In 1870 Kavastu Manor, which is located in Haljala Parish, was sold to Andreas Christian Koch at auction. In 1901, the Kochs bought a plot on the corner of Mere street (‘sea’ in Estonian) and Kungla in Võsu and built a summer house there which they later sold. In 1929, Albert Ups, a restaurateur from the town of Rakvere, opened a boarding house and restaurant in the building, named Upsalaafter its owner. When in 1935 the plot was acquired by the head of the Saku Brewery (‘Saku Õllevabrik’ in Estonian), Arnold Steinberg, the restaurant was renamed ‘Põhjala’ (Estonian for ‘Northland’). It was this owner who lost the eatery to Soviet-era nationalisation. Between 1941-1944, the summer house was used as a cafeteria for the German sawmill, ‘Tott’ and for Russian prisoners. After the war, the building gained an extension in the form of a kitchen and dining hall, and was now employed as the cafeteria for Võsu Holiday Home (‘Võsu Puhkekodu’ in Estonian). The building was in poor condition by the time it was demolished in 2003.