I have written about my love of Scandinavian food before and so when a friend and I happened upon Fika a Swedish Bar and Grill at the top (or Shoreditch) end of Brick Lane we immediately decided we had to go there for a pre- Christmas meal.
Fika is a small wood cabin like oasis after the fabulous but frenetic world of Shoreditch on a Sunday outside. By Summer I understand you can eat Crayfish on the terrace but in the harsh cold of December we stayed downstairs in the warm.
The Menu here is compact and I would have like to try everything (with the exception of the herring, I am yet to have herring I could love in Sweden or the Uk I'm afraid). I had reindeer sausages with mash- which is made with the potato skins on which is healthy and gives more texture- which comes with lingonberry jam and was delicious. My friends had traditional meatballs which I'm told were very good and very authentic (we had a Swede with us). I wanted one of the pieces of fish or meat on a board with delicious looking potatoes but it was only lunch time. So they will have to wait for next time- and there will be a next time as I loved it here and it was good value too.
8 comments:
Sounds delicious, I will have to try this place.
Ooo yes it is tasty there isn't it? I had salmon on a board with mashed potatoes and it was very delicious indeed!
oooh having recently started working in Shadwell Shoreditch is my new playground - I shall store this away somewhere.
I love Swedish food, too. It does not get nearly enough attention here in the states.
xo,
Dreaming of Palm Trees
Hi Penny- hope you like it if you do- the Swedes don't seem mad on veg but you do get a lot of jam!
Hi Becky- very jealous you had a thing on a board- they looked sooo good
Hi JHD- ooh you're in my neighbourhood- there's almost too much to explore, like all of London, but it's great fun
Hi Dreaming- thanks for finding me- your blog is lovely- yes Swedish food really works for me- except the herrings, don't like those
Rose! Let me know if you end up going to see Vanessa! I might actually get to meet you! x LZ
I love lingonberries! I wish I could try this place.
Hi Emily- fantastically late reply- I really wanted to and realised I was already being taken to something else- hope to meet you one day soon!
Hi Lisa- They're good aren't they... It looks like cranberry sauce but tastes so different
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