Breakfast and brunch in Tallinn – there’s something for everyone

Levier Cafe in the Rotermann Quarter offers an all-day brunch, the contents of which you can choose for yourself from the wide menu selection. An Estonian breakfast can be enjoyed any day, any time – it includes potatoes, smoked meat or gravlax, eggs, rye bread and pickled cucumber. Dutch mini pancakes and donuts are also available on weekends.

In the Rotermann quarter, all-day breakfast is also offered by Gallery Cafe, whose menu includes hearty toasts and croissants, sweet and savory porridges, main courses and cakes.

F-hoone, a popular restaurant in the Telliskivi Creative City, also has all-day breakfast. You can choose between a hearty Kalamaja breakfast, an oven omelette and a variety of sandwiches.

Ristikheina Cafe is an atmospheric cafe in an old wooden building in the middle of the cosy neighbourhood of Pelgulinn. All-day breakfast is always available – options include porridge, omelette, English breakfast, muesli and buckwheat salad. The same selection is also available at the Ristikheina in Ülemiste shopping centre.

An all-day breakfast awaits at the Georgian restaurant Magussoolane just beside Kadriorg. In addition to various egg dishes, the menu includes potato pancakes and shakshuka.

The trendy and stylish Dot Cafe on Pärnu Road also offers all-day breakfast. Porridge, omelettes, sandwiches and delicious pancakes are available.

The gorgeous Italian cafe Gianni located on Jõe Street offers breakfast on weekdays until 12:00 and weekends until 14:00. The menu includes porridge, various egg dishes, toast and pancakes with savoury or sweet filling.  

The restaurant Loulou in the new commercial buildings between Rotermann and Terminal D offers breakfast every day until 13:00. The menu includes a wide variety of omelettes, toasts and waffles, porridges and sweet delicacies.

Settled into the new skyscraper on Maakri Street, Päris pays its respects to France by being a proud symbiosis of a French-style bakery, deli and restaurant. The breakfast served on weekdays from 8:00 to 11:30 includes porridge, eggs, ham and oven-baked pastries. A heartier brunch is served on Sundays from 11:00 to 15:00.

In between the city centre and Kadriorg is the cosy Faehlmanni cafe where you can enjoy breakfast on weekdays from 8:00 to 11:30 and on weekends from 10:00 to 14:00. In addition to the usual breakfast foods, the menu also includes various sandwiches and a great selection of fresh pastries.

5Senses cafe at Pikk Street in Tallinn Old Town encourages us to use all five senses and offers dishes perfect for breakfast or brunch. The brunch menu includes flavours from around the world and is available during the cafe’s opening hours from morning to the early afternoon.  

Cafe Grenka, which got its name from hot Slavic sandwiches, offers breakfast on weekdays until 12:00 and weekends until 13:00. In addition to the usual breakfast foods, you can also order delicious cottage-cheese patties from the cafe on Pärnu Road.  

Fotografiska Cafe serves a varied breakfast until noon on weekdays, and all day on weekends. During the summer months, there is also an outdoor terrace where DJs play in the background during brunch.

Rudolf Restaurant in Kadriorg offers the best of modern French and European cuisine. Brunch takes place on Saturdays from 10:00 to 14:00 and Sundays from 10:00 to 15:00 with a menu offering various tasty dishes from French toast to croissants and from porridge to pancakes.

Peps, a cafe-restaurant on the first floor of a modern apartment building on Kentmanni Street in the city centre, hosts pancake mornings on weekends that go from morning until evening. They offer pancakes with either savoury or sweet fillings. An omelette for late risers is always on the menu as well.    

Põhjala factory, which is quickly becoming a new centre of urban culture, offers brunch at Kopli Köök on Saturdays from 11:00-18:00 and on Sundays from 11:00-16:00 The cafe with its cosy retro vibe offers traditional brunch dishes and popular breakfast foods from near and far. The idea is to always offer something new and different.  

Mimosa, a restaurant with charmingly old-fashioned interior design, is located in a gorgeous villa in Nõmme, where it offers a late breakfast on Saturdays from 12:00-15:00. In addition to eggs, fried potatoes, bacon, fish and beans, the menu also includes sweet pancakes.

Your Sunday villa visit should be Mon Repos, a restaurant on the edge of Kadriorg Park that first opened in the same building a hundred years ago. Brunch is served in a luxurious setting on Sundays from 11:00-14:00, and you can also order some really nutritious dishes such as blinis and bouillabaisse.

Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room, a beer restaurant in Noblessner, pampers its Sunday guests with an all-day breakfast. There’s plenty to choose from on the menu, from eggs and bacon to stuffed bagels, sweet pancakes and crispy chicken waffles.  

Tallink City Hotel restaurant City Grill House serves brunch on Sundays from 12:00-15:00 Tallink Spa & Conference hotel restaurant Nero is in the same vein, but features a family brunch where the little ones can enjoy good food in addition to cartoons and other exciting activities. In both hotel restaurants, you can eat as much as you like from the buffet's extensive menu.

Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia Restaurant Senso serves brunch on Sundays from 13:00-15:30. The buffet offers both hot and cold dishes in addition to desserts. The price includes a welcome drink.

The vegan cafe Kringel is located in the heart of local life in the Uus Maailm neighbourhood. Although it’s been named after the party kringles available by pre-order, it’s also a great breakfast and brunch cafe. Regardless of the time, it offers porridge, pancakes, smoothies, grilled sandwiches and savoury and sweet pastries in addition to various coffee drinks. Everything they offer is plant-based and thus a safe choice for anyone on a lactose-free, dairy-free and egg-free diet.  

The area near the Baltic Station is home to two wonderful vegan cafes – Rohe and Nihe, each on opposite sides of the market. Both of them serve a fully plant-based breakfast. Rohe serves breakfast until noon, while Nihe offers an all-day brunch menu.

Kivi Paber Käärid in Telliskivi Creative City, on the other hand, is an entirely gluten-free restaurant with some breakfast dishes on the menu. During the week, the restaurant opens its doors late in the afternoon, but on weekends it opens at noon.

The gluten-free waffle café located in Kalamaja named Vaffel is open every day except Mondays. On weekdays the doors open at lunchtime, and a few hours earlier on weekends. Savoury and sweet waffles taste great at any time of day, of course.

Special diets are generally well known in Tallinn’s restaurants and the most common ones are also marked on the menus. You can always ask the staff for help – many dishes can be modified to fit the customer’s needs.