Kolm Sibulat
NB: As of 1 August 2023, Kolm Sibulat is located at a new address: Maakri 19, Tallinn.
In the heart of Tallinn, in the Maakri Quarter, you’ll find the popular and well-regarded restaurant Kolm Sibulat. The restaurant places itself between fast and slow food, offering ramen dishes as well as other flavors with Asian influences.
Kolm Sibulat is the “little brother” to the café-restaurant Moon. Moon has a distinct Slavic focus and a very defined style, which doesn’t always accommodate the various creative ideas that the chefs come up with. Therefore, Kolm Sibulat was established alongside Moon as a completely different and unique restaurant.
The Story of Its Origin
According to the owners, Jana and Roman Zaštšerinski, and Igor Andrejev, Kolm Sibulat is the “little brother” of restaurant Moon, as they already had over four years of experience running a restaurant when Kolm Sibulat was founded. They found that opening a second restaurant was much easier since they had already gone through the process of opening their own place once. Moon and the original Kolm Sibulat in Telliskivi share a few common traits. For example, the owners like to choose locations that are a bit challenging. They describe both restaurants aptly: “An unusual name. An unusual location. But otherwise, a very ordinary place.”
Kolm Sibulat got its name as a humorous nod to the Estonian tendency to call Russians “onions,” hence the playful name.
A Menu Without Borders
While Moon is centered around Slavic cuisine, Kolm Sibulat doesn’t classify itself under any single national cuisine. Its menu includes a variety of dishes inspired by different cuisines from around the world, as Kolm Sibulat practices a borderless approach to cooking, featuring Asian-inspired dishes, German-style schnitzel, and other exciting cuisines from across the globe. Kolm Sibulat’s menu sits somewhere between fast food and slow food, combining the best of both worlds to create flavors that are extraordinary and unique.
Thanks to its convenient location and solid lunch menu, Kolm Sibulat is a perfect spot for lunch. The lunch menu includes various ramen dishes, such as giant prawn ramen with tangy sauce and egg or teriyaki chicken ramen with a red curry-vegetable broth. The restaurant takes ramen-making seriously, with a ramen machine imported from Japan to prepare the noodles from scratch, resulting in unique, creamy, and nutty flavors.
For those less interested in savory dishes, the restaurant also offers a rich selection of desserts to satisfy any sweet cravings. Wine lovers will not feel left out, as Kolm Sibulat’s wine list includes fine wines from around the world. For special occasions or just evening enjoyment, champagne and sparkling wines are also available.
Kolm Sibulat, or Jana, Roman, and Igor, warmly welcome you today!