The Baltics restaurant scene continues to evolve through passion and drama

The Top 30 Baltic restaurants of the year were announced tand live today at an event November 12 in Tallinn, Estonia. The list features eight new entries, of which five opened their doors during the year and three made it all the way to the Top 8. In all the Master Level segment expanded from 10 restaurants last year to 16 across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. On the flipside, three of last year’s Top 30 are no longer in business.

“A conservative gourmand might find the developments in the Baltics somewhat confusing. Far from a smooth road to success, the scene is passionate and dramatic, with great successes and equally public failures, grandiose openings and stunning closedowns. But the golden age certainly continues for adventurous foodies,” states Aivar Hanson, publisher of the guide in the Baltics.  

The White Guide Baltic Top 30 restaurants:

GLOBAL MASTER LEVEL  
1. NOA Chef's Hall Tallinn Estonia 91/37
2. Nineteen 18 [New] Vilnius,  huania 88/36 3. Sweet Root Vilnius,  huania 85/36
3. Ö Tallinn Estonia 85/36

MASTER LEVEL  
5. Vincents  Riga Latvia 88/35
6. 180 Degrees [New] Tallinn Estonia 86/35
7. Juur Tallinn Estonia 82/34
8. Ore [New] Xxx Estonia 80/34
9. Alexander Muhu island Estonia 82/32
10. Art Priori Tallinn Estonia 79/32
10. Tchaikovsky Tallinn Estonia 79/32
12. Džiaugsmas Vilnius,  huania 77/32
12. Rannahotelli restoran Pärnu Estonia 77/32
12. Restoran 3 Riga, LAT Latvia 77/32
15. Monai Klaipeda,  huania 76/32
16. Uoksas Kaunas,  huania 75/32

VERY FINE LEVEL  
17. Horisont Tallinn Estonia 81/30
18. NOA Tallinn Estonia 78/30
19. Telegrafas  Vilnius,  huania I77/29
20. Ribe Tallinn Estonia 76/29
21. Põhjaka Mäeküla Estonia 75/30
22. Leib  Tallinn Estonia 75/29
23. Mon Repos Peakoka Korrus Tallinn Estonia 73/32
24. Monte  [New] Tallinn Estonia  73/31 25. Tabac, Tallinn Estonia  73/31
26. GMP Pühajärve Pühajärve Estonia 73/30
26. Hõlm Tartu Estonia 73/30 28. Kannas Annas Latvia 72/30
29. Parrot MiniBar Tallinn Estonia 72/29
29. Mantel ja Korsten Tallinn Estonia 72/29