Hors d’oeuvres are very good in Estonia and often the best part of the meal.
National specialties:• Sült (jellied veal).
• Täidetud vasikarind (roast stuffed shoulder of veal).
• Rosolje (vinaigrette with herring and beets).
• Braised goose stuffed with apples and plums.
• Estonian wild mushroom soup.
National drinks:• Saare beer (dark and heavy yet tasty).
• Mulled wine.
• Vana Tallinn (a local liqueur that’s probably best left to the locals to sip).
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: Restaurant bills
include a tip.
NightlifeTallinn is used to entertaining daytrippers from Finland and, increasingly, stag-parties from the UK. There is a wide range of restaurants, cafes and cosy bars, as well as livelier nightclubs that sometimes feature live bands. Socialising is at its most active Thursday-Saturday nights, between 2300-0300. For culture vultures in Tallinn, there is the
Estonia National Opera, the
Estonia Concert Hall (tel: (6) 147 771; website:
www.concert.ee), the
Vanemuine Theater (tel: (7) 440 100; website:
www.vanemuine.ee), and for children, the
Estonian Puppet Theater. For further details on cultural events, contact the
Estonian Institute (website:
www.culture.ee).
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