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Bogapott, Pikk jalg 9, T 631 3181. Summer 1000-1900, winter 1000-1800. A café-cum-art gallery by the city wall. Admire the ceramics as you snack on generous sandwiches or tasty cakes. Mademoiselle, in the Meriton Grand Hotel Tallinn, Toompuiestee 27, T 667 7150, http://www.grandhotel.ee. 0700-2200. A good spot for salads, soups and freshly-made quiches, cakes and pastries. Neitsitorn, Lühike jalg 9a, T 644 0514. 1000-2000, Cash only. An essential Tallinn experience: have a coffee or a beer out on the ramparts of the city walls, with peerless views across the Old Town. Café Boulevard, Olümpia Hotel, Liivalaia 33, T 631 5889, http://www.revalhotels.com. Tasty pastries and quiches for early birds and the post-club crowd. Café VS, Pärnu maantee 28, T 627 2627, http://www.cafevs.ee. Mon-Thu 1000-0100, Fri 1000-0300, Sat 1200-0300, Sun 1300-0100. Its passed the first flush of fashionability but this lively café- cum-bar-eatery serves really good Indian cuisine and Tallinns finest selection of teas. With DJs on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, its as close as you can get to a clubby atmosphere in daylight. Kuku Kohvik, Vabaduse väljak 8, T 644 5926. Mon-Fri 0800-2200, Sat and Sun 0900-2100. This inexpensive café prides itself on being artsy, although locals of a certain age say its lost the edge it had during the Soviet era. Kompass, Narva Maantee 7c, Central Hotel, T 633 9811. Mon-Fri 0900-2000, Sat 1000-2000, Sun 1000-1800. As youd expect from a café on the same site as the excellent Novell restaurant, this funky eatery serves way-above-average snacks and salads in a rather more jovial atmosphere. Narva Kohvik, Narva maantee 10, T 660 1786. Mon-Fri 0900-2000, Sat 1000-2000, Sun 1000-1800. Decidedly old-fashioned, no-frills hang-out that still has the feel of the Soviet days, but serves a mean pirozhki (Russian pie). Torino, Mere puiestee 6e. Mon-Thu, Sat 0800-2200, Fri 0800-2400, Sun 0900-1900. Thoroughly modern café with retro 1970s-style white plastic chairs near the port. Turins finest, Lavazza coffee, is the house speciality.
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