Reval Recommendations
Tallinn — Reval, at Your Leisure
A map of the city as the club knows it. Kadriorg Palace — where the Grand Ball is held, beside the Presidential Palace — is marked with a golden palace, and the club's home at Pikk 9 with the club's coat of arms. Hover over the palace, the airport or the harbour and the route to the club, with an estimated travel time, appears.
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From the Club to the Ball
Pikk 9 → Kadriorg Palace
≈ 3.5 km
Distance
8–10 min
By car
≈ 40 min
On foot
The drive leaves the Old Town at the Viru gate and follows Narva mnt eastwards, turning into A. Weizenbergi at the Kadriorg park — via Narva mnt and A. Weizenbergi. Taxis wait on Viru väljak; on ball evenings we recommend ordering a car in advance.
Where to dine
Lunch & Dinner
Tables the club returns to — from a Hanseatic feast in the Old Town to tasting menus by the sea. Reserve ahead on ball weekend.
Rataskaevu 16
Rataskaevu 16, 10123 Tallinn
Estonia's best-loved bistro — elk, cellar-baked ribs; book well ahead.
Olde Hansa
Vana turg 1, 10146 Tallinn
Candlelit Hanseatic feasting — a spectacle worth one long lunch.
NOA Chef's Hall
Ranna tee 3, 12112 Tallinn
Fine dining across the bay, with the Old Town skyline through the windows.
Leib Resto ja Aed
Uus 31, 10111 Tallinn
Garden restaurant by the city wall — simple, excellent, and famous for its black bread.
Tchaikovsky
Vene 9 (Hotel Telegraaf), 10123 Tallinn
Franco-Russian grand dining under a glass pavilion, with live chamber music.
Gloria
Müürivahe 2, 10146 Tallinn
A 1937 institution by the city wall, with one of the great wine cellars of the Baltics.
After dinner
Cigar Lounges
Humidors, armchairs and a quiet glass. Most lounges keep late hours on Friday and Saturday.
Oak Lounge
Dunkri tn 2, 10123 Tallinn
Panelled cigar lounge with a deep humidor and a serious whisky list.
Cigarimaja
Raekoja plats, Vanalinn, Tallinn
The "cigar house" by the Town Hall Square — Havanas, a walk-in humidor and armchairs for the evening.
D'Boiss Cigar Lounge
Vene tn 2, 10123 Tallinn
Club-like lounge for cigars, cognac and late conversation.
Cigar Lounge at Hotel Telegraaf
Vene 9, 10123 Tallinn
A quiet corner of the Telegraaf for a digestif and a cigar after dinner.
Where to stay
Hotels
Established houses within a short drive of both Pikk 9 and Kadriorg Palace. Mention the Grand Ball when you book.
Hotel Telegraaf
Vene 9, 10123 Tallinn
The Old Town's finest address, in the former telegraph station — five minutes from Pikk 9.
Swissôtel Tallinn
Tornimäe 3, 10145 Tallinn
High-rise comfort above the city, with wide views to the gulf.
Radisson Blu Sky Hotel
Rävala pst 3, 10143 Tallinn
Business-district classic with the Lounge 24 bar on the top floor.
Hilton Tallinn Park
Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 23, 10147 Tallinn
Beside the Politseiaed park, halfway between the Old Town and Kadriorg.
Nordic Hotel Forum
Viru väljak 3, 10111 Tallinn
At Viru square, a minute from the Old Town gate.
Schlössle Hotel
Pühavaimu 13, 10123 Tallinn
Vaulted medieval rooms and open fires — the most romantic house in Reval.
What to see
Sights & Landmarks
Fourteen well-known places in Reval and its surroundings, for the hours between arrival and the first waltz.
Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats)
Raekoja plats, 10146 Tallinn
The medieval heart of Reval, ringed by merchant houses and the Gothic Town Hall.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Lossi plats 10, 10130 Tallinn
The onion-domed Orthodox cathedral crowning Toompea hill.
Toompea Castle & Parliament
Lossi plats 1a, 15165 Tallinn
Seat of the Riigikogu, built into the walls of the old bishops' castle.
St Olaf's Church
Lai 50, 10133 Tallinn
Once the tallest building in Europe; the tower walk rewards with the finest view of the city.
Fat Margaret & the Great Coastal Gate
Pikk 70, 10133 Tallinn
The stout artillery tower guarding the seaward end of Pikk street.
Kiek in de Kök & Bastion Tunnels
Komandandi tee 2, 10130 Tallinn
Cannon tower and the underground bastion passages beneath the city walls.
Viru Gate
Viru tn, 10140 Tallinn
The picturesque towered gateway into the Old Town from the new city.
Kumu Art Museum
A. Weizenbergi 34, 10127 Tallinn
Estonia's principal art museum, in the Kadriorg park a few steps from the palace.
Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Narva mnt 95, 10127 Tallinn
The great singing arch where the Singing Revolution gathered hundreds of thousands.
Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam)
Vesilennuki 6, 10415 Tallinn
Seaplane hangars turned maritime museum, with the submarine Lembit in the hall.
Pirita Convent Ruins
Merivälja tee 18, 11911 Tallinn
The soaring ruins of St Bridget's convent by the Pirita river mouth.
Tallinn TV Tower
Kloostrimetsa tee 58a, 11913 Tallinn
314 metres above the pines, with a glass-floor viewing deck over the gulf.
Estonian Open Air Museum
Vabaõhumuuseumi tee 12, 13521 Tallinn
Farmsteads, mills and a coastal Swedish village rebuilt in the woods at Rocca al Mare.
Telliskivi Creative City
Telliskivi 60a, 10412 Tallinn
Former railway workshops now full of galleries, design shops and the Balti Jaama market.
Arvo Pärt Centre
Kellasalu tee 3, Laulasmaa, 76702 Harju County
The white-gabled centre and concert hall dedicated to Estonia's most performed living composer, set among pines by the sea at Laulasmaa.
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