Lore Bistro, Tallinn, Estonia

This is another bib gourmande restaurant in Tallinn, and the location couldn't be nicer, right on the pier. The interior has warehouse height ceilings, big and airy, and if the weather is nice you can eat on the patio. I was a bit leary of that option, but was happily surprised that the food came out at the appropriate temperature, and it was overall quite enjoyable. The down side is that the service was just so so.

The chef, Janno Lepik, was awarded the Michelin Young Chef award, which highlights those up and coming chefs with outstanding food preparation quality. We tried a variety of things on the menu, mostly coming out of the water rather than from the land--the trout pictured is one such example--and all of it was well prepared and delicious.