the way Põrgu once measured it for beer drinkers.
- Avoid if graffiti, smoke, or a 3.50 euro lager offends. This bar will not change for you.
Before You Go
Olevimägi 12 sits 200 meters below St. Olav's Church, a short walk from the Viru and Hobujaama tram stops. Hit an ATM first; no cards work here.
Find the rest of the city's unpolished rooms on our Tallinn hidden gems list or the Old Town guide.
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