Barbarea: Tallinn’s New Wave Bakery-Cum-Bistro

"Set in a former rubber factory on Kopli’s industrial peninsula, this evening incarnation reopens at 5pm after the daytime Karjase sai bakery winds down, offering both indoor seats and a wooden terrace overlooking a shady industrial courtyard. Since the summer of 2021, its unique day-to-night rhythm has impressed guests, with a family style of dining built around colorful sharing platters that lean on predominantly local ingredients from small-scale farms and a menu that rotates with the Estonian seasons—think crispy perch pike tacos or organic grass-fed entrecôte—while creativity is the real drive here. The kitchen carries through the venue’s daytime synergy by serving sourdough focaccia with optional olive oil and/or anchovies among the entree options, and drinks range from kombucha varieties and alcohol-free cider to niche choices like a Japanese rice lager. By midnight, service wraps, ready for the early-hours handover back to the bakery from Tuesday to Sunday." - Eibhlis Gale-Coleman