Estonia by campervan: food and supermarkets
Where to buy food in Estonia, which supermarkets to use, opening hours and practical tips for eating on the road. What to know before you go.
Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026
Currency
Euro
EUR. Cards for everything, including a coffee
Language
Estonian
English widely spoken, Russian in the north-east
Driving
Right
90 km/h out of town, 50 km/h in town, no mass bands
Power
230V, type F
The same round two-pin plug as most of the continent
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for kraanivesi
Emergency
112
One number for police, fire and ambulance
Food and shops
Food and shops
Five chains cover the country and they all keep long hours. Maxima, Rimi, Selver, Coop and Prisma are the names you will see, with Lidl now in the market as well. The useful pattern for a van is the same as in Finland: the big out-of-town Prisma, Maxima XX or Selver has room to park and the full range, while the small Coop in a village is the only shop for the next half hour of driving. Coop is the one that reaches the islands and the small places.
Where to shop
- Best value: Lidl or Maxima.
- Full range: Prisma or Selver.
- Camper access: Prisma hypermarkets and large Maxima stores have the easiest parking.
What eating out costs, reported
- Cheap restaurant meal
- €15
- Draught beer, 0.5 l
- €5.05
Reported range 8 to 20, Numbeo September 2026. Crowd-sourced, not an official figure
Reported range 4 to 7, Numbeo September 2026. The shop price is a fraction of it, inside the 10:00 to 22:00 window
Supermarkets, and what each one is for
| Chain | Good for | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Maxima | The widest reach in the country, from tiny X stores to the big XXX hypermarkets. | The XX and XXX sites are easy to park a long vehicle at |
| Rimi | The other big full-range chain. Hypermarkets on the edge of towns, small Rimi Express in centres. | Reliable fresh counters |
| Selver | Estonian-owned, strong on prepared food and a good deli counter. | Mostly larger stores with car parks |
| Coop | The village shop, the island shop and the small-town shop. | Often the only option for an hour in any direction |
| Prisma | The big Finnish-style hypermarket. Widest range, lowest prices in its group. | Edge of town, straightforward parking |
Buying alcohol without wasting an evening
- 10:00 to 22:00, every day. The Alcohol Act sets the window for retail sale of alcoholic drinks and there is no exception for a supermarket.
- Home delivery is blocked over the same hours, from 22:00 to 10:00.
Stocking the campervan
- Fill up before the islands and the east. Saaremaa and Hiiumaa have real shops in the main towns and very little between them, and the eastern border country is thin.
- Buy rye bread, smoked fish, curd and dairy here. They are the genuine value.