Here come some more café reviews. I think I write them mainly so that I can map how many of the cafés in Malmö I have been to, and make sure to try different ones.
Chez Madame: This café re-opened in a place which used to be called Old Bridge. This is one of the new hot spots in town; it is trendy, organic, healthy... But also very noisy, long tables and very crowded. I was actually a bit disappointed, since cosiness is very important to me at cafés. Not too comfy (I can ditch a café if their chairs look uncomfortable) and there is just no peace and quiet. But I was there at rush hour, so it might be nicer at some other time of the day.
Café Agnez: This place is a bit more expensive than others, buuut it is vegan, they have some raw food snacks (that are cheaper than in other places) and a backyard where you can sit even if it is cold since they have heating and blankets. it doesn't get windy because of the high buildings surrounding it, but that means there's not much sun either... Everything is home made and organic, which makes your stomach and conscience happy, but your wallet a little sad.
Kungsgatan: Prepare to fight for your table and have lots of trolleys around you. this is the favourite hangout for Swedish "latte-mammor", but they have all the reason to be here - it is gorgeous. Their sunday brunch is crowded but used to include waffles, they make their own bread, and the interior design is beautiful. Big windows, 19th century furniture in white, blue and gold... Sweet and classy but still not overpriced.
Glassfabriken: The alternative, vegan, "I'm so cool I fuck the system" hangout. But it is really nice actually, nice furniture and good food, only home made (vegan) pastries. Prices are all right too, but since it is run completely by volunteers, the staff is the slowest and crappiest ever. Don't order anything they have to prepare for you if you don't have a lot of time. It will be yummy, but prepare to spend a good amount of time waiting for them to even notice you are there.
Puls Espressobar: One early morning I walked around all of town to find a nice place to study. This place has amazing coffee and the owner was super-nice, and you can really tell he cares about the coffee. The interior is not too interesting, no wifi and no cool pastries but I got to be alone on the almost secret second floor. Not too pricey either.
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Thursday, 8 March 2012
Monday, 20 February 2012
Café review V-X
So, I have been to quite a few cafés that I haven't reviewed yet, so here comes a little guide to some tops and lows...
Café Grannen (the neighbour): Kind of artsy place that I like because it has cheap coffee, only 15 sek. They have a pretty unpretentious breakfast buffet for 65 which is a good deal. Moreover, they have big tables suitable for studying/working, and they have free wifi. It is located not too far from where I live, but not in the centre, which means that it's generally not too crowded. A place to spend time!
Café Mocca has a good location and is not too crowded, since it is big but still not noisy. They have good opening hours (until 20:00) and their pastries look all right. My friend said their smoothie was really good, and apparently they also have wifi. Still, it's pretty impersonal and slightly boring.
Café Mys: Seriously, don't go here. They charge extra for your coffee refill (5 sek more, and it is 20 for the first), all their (4 different) pastries were pre-made delicato and pretty expensive. Also, the door doesn't shut properly so we had to get up about 10 times during the time we spent there to close it, as our feet got cold. They had reasonably comfortable chairs though, and as we sort of expressed that it was pricey and had to get up to close the door all the time, the owner refilled our cups for us. Thanks for that.
Espresso House at Davidhalls torg: Now I generally try to avoid this massive chain and they sometimes feel like a plague (there are 15 of them in Malmö!), but truth is, they make good coffee and pastries. They are a bit pricey (25 sek for a coffee) but they give you student discount and they refill your cup. This particular one is located slightly of the beaten track and I chose it because of their comfortable chairs to sit and read, but I was still distracted by all the families. And of course they have wifi.
Café Simpan (simrishamnsgatan): Ah. This is one original coffee shop. Everything is odd and funky, they make extremely good soy latte, home made sandwiches and carrot cake... Open until 01:00 three days per week and wifi, in the most popular hipster area of Malmö. Awesome? Yes. Too crowded? Pretty much always, which is a shame. If you are heading out at odd hours, try it!
Café Grannen (the neighbour): Kind of artsy place that I like because it has cheap coffee, only 15 sek. They have a pretty unpretentious breakfast buffet for 65 which is a good deal. Moreover, they have big tables suitable for studying/working, and they have free wifi. It is located not too far from where I live, but not in the centre, which means that it's generally not too crowded. A place to spend time!
Café Mocca has a good location and is not too crowded, since it is big but still not noisy. They have good opening hours (until 20:00) and their pastries look all right. My friend said their smoothie was really good, and apparently they also have wifi. Still, it's pretty impersonal and slightly boring.
