16.1.2025 | Restaurants

The 15 best early-opening breakfast places in Tallinn

Text Mikko Savikko
Photos Andrei Chertkov, Kringel, 
Tallink Hotels, Udu

Kringel’s extensive breakfast selection is meat-free.

A significant number of visitors to Estonia stay in accommodation that doesn’t offer breakfast. If you haven’t stocked up on breakfast items in your fridge from a nearby supermarket (such as the 24-hour Prisma), you can head to one of the many early-opening cafés and restaurants often visited by both locals and ferry passengers.

In recent years, the offerings in the harbour area have expanded as the region undergoes significant development. The selection grows even more when you venture further out. Balti Jaama Turg (The Railway Station Market in English) and the neighbouring Telliskivi area feature several cafés, restaurants, and fast food spots. There are also cafés around the Rotermann shopping area, situated between the harbour and the city centre. The selection caters to all tastes.

UDU Restaurant provides customers with its own breakfast menu.

Breakfast Spots in the Harbour Area:

Loulou, Laeva 1
Open weekdays at 7:30 AM, weekends at 8 AM.
Offers a variety of breakfast foods from scrambled eggs and porridge to croissants.
Kohvik Kai, Sadama turg, Sadama 25/4
Open every day at 9 AM.
A breakfast and lunch spot in the harbor area.
La Boulangerie, Poordi 3
Open weekdays at 8:30 AM, weekends at 9:30 AM.
A French-style bakery café.
LoveCoffee, Kai 4
Open every day at 9 AM.
Offers coffee and dishes like pancakes and waffles.
UDU Restoran, Porto Franco, Kai 4
Open weekdays at 8:30 AM, Saturdays at 9 AM.
Serves porridge, croissants, and scrambled eggs.
Port Resto and Kondiiter, Laeva 1
Open every day at 8 AM.
Homemade baked goods from their own bakery.

Tallink Spa & Conference Hotel’s restaurant Neron offers a buffet-style breakfast.

Buffet Breakfasts at Harbour Area Hotels:

Hestia Hotel Europa, Paadi 5
Open daily at 6:30 AM.
Hestia Hotel Seaport, Uus-Sadama 23
Open weekdays at 7 AM, weekends at 8 AM.
Tallink Spa & Conference Hotel, Sadama 11a
Open weekdays at 7 AM, weekends at 7:30 AM.
Tallinn Express Hotel, Sadama 9
Open weekdays at 7 AM, weekends at 8 AM.

South of the City Centre:

Accessible by tram (numbers 3, 4, and 5), stops at Vineeri and Vana-Lõuna.

Kohvik Grenka, Pärnu maantee 76
Open every day at 9 AM.
A local favourite for breakfast and lunch with Slavic cuisine.
Kringel, Koidu 110
Open weekdays at 8 AM, weekends at 9 AM.
A vegetarian café in the Uus-Maailm district, serving freshly baked pastries.
Pagaripoisid, Vana-Lõuna 37
Open weekdays at 7:30 AM, Saturdays at 8 AM, Sundays at 10:00 AM.
A bakery and café in a building designed by Finnish architects (Saarinen, Lindgren, and Gesellius).

A traditional Estonian breakfast can be found at Kohvik Narva.

Nostalgic Cafés:

Kohvik Energia, Kaubamaja 4
Open weekdays at 8 AM, weekends at 10 AM.
A budget-friendly time travel experience to the 1960s.
Kohvik Narva, Narva mnt 10
Open weekdays at 8:30 AM, Saturdays at 9:30 AM, Sundays at 10 AM.
Traditional Estonian bakery with over 75 years of experience.

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