Hotel 01
Hotel Telegraaf, Autograph Collection
Restored 19th-century post-office building in the old town; the corner suite over Vene.
Estonia
Tallinn
Tallinn is short, deliberate, and worth reading in detail. This brief is held closely.
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Hotels
03 carefully chosen addresses for tallinn.
Hotel 02
Schlössle Hotel
Tiny, candle-lit Relais & Châteaux inside the medieval walls, the most personal service in the city.
Hotel 03
Hotel St. Petersbourg
Quiet, classical address two streets from Raekoja square.
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Restaurants
04 carefully chosen addresses for tallinn.
Restaurant 01
180° by Matthias Diether
Two Michelin stars on the harbour; the long tasting with paired Mosel rieslings.
Restaurant 02
NOA Chef's Hall
Coastal Nordic kitchen overlooking the bay back to the old town.
Restaurant 03
Tchaikovsky, Hotel Telegraaf
Russian-French classicism inside a glass winter garden; the place for sub-zero nights.
Restaurant 04
Härg Steakhouse
Dry-aged Estonian beef in a quiet old-town cellar; the corner table.
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Bars
03 carefully chosen addresses for tallinn.
Bar 01
Sigmund Freud, Hotel Telegraaf
Velvet and dark wood; the city's most considered cocktail list.
Bar 02
Whisper Sister
Reservations-only speakeasy off Vana-Posti, small, dim, very good.
Bar 03
Frank Underground
Vinyl and natural wine in a brick-vaulted cellar.
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Things to do
04 carefully chosen addresses for tallinn.
Things to d 01
Private sauna evening at Iglupark
Hot pods on the harbour with a plunge into the Baltic; champagne sent ahead.
Things to d 02
Curator-led visit to Kadriorg Palace
Peter the Great's summer residence; the Mikkel collection arranged privately.
Things to d 03
Day at a Lahemaa manor estate
Forty minutes east, Palmse or Vihula for forest walks and a long manor lunch.
Things to d 04
Helicopter transfer to Helsinki
Twenty minutes across the gulf when the sea is grey.
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