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Björn Espresso Bar or: The struggles of living without your parents
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BJÖRN Espresso BAR
Address: Maakri 28, 10145 Tallinn
Cappuccino: €2
Best thing on the menu: ALL the coffee
CASH ONLY!
CASH ONLY!
Find them on Facebook (here)
One of the horrible moments after moving out of your parents’ house – that amazing wonderland of clean laundry and full fridges – is waking up in the morning, realizing you haven’t been to the store in too long and no matter how long you stare at the fridge, it won’t magically fill up. This happens to me approximately five times a week. Let’s just say I am not the biggest fan of going to the grocery store. Too far away. Too much of a hassle. And the store is located in the mall’s basement, which means stairs. No thank you.
So, whenever I open my fridge and face the
ugly truth of its emptiness, there is one thing that freaks me out in
particular. No milk. Which means black coffee. Which means the day is off to a
rocky start. Coffee is the one thing that makes me get up in the morning. And
yes, I own more than one bag with some kind of coffee quote on it, given to me
by friends who know me too well. But while I just need that delicious stuff in
whatever form in the morning, I am a coffee snob. Without milk in it it’s just
not the same. And I am not happy.
On mornings like this I have three options:
- Just suck it up and drink it black – this is the option I go for at the end of the month, for obvious reasons.
- Stop by the kiosk around the corner, get two cappuccinos instead of one because it’s cheaper – thanks for supporting my addiction, R-Kiosk – and get yelled at by the kiosk lady because I still don’t understand this language they call Estonian. My preferred option when I’m late for class. Not going to say this happens a lot, but, you know…
- And my favorite one: Spend a couple of hours at Björn’s, because it is just too cozy to leave earlier than necessary and enjoy the best and most stylish coffee in town.
BJÖRN Espresso BAR is a fabulous new café
that was opened only two months ago in the cutest little wooden house a little outside
of Tallinn’s Old Town. The little grey house with the red window frames looks
way out of place, surrounded by office buildings and schools,
which makes it incredibly exciting to enter it. Walking through those bright red doors
feels like entering a different world. All of a sudden the stress of the day is
gone and you are now part of the cosy, relaxed world of amazing coffee, delicious pastries, fluffy cushions, cosy fireplaces, and chilled people. I am not kidding. It really feels
like that.
Conveniently, Björn’s is really close
to my university which solved my horrible problem of having to drink burnt
cafeteria coffee all day long. The coffee is out of this world, the variety of
beans changing constantly and the staff is crazy friendly - and they know everything about coffee - heeeeaven! I always feel very fancy
when I’m there. And amazingly, the coffee is still cheap. All of these things explain why I may have spent a lot of time there lately. I just realized
this last week, when I walked in and Kalle, one of the owners, looked at me with a
knowing expression, saying: “Big cappucino as always?”
For now, Björn’s is definitely one of
Tallinn’s best kept secrets, but to be honest, I can’t imagine it to be a
secret for long. If you ever find yourself in Tallinn, I really urge you to
give this place a try. It is more than worth the walk out of the Old Town. Less crowded & commercialized than the coffee shops in the center. Oh and tourists? Nowhere to
be seen. So, what are you waiting for?
xx Kathi
Photos taken in: Tallinn, Estonia
