TOPS is not only a bar on the Kalamaja's corner it's definitely more. It takes you back to the Soviet Union times. Everything is thought through- tableware, furniture, little details like old record player, you can even choose music to play, there is also some old magazines to read. Food menu is simple but good. We had salads but there are also soups and sandwiches and ofcourse something sweet too :) But I think mainly TOPS is more the place where you can take your close friends on Friday night get something good to drink and have a nice time wt your besties and maybe get some new friends too. Oh and I read that on Wednesday evenings are jazz music evenings so I suggest to visit it!!!!:)
Anni Arro is definitely one of my favorite cook. She is only 28 years old and she already has two cafes and few cooking books. She's making Slow Food what is opposite to Fast Food. She studied in Italy and it has influenced also the menu of Komeet and Anni's caffe. Now a little description of both of them:
Komeet is a little bit glamorous and modern cafe for the city people who likes to meet up with their friends after work and enjoy good food and delicious cakes. (The cake menu changes after few months so it doesn't get drab.) I love to go there on summertime cause they have a outside terrace with a very nice view to Tallinn's city centre and old town churches. Here is their homepage: http://www.kohvikkomeet.ee/home/
Warm salmon salad wt rucola,avocado,sun-dried tomatoes,mustard-lemon dressing on the side
Linguine wt creamy chicken,herb and tomatoe sauce
Little pray before first bite LOL
Bruchetta wt tomatoes,basil,garlic,olives and olive oil
Anni's cafe is in Haapsalu. I went there first time in this spring and I totally loved this little city. Someday I will buy a house there :) About the cafe: It's in her mothers art gallery- from the first floor you can buy a piece of art like her mothers paintings, her sisters ceramics and from the second floor you can buy also art a "food art". This cafe is totally different from Komeet. Firstly it's smaller and to me it's certainly cozier. It makes you feel like you step in someones home that cozy. The music, furniture, fresh flowers on tables, waitresses clothes everything is on the right place. Dishes are made from Liisu Arro and some tables by Jaak Arro. And ofcourse the FOOD is so GOOD I even started to like goat cheese and ofcourse CAKES are just delicious. You better visit it!!! http://www.eppmaria.ee/introduction/
Anni's caffe
I'm so not gonna write anything just watch it!LOL
Warm goat cheese salad wt lenses,hummus,grilled peppers,eggplant and pesto
Love Sunday mornings even though the next day is Monday but it's something in Sunday mornings what makes me feel good:) Today was a perfect autumn weather the sun was shining and I decided to take a little walk to oldtown ofcourse I had a purpose- there's one of my favorite bakery cafe Bonaparte:P I got a white chocolate croissant and a rasperry tarte with vanilla cream filling njam njamm it was so goooooood. Not too sweet, lots of rasperries perfect perfect perfect!
Banana-chocolate tarte from the earlier Sunday LOL