September 2025 — first guests in Tartu and Tallinn
We opened in front of the main entrance of Lõunakeskus and a day later in Tallinn. TAILBITE’S® started in two cities right away.
OUR STORY · BORN IN ESTONIA
Made with care.
Served to a friend.
TAILBITE’S® is a shrimp street food brand born in Estonia. We hand-bread our shrimp, listen to our guests and make seafood easy to enjoy: on a lunch break, on a cosy evening at home and around a table with friends.
Discover our story ↓- 6000+orders
- 1300+Friends Club members
- 60 000+king prawns served
WHAT WE CARE ABOUT
Good food starts with how we treat people
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You are our friend
We don’t see you as an anonymous customer. We notice, we listen and we write thank-you notes on our paper bags by hand.
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Quality is handmade
We bread our Handmade Crispy shrimp on site with our own seasoning salt. Every bucket has to be as good as the last one.
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Honest and direct
If something goes wrong, we say so and look for a solution straight away. If we change a price or the menu, we explain why.
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Boldly big
We started in two cities at once and our trademark is registered across the European Union. We are building something big, step by step.
From a love of shrimp at home to street food in two cities
From the very start our ambition was bigger than a single stand. We wanted to create a brand people come to for a good shrimp bite and want to come back to.
At the end of September 2025 we opened TAILBITE’S® for the first time in Tartu, in front of the main entrance of Lõunakeskus. The opening fell on the shopping centre’s birthday and plenty of shrimp lovers and curious visitors came along.
The very next day we started in Tallinn. So our journey began in two cities at once.
Shrimp can be an everyday food too
For us, seafood doesn’t have to be only a festive restaurant experience. It could be as easy a choice for lunch or dinner as pizza, sushi or a burger.
That’s why we serve shrimp in many ways: crispy breaded, grilled, in burgers and in tacos. Our Handmade Crispy shrimp are hand-breaded on site with our own seasoning salt and a carefully thought-out coating. Our own Bite Sauce goes perfectly on the side.
We want to bring joy both to those who have always loved shrimp and to those just discovering seafood flavours.
Growing together with our people
Customer feedback plays a big part in how TAILBITE’S® develops. We listen to what people love, try new ideas and improve the menu. That’s how Handmade Crispy arrived in spring 2026, and at the beginning of July the whole menu was renewed.
A Friends Club of almost 1,400 members has grown around us. We are also supported by our staff, partners, food content creators and friends. Everyone who has helped build the food trucks, launch the company, serve guests or spread the word has a place in the TAILBITE’S® story.
At the 2026 Investment Festival we fulfilled more than 400 orders over Friday evening and Saturday. The queues and encouraging feedback gave us plenty of energy to keep going.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND US
Tõnis-Denis and Pille-Riin
There are real people behind TAILBITE’S, not a faceless chain. Tõnis-Denis Merkuljev is one of the founders of TAILBITE’S® and Pille-Riin runs our Tallinn food truck.
For both of them good service starts with something simple: every guest is a friend. If you have a question, an idea or feedback, write to us – we’re happy to reply.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Our journey in pictures
STEP BY STEP
Our milestones so far
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November 2025 — trademark registered in the European Union
On 29 November TAILBITE’S® was registered as a European Union trademark. It was an important step towards our international ambition.
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Spring 2026 — Handmade Crispy joins the menu
We added our hand-breaded shrimp, and the warm welcome encouraged us to keep developing new products.
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July 2026 — new menu
At the beginning of July, before the Investment Festival, we launched a new menu. It gave everyone more ways to find their favourite shrimp dish.
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Today — almost 1,400 Friends Club members
Almost 1,400 people have joined the Friends Club. The growing community and guest feedback help us understand what people value and what we can do even better.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Roots in Estonia. Eyes further ahead.
Right now we are focused on giving TAILBITE’S® strong roots in Estonia. We want to deliver consistent quality, reach more shrimp lovers and create a permanent indoor location.
Our longer-term goal is to open TAILBITE’S® outside Estonia too. International ambition has been with us from day one, but every next step starts right here: with good food and an experience that makes guests come back.
Come and try your next favourite bite.