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The place to meet local investment bankers, celebrities and anyone else who’s dressed smartly enough to enter this posh Tallinn nightclub. Dark colours and an oil portrait of a faun overlooking the dance floor create a somewhat devilish atmosphere.
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Young and trendy people are the usual punters at this popular modern bar, where DJs play electronica and house music to the cocktail-sipping crowd. Who would have thought 15 years ago that a boring bookstore would one day become a place serving high-quality Indian food to halflocal, half-expat clientele?
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Hollywood is one of the oldest and most popular nightclubs for the younger crowd in Tallinn. Mainstream pop, electronic and R&B music with occasional rock concerts and theme parties. Ladies’ night is on Wednesdays.
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The name means ‘gentle wolf’ in Estonian, but there’s nothing gentle about this ultravivid and popular expat hang-out. It has a no-frills pub menu and two original sorts of beer that are brewed especially for Hell Hunt. Ask for a table near the screen to follow major soccer matches.
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You should order two or three vodkas, just in case, in this modern bar in a 600-yearold building. If you order the drinks in shot glasses made of ice, you’ll find that they get more and more slippery with every shot.
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Set in the same building as Club Hollywood, Kaheksa is a cosy lounge where fashion-aware people get together for a smoothie, a margarita or a light pasta meal. One of the favourite places of Estonia’s ex-prime minister Juhan Parts, if that matters.
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While many bars in the city centre are now working until 2 or 3am, there’s still a time before dawn when everything has closed and you feel like having a snack and a cup of tea before going home. Pub Laferme, in a quiet neighborhood near the sea, sells passable cheesecake in addition to regular pub food.
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Young, artsy and cash-strapped people gather in this cellar dive bar where the cigarette smoke never disperses. Many pub crawlers end up visiting Levist Väljas (which means ‘out of network coverage’ in Estonian) as it stays [open] late. A whole range of board games are available to keep you entertained.
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The erotic programme of Tallinn’s wellknown cabaret Galaxy doesn’t leave any room for boredom in this strategically placed striptease club. This one was the first to put a real lady into its window.
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Being a successor to the Soviet-era café Moskva, once stationed in the same building, this trendy café/restaurant/ nightclub caters to a young crowd. There’s free wi-fi in the café, so bring your laptop if you really can’t drag yourself away from the email.
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Musi (‘kiss’) wine bar looks more like a large and tastefully decorated apartment and offers cheese, salads, pies and other snacks to accompany an impressive wine list. Reservations recommended.
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Nimeta means ‘the pub with no name’ in Estonian, but people seem to find it anyway. The establishment is very famous among people who like watching English Premiere and Champions League soccer games. The crowded and noisy bar is popular with stag-weekend tourists. Reserve a table near the big screen in advance or you will have to stand.
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Despite the name, we don’t know for sure if any Estonian MPs visit this nightclub. It’s so big the public servants get lost in the crowd of youngsters jumping to the mainstream dance music.
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Michael Bhoola, the chef of this upscale bar and restaurant, was voted the best chef of the year 2005 by the Gastronomy Awards Society of Estonia. Among the regular patrons are people from the business and cultural elite who come for sushi and cocktails.
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The city’s largest adult entertainment nightclub has a number of theme rooms, including an oriental room and a medieval dungeon with matching attractions.
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