Cafés in Rotermann & the Port

Bread and buns on Rotermanni

RØST, at Rotermanni 14, is a small bakery with a Scandinavian bent in the historic Nisuveski (wheat mill) building. It bakes naturally leavened sourdough loaves and pastries, makes sandwiches, and pours coffee from The Brick Roastery and small European roasters; cinnamon and cardamom buns are €3.50 and a nata €2.50, as of 2026.³ It opens 08:30–18:00 on weekdays and 09:30–17:00 on Saturdays.

Levier, at Rotermanni 18/1, was named Estonia's best breakfast of 2025 by the business paper Ärileht. It also sells cakes, pastries and macarons, opens at 08:00 every day, and asks guests to book because tables often fill.⁴

Brunch, lunch and a gallery

Orangerie, at Rotermanni 5, serves brunch from 10:00 to 15:00 on Saturdays and Sundays and stays open until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.⁵ Purée, at number 2, is a vegan and vegetarian family restaurant where the owner's mother, Nonna, cooks a new menu each day; breakfast starts at 09:00 and lunch at 12:00.⁶ Bali Cafe shares the address.

Gallery Cafe, at Rotermanni 6, is a brunch café and gallery whose exhibitions of local artists change monthly. It takes no table bookings and welcomes pets.⁷ On Ahtri, the Salt Storage of 1908, designed by Ernst Boustedt, now holds the Museum of Estonian Architecture; Kalve is at Ahtri 6, and Coffee Kitchen and Juustukohvik at Ahtri 9.²

Near the ferry terminals

The port handled about 8.3 million passengers in 2025, and 118 cruise calls brought nearly 190,000 more.⁸ Eckerö Line and Viking Line sail to Helsinki from Terminal A, served by tram 2; Tallink uses Terminal D, served by buses 19, 25 and 66. Most people on foot reach the Old Town along Sadama street, and the Old City Marina for leisure boats has operated beside the terminals since 2010.⁹

Port Resto & Kondiiter, at Laeva 1, opens daily 08:00–20:00. Tempo is at Sadama 9, Barkman at Uus-Sadama 24, LoveCoffee at Kai 4, and Kehrwieder has a second café at Uus-Sadama 5.

Kalasadam and the Patarei shore

West of the terminals, Kalaturg, the fish market at Kalasadama 5, trades on Saturdays, 09:00–15:00. Patarein pagar ja stuudio is at Suur-Patarei 20/3, by the former Patarei sea fortress and prison.¹⁰ On Lootsi, Kochi Kohvituba (number 10) opens weekdays 10:00–19:00 with tables outside, and OLAF Cafe & Resto (number 14) runs daily 12:00–21:00. Pavlova, at Poordi 3, opens at 14:00.