Just a short update since I had a really nice fika (coffee and pastry) experience at Mr Cake, a newly opened bakery/pastry shop/café in Stockholm. Mr Cake is a collaboration by famous bakers Mattias Ljungberg and Roy Fares, and serves Swedish fika with an American twist. Naturally I had to pay them a visit. Since… Continue reading Best fika in a while at Mr Cake
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What to eat in Visby on Gotland
Recently spent three days on the beautiful island of Gotland, just a short flight south east of Stockholm (or a shortish ferry ride). [Since many of you visiting search for the English name for salmbär, I thought I’d make it easy for you: it’s dewberry. :)] Since my time on the island was quite limited,… Continue reading What to eat in Visby on Gotland
Lunch at Bobergs Matsal in Stockholm
Visited Bobergs Matsal in NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) department store the other day for some fine-dining lunch. Bobergs Matsal was originally opened in 1915, but has been closed until a few years ago, when it was re-opened by chef Björn Frantzén of famous Frantzén restaurant in Stockholm. Bobergs Matsal is a quite classic fine-dining experience, but… Continue reading Lunch at Bobergs Matsal in Stockholm
Stockholm’s best semla?
During my early days of eating (eg. when I was a kid in one of Stockholm’s Northern suburbs) I did not really like the semla. The semla (one semla, several semlor) is a Swedish pastry, consisting of a soft, sweet pillowy bun that is filled with (hopefully) fresh whipped cream and almond paste. When I… Continue reading Stockholm’s best semla?