Tallinn
Tallinn's craft-beer scene runs deeper than the tourist taps. These ten are where locals drink. The craft beer bars on this list span every neighbourhood worth a trip, Old Town, Telliskivi, Kalamaja, Kadriorg all show up, and every price tier from a $5 local pour to a $25 hotel-bar tasting. Each bar earns its spot for a different reason.
TELLISKIVI · $$ · CRAFT BEER
Estonia's flagship craft brewery taproom. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for beer-knowledgeable drinkers and casual after-work pints. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded, book ahead or arrive early.
OLD TOWN · $$$ · COCKTAIL BARS
Tallinn's most awarded cocktail bar. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.
TELLISKIVI · $$ · HIDDEN GEMS
Craft-beer pub with thirty taps including Estonian craft beers. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: Sunday from 6pm, when it's the room's quietest premium night and the kitchen is unhurried. Best for regulars and anyone tired of polished rooms. Avoid post-match nights if the local team is playing, the upstairs gets loud.
KALAMAJA · $$ · COCKTAIL BARS
Boutique cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: Thursday late or Friday early, when you'll catch the room building toward its weekend tempo. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. First-Friday traffic in the district can mean a 20-minute wait at the door.
OLD TOWN · $$$ · COCKTAIL BARS
Cocktail bar inside a medieval vaulted cellar. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded, book ahead or arrive early.
TELLISKIVI · $$ · COCKTAIL BARS
Craft-beer-and-cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.
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Uba ja Humal pairs a taproom and bottle shop in a historic building near the harbour. It stocks roughly 300 bottled beers and ciders plus 20 taps, from Pohjala and Puhaste to Belgian lambics. Small 100 ml testers let drinkers work through the list.
Use this guide either as a single curated route through Tallinn or as a checklist to revisit over a long weekend. Reservations are flagged where they matter. Otherwise, walk in. Below: the ten craft beer bars that any serious drinker in Tallinn would tell you to put on the list.
Estonia's flagship craft brewery taproom. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for beer-knowledgeable drinkers and casual after-work pints. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded, book ahead or arrive early.
Tallinn's most awarded cocktail bar. Order: Vana Tallinn liqueur sour. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.
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