Which Tallinn hostel has the best bar?

The Monks Bunk, full stop. A proper ground-floor bar open to non-guests, pub-crawl starting point three times a week, karaoke Tuesdays. Fat Margaret's for the cheapest in-house beer at €2 from the honesty fridge.

Do Tallinn hostel bars accept cards?

Yes, all of them. Estonia is effectively cashless. The honesty fridge at Fat Margaret's takes cash or card via a QR code.

What's the typical hostel-bar pint price in Tallinn?

€3.50-5 for a half-liter of Saku or A. Le Coq, which is 30-40% cheaper than Old Town tourist bars post-8pm.

Are hostel bars open to people staying at a different hostel?

Yes at The Monks Bunk, and effectively yes at Fat Margaret's (honesty fridge takes any guest's money). Ring SPA's pool bar requires a day-spa pass if you're not sleeping there.

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Tallinn BarRanked guide

Best Hostels with Bars in Tallinn

Tallinn's seven hostel bars span the full spectrum — The Monks Bunk's ground-floor pub that doubles as the pre-crawl lobby, Fat Margaret's honesty fridge in the games room, and Ring SPA's pool bar by the jacuzzi. Every hostel here has a place to drink without leaving the building, which matters at 02:00 when it's minus-ten outside and the Old Town bars are shutting their doors.

◉ Ranking · 8 picks

01Espak Hostel€28
02Ring SPA Hostel€30
03Harbour Hub Hostel€22
04Viru Backpackers Hostel€24
0516eur - Old Town Munkenhof€20

§ 01 — Traveler's take

“My Wednesday at The Monks Bunk started in the ground-floor bar at 20:30 for the pub crawl briefing, then walked to Hell Hunt, Porgu and Valli baar before ending at a club in Kesklinn at 01:30. By Friday I was back at Monks Bunk's bar for karaoke, and Saturday I'd moved to Fat Margaret's where four of us rented the sauna for 90 minutes and bought six A. Le Coq from the honesty fridge. The bars are the infrastructure — every good Tallinn night starts or ends at one.”

§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 8 Picks

★ 8.9759 reviews€28/night

Espak Hostel

Espak sits on Viadukti 42a, a ten-minute tram ride from the Old Town and five minutes from the Balti Jaam train station for the Narva and St Petersburg lines. Every room has its own private bathroom and a kitchenette with microwave, fridge, and kettle. Self check-in via keycode, free parking on site, and a 9.3 guest cleanliness score.

Private bathroom in every room
In-room kitchenette with microwave and fridge
Self check-in via keycode, no front-desk wait
Free on-site parking for drivers

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★ 8.71,039 reviews€30/night

Ring SPA Hostel

Ring SPA Hostel sits at 130 Õismäe tee in Haabersti, fifteen minutes west of the Old Town by bus but built around a full wellness center with sauna, indoor swimming pool, plunge pool, Turkish steam bath, and a hot tub. Private rooms with private bathrooms, continental breakfast, free parking, and — the only hostel in Tallinn where the sauna is included in your night. 8.7 on 1039 reviews.

On-site sauna, indoor pool, hammam, plunge pool and hot tub
Every room has a private bathroom with walk-in shower
Continental breakfast buffet with cheese included
Bus 21 to Viru Gate in 18 minutes, free parking for drivers

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★ 8.5881 reviews€22/night

Harbour Hub Hostel

Harbour Hub sits on Paadi street, a five-minute walk from the Port of Tallinn ferry terminals and fifteen minutes from Viru gate into the Old Town. Private parking, free bicycles, a shared kitchen that gets used, and a 9.4 guest location score put it firmly on the Helsinki-day-trip circuit.

5 min walk to the Port of Tallinn ferry terminals A and D
9.4 guest location score on 881 Booking reviews
Free bicycles on site for the Kalamaja ride
Shared kitchen with fridge space labeled by bunk

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★ 8.4801 reviews€24/night

Viru Backpackers Hostel

Viru Backpackers sits at Viru 5, thirty seconds from the Viru gate and ninety seconds from Raekoja plats (Town Hall Square). Self check-in, a shared kitchen, board games in the lounge and a tight mix of dorms and privates make it the Old Town pick for travelers who want the medieval streets as their front yard. 8.4 on 801 reviews.

30 seconds from Viru gate, 90 seconds from Town Hall Square
Small scale with genuinely spacious dorm beds
Board games, shared kitchen and a lounge that gets used
Self check-in via keycode for late Ryanair arrivals

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★ 8.42,331 reviews€20/night

16eur - Old Town Munkenhof

16eur - Old Town Munkenhof is the quieter sibling in the 16eur backpacker group, set in a classical building on Munga 4 in the deep Old Town — 250 m from Town Hall Square and literally inside the medieval city wall. Some rooms have private bathrooms, a games room downstairs, free lockers, and bicycle rental. 2331 reviews and an 8.4 score confirm the trade: slightly nicer than Fat Margaret's, no in-house bar, and €4 more a night.

250 m from Raekoja plats, inside the medieval city wall
Private bathrooms available in select rooms
Games room and free lockers in every dorm
Bicycle rental on site and a 9.7 couples location score

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★ 8.34,736 reviews€16/night

16eur - Fat Margaret's

16eur - Fat Margaret's is Tallinn's veteran backpacker hostel with 4736 reviews under its belt, named after the 16th-century cannon tower it sits next to on Põhja puiestee. €16 dorm beds, a proper shared kitchen, a rentable sauna and small plunge pool, and a five-minute walk to both Raekoja plats and the ferry harbour. Straddles the Old Town wall and the Kalamaja creative quarter.

Rentable on-site sauna and small plunge pool
€16 dorm beds, 5 min from Raekoja plats
5 min walk to the Helsinki ferry terminals
Backpacker pedigree — 4736 Booking reviews

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★ 8.02,233 reviews€22/night

The Monks Bunk Hostel & Bar

The Monks Bunk is Tallinn's social hostel — an in-house bar on the ground floor, a genuine bar crawl that picks up guests three nights a week, and 656 feet from Raekoja plats on Lai street. 2233 reviews, 8.0 rating, karaoke nights and an outdoor summer picnic area round out what's earned it the title of Tallinn's party hostel without apology.

In-house bar on the ground floor, open to hostel guests and locals
Legendary Monks Bunk pub crawl Mon/Wed/Fri from 21:00
200 m from Town Hall Square, on Lai 22
Karaoke, movie nights and board games in the lounge

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★ 7.62,758 reviews€18/night

Imaginary Hostel

Imaginary Hostel is an old building on Vene 33/35/37, the Russian Orthodox corner of Tallinn's Old Town and five minutes from Raekoja plats. Two and a half thousand reviews keep it honest: the rooms are old, the shared bathrooms are basic, but for €18 you get a bunk in a building from the 1600s, a shared kitchen, and a lounge full of travelers from twenty countries. 7.6 for a reason.