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Visit Koht, Lai 8 All Tallinn Craft BeerWhat Põrgu Was
Põrgu means Hell in Estonian. For roughly thirteen years the name marked a vaulted cellar beside Niguliste Church where Estonia's craft beer scene learned to drink itself.
It poured its last round at the end of October 2022. The beer blog Brewnardo wrote the obituary in January 2023: "the legendary craft beer bar behind the Old Town in Tallinn is no more."
Untappd and Foursquare both flag the venue closed. The official website still claims the largest selection of draught beers in town; ignore it.
What the Cellar Held
A genuinely medieval vaulted cellar dressed in hell theming, with 14 to 16 taps that leaned Estonian: Sori, Õllenaut, Anderson's, and Purtse all rotated through. The bottle list went deep behind them.
The kitchen ran full à la carte, and the pork belly drew repeat praise. The Estonian Silverspoon award named it Best Pub in 2011 and 2012.
How Drinkers Remember It
- "The first Estonian craft beer bar I visited... a properly medieval cellar location and a horizons-expanding selection," wrote Brewnardo in its closing notice.
- The Otto's Rambles Tallinn beer guide logged a lovely old cellar venue with about 16 beers on tap, mainly Estonian craft.
- A local on the Tripadvisor Tallinn forum settled the reopening rumors flatly: there is no Hell pub anymore.
Where to Go Instead
- For the cellar and the bottle depth: Koht on Lai 8, the Old Town's surviving beer vault.
- For modern Estonian taps: Pudel Baar in Telliskivi.
- For the late night cellar mood: Levist Väljas on Olevimägi.
If You Walk Past
Rüütli 4 sits beside the Niguliste museum, two minutes from Freedom Square. Nothing at street level promises a reopening.
The live alternatives are on our Tallinn craft beer list and the Old Town guide.
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