Fika Swedish Kitchen
Known for their clean designs and less for their culinary prowess, for most people, the most we know about Swedish food comes from IKEA - which I doubt is a very good representation of what Swedish cuisine has to offer. Fika is a small cafe moonlighting as a mini Swedish specialty food store, serving up some unusual yet simultaneously highly accessible food: think meatballs and open sandwiches. Latte, hot chocolate, $4.50 each Fika serves a pretty respectable coffee, but what drew my attention is the absolutely adorable way the hot chocolate is decorated. Made with syrup rather than powder, it is not particularly amazing but not bad either. Salmon Lover, $19 Can there be anything more Scandavanian than pumpernickel and cured fish? Fika cures their own salmon, which is thickly piled on a slice of the heavy, dark (and extremely healthy) bread atop some smashed avocado and horseradish cream. The egg is poached to perfection - thickly runny. Egg on toast + skagen, $15 P