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Restaurant of the Month
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Estonia
Restaurant of the Month, Estonia
Culinary adventures at awarded street food restaurant
The gastronomic scene in Tallinn is buzzing, with a vibrant street food restaurant at the forefront of fusion cuisine. Award-winning Restaurant Salt is making waves with its irresistible culinary action, visiting top chefs, and friendly atmosphere. By Malin Norman
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Photos: Restaurant Salt
Opened in Estonia’s capital Tallinn in 2012, Restaurant Salt is a small street food restaurant with a cosy and friendly atmosphere. “The idea was to offer a social venue, like a living room in someone’s home, where guests can share dishes and start chatting to people at the next table,” says Tiina Kõresoo, restaurateur and owner of Salt. Tiina Kõresoo, owner of Salt.
Here, guests can immerse themselves in culinary action, sitting next to the open kitchen and watching the talented chefs hard at work. Under the direction of head chef Marko Kaljend, the young and dynamic team serves up a combination of Asian street food, Latin American favourites, and classic Estonian ingredients. The innovative menu is inspired by Kõresoo’s extensive travels and her love for street food. Amongst highlights on the menu are slow-cooked beef cheek with caramelised lemongrass sauce and baozi, Thai style spicy mussels with tomato and coconut sauce, ginger, chilli and coriander, and of course the popular grilled octopus with crispy potato, roman salad and basil persillade. Visiting chefs and prestigious awards Successful restaurateur Kõresoo lives and breathes flavour, and her passion is contagious. Considered one of the best
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Issue 177
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April 2025
restaurants in Estonia, Salt is included in Nordic White Guide and has received several prestigious awards including the prominent Silverspoon Award for Best Street Food Restaurant. At the forefront of fusion cuisine, the restaurant attracts visiting top chefs such as Pablo Lagrange. The Argentine chef has worked in some of the best restaurants in the world, including Noma, Mugaritz and Pakta. On 24-25 April, Lagrange will offer two spectacular six-course dinners in collaboration with the team at Salt. “This is bound to be a colourful show, with Pablo telling stories whilst cooking,” smiles Kõresoo. “Our mission is to offer the best of fusion, to challenge and enrich with new and exciting culinary experiences, for all your senses.” Salt is open for lunch and dinner six days a week. From 1 May, the restaurant will be open daily and its popular terrace reopens – you can expect an urban vibe and culinary delights cooked on the open fire. www.saltrestoran.ee Facebook: Saltrestoran Instagram: @saltrestoran