For that high-class, bow tie and linen glove experience, you're simply not going to do better than Hõlm and in fact, the restaurant belongs to the best restaurants in the Baltic and Nordic region according to the gastronomical guide White Guide Baltics and is recommended by MICHELIN Guide 2024. From 2023, White Guide's activities in Estonia were taken over by Falstaff. Restaurant Hõlm is the best restaurant in Tartu according to Falstaff Nordic Restaurant Guide Estonia 2024 and 2025. We found the entire operation to be every bit as crisp and professional as we'd expect from the renowned Lydia Hotel's restaurant Hõlm and the items we tried from the inventive menu came off flawlessly. The open kitchen is an interesting touch, but diners will probably be drawn more to the picture windows offering alluring views of the adjacent park and - albeit from an oblique angle - Town Hall Square. Cosy summer terrace open during warmer months.
