Tip Top Meats

This hidden gem is a local favorite in Carlsbad. Tip Top Meats is located at 6118 Paseo Del Norte, right across from the outlet mall, and open daily from 7:00am-8:00pm. Its distinct blue awnings set it apart from other restaurants/markets.

For most patrons it’s an ideal breakfast spot, but they also offer a large assortment of European desserts that Cal State Long Beach student Carli Garsow describes as “out of this world.”

Napoleon
Photo taken by: Britta Garsow

The owner of Tip Top meats, John Haedrich, is from Germany and spent many years in Berlin working as a butcher. This experience is what makes the food at Tip Top meats so authentic, including the desserts.

Almond Cake
Photo taken by: Britta Garsow

 

They offer a variety of pasties including black forest, carrot, and dark chocolate cake slices that are priced at $3.49. Plain, red velvet and turtle cheesecakes also priced at $3.39. One of their most popular menu items is the apple strudel that is only $2.49. They also make Italian pastries daily including Napoleons and cannolis. There is such a variety that you never know what sweets they will be serving up that day. Tip Top’s desserts are also very appealing to the eye, decorated as if straight from a small family-owned bakery in Italy.

Carrot Cake
Photo taken by: Britta Garsow

Website: www.tiptopmeats.com