Pomme Cider Shop to fill Top That location

Pomme Cider Shop is preparing to open where many Sonomans used to frequent Top That Yogurt at 531 Broadway. Owners Rick Tranchina and Jessica Olson-Ealy are waiting for their beer and wine license to be approved by the California Alcohol Beverage Control and then the subsequent posting of their application as the business will be a hard cider tasting bar and retail cider and food establishment.

Watch for ciders from Sonoma County and France and Spain and other French sparkling wines (maybe even real Champagne) and rosé wines in addition to sandwiches and charcuterie.

It still baffles us that they will be able to seat customers, as can Bump Cellars. In between those two storefronts chefs Sarah Pinkin and Elizabeth Payne were not allowed to let people sit down in their Frenchie deli and import shop. Our kids used to love the sandwiches made by the last owners of Shone's in that location and sitting at picnic tables to consume them. Different rules for different folks?

By the way, "pomme" means apple in French, whereas "pomme de terre" means potato. I guess potato cider would be vodka.

Pomme hopes to open in January. 531 Broadway, Sonoma.