Tallinn's Hidden Gems: Try These 3 Cocktails

Tallinn trip on the calendar? Skip the tourist traps and head for bars that actually nail the drink and the mood. We checked out three completely different spots for a proper grown-up night out — and each one gave us a drink worth crossing the water for.

Botaanik keeps things intimate and precise — every detail on the menu is dialled in. Frank is rougher around the edges, but warm and full of character. Whisper Sister's basement bar you'd never spot from the street at all. Want to turn these into a full night out? Check out our guide to a perfect day of eating and drinking in Tallinn. Here's the shortlist and what to order at each.

1. Botaanik

Cocktails treated like a philosophy

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A small, moody cocktail bar where the drinks are taken almost impossibly seriously. Every detail is dialled in, and the menu pushes you to try something you won't find anywhere else. One of the most original cocktail bars in Tallinn, full stop.

Order the Tokyo Tomatini: Tomato, sake and unagi — sounds strange on paper, works perfectly in the glass.

2. Frank

One drink turns into a whole night

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The kind of place you pop into for one drink and look up hours later. Relaxed, a little rough around the edges, and clearly doing its own thing — people come here to spend the evening, not just order a cocktail and go.

Order the Whiskey Sour: Made with Buffalo Trace — a classic that fits Frank's warm, no-fuss mood perfectly.

3. Whisper Sister

You'd never guess what's in the basement

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Walk past it on the street and you'd never know — this is one of the moodiest bars in Tallinn. Behind an unmarked door sits an elegant, secretive speakeasy that sets the tone before you've even ordered.

Order the Gin & Tea: Gin, matcha and citrus — as elegant and secretive as the bar itself.

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Botaanik · Suurtüki 2, Vanalinn · Instagram ↗︎
Frank · Sauna 2, Kesklinn · Instagram ↗︎
Whisper Sister · Pärnu mnt 12, Kesklinn · Instagram ↗︎

Alcohol product featured in this article
Buffalo Trace

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