Eating in Tallinn: Mid-range

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• Basso, Pikk 13, ☎ +372 641 9312, www.basso.ee. 11-01. A bit old and uninspiring interior but with decent food with mid-range prices Tue-Thu 11AM-01AM, Fri-Sun 11AM-03AM.
• Controvento, Katriina Käik, www.controvento.ee. A very nice little Italian restaurant stashed away in a small side passage in the Old Town. Offering genuinely excellent food at reasonable prices with good service. Its only 'flaw' is that its hard too get into and is most often completely full, even on off-season weeknights. You may want to call ahead and make a reservation. Pizzas and pasta dishes are around €6-7.
• Kompressor, Rataskaevu 3 (Just few minutes walk from Raekoja plats.). This place offers an assortment of huge and delicious pancakes. Good deal.
• Pirosmani, 1 Üliõpilaste tee, ☎ +6393246. 10 - 24. Georgian food as it is done in Georgia. It's well out of the way, but that's a good thing. Almost everyone at this restaurant is local (although the menu has English), and tourists are not in sight, so the food here is good and great value. Try the Khinkali or the Harcho.
• Troika, Raekoja plats 15, www.troika.ee. One of the better options in the area, Troika offers generous portions of Russian food. In the warm summer months, people dine on the terrace. In winter, they head down to the warm cellar. To fill up, get a misnamed "small" zakuski appetizer plate. It's big enough for three (61 kr), then dip your pelmeni dumplings (49 kr) in smetana or the other sauces provided and wash it down with a shot of vodka (20+ kr).
• Viikingite küla (Viking village), Saula küla, Harjumaa, www.viikingitekyla.ee. The "Vikings' Village" is just a few kilometers from the city, next to Pirita river and Tallinn-Tartu highway, but in a deep forest is a scenic place with a tavern, accommodation and its own small lake, from where everyone can catch their own fish and let it cooked. Foods are traditional Estonian and prices very reasonable. (59.221022 N,25.034065 E)

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