Café Mys: Seriously, don't go here. They charge extra for your coffee refill (5 sek more, and it is 20 for the first), all their (4 different) pastries were pre-made delicato and pretty expensive. Also, the door doesn't shut properly so we had to get up about 10 times during the time we spent there to close it, as our feet got cold. They had reasonably comfortable chairs though, and as we sort of expressed that it was pricey and had to get up to close the door all the time, the owner refilled our cups for us. Thanks for that.
Espresso House at Davidhalls torg: Now I generally try to avoid this massive chain and they sometimes feel like a plague (there are 15 of them in Malmö!), but truth is, they make good coffee and pastries. They are a bit pricey (25 sek for a coffee) but they give you student discount and they refill your cup. This particular one is located slightly of the beaten track and I chose it because of their comfortable chairs to sit and read, but I was still distracted by all the families. And of course they have wifi.
Café Simpan (simrishamnsgatan): Ah. This is one original coffee shop. Everything is odd and funky, they make extremely good soy latte, home made sandwiches and carrot cake... Open until 01:00 three days per week and wifi, in the most popular hipster area of Malmö. Awesome? Yes. Too crowded? Pretty much always, which is a shame. If you are heading out at odd hours, try it!
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Café review IV
Today I went out to have breakfast and study for a while, so I was looking for a place with wifi. I had walked past café Sockerbit before so I thought I'd check it out.
When it comes to pastries, it looks absolutely brilliant. It's creative, it's home made, it's food for your eyes and sweet tooth. I had a breakfast which was 49 sek (5 €) and included a coffee or tea, sandwich and a little cup of yoghurt and granola (müsli). It was good because it was enough, without leaving you hungry but still fairly cheap. Staff seemed allright and there are nice tables and chairs, quite a few in a pretty small room. Nice music but it is a new and popular place, so it gat pretty filled and loud around noon and I felt like I was wasting their precious space as I occupied a table for about 4 hours... I would love to go back but avoid rush hours! Nice organic fairtrade coffee with one refill, 25 sek (2,5 €).
When it comes to pastries, it looks absolutely brilliant. It's creative, it's home made, it's food for your eyes and sweet tooth. I had a breakfast which was 49 sek (5 €) and included a coffee or tea, sandwich and a little cup of yoghurt and granola (müsli). It was good because it was enough, without leaving you hungry but still fairly cheap. Staff seemed allright and there are nice tables and chairs, quite a few in a pretty small room. Nice music but it is a new and popular place, so it gat pretty filled and loud around noon and I felt like I was wasting their precious space as I occupied a table for about 4 hours... I would love to go back but avoid rush hours! Nice organic fairtrade coffee with one refill, 25 sek (2,5 €).
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Café review III
To have coffee on a sunday morning in Malmö, and avoiding all the crowded cafés that serve brunch, I went to Mad Miss Molly's Café & Deli.
Actually, they do serve sunday brunch, but it starts pretty late (12.00) so we had our coffee before the rush. They seem to have a big assortment of home made pastries, I had a cinnamon roll and my friend had some pancakes. They also serve salads, soup, wraps, smoothies etc. so you'll be sure to find something you like. The interior is nice, I think it's a fairly new café and they played Coldplay in the background, sweet. However... the coffee was very pricey - 25 sek (2,5 €) and the cinnamon bun was heated in the microwave so that it was firstly very hot and then got leathery. When I asked for a new one, the waitress brought it to me and said "I hope I didn't kill this one too" and looked above my head out the windows. Some people are just not meant to have a service job. Moreover, the roll was exactly as tortured as the first one, so I had to eat it quickly before it was completely ruined. The best thing about the café was definitely the company that I brought along myself. However, if you are served by another waitress I'm sure you can have a very pleasant time there.
Actually, they do serve sunday brunch, but it starts pretty late (12.00) so we had our coffee before the rush. They seem to have a big assortment of home made pastries, I had a cinnamon roll and my friend had some pancakes. They also serve salads, soup, wraps, smoothies etc. so you'll be sure to find something you like. The interior is nice, I think it's a fairly new café and they played Coldplay in the background, sweet. However... the coffee was very pricey - 25 sek (2,5 €) and the cinnamon bun was heated in the microwave so that it was firstly very hot and then got leathery. When I asked for a new one, the waitress brought it to me and said "I hope I didn't kill this one too" and looked above my head out the windows. Some people are just not meant to have a service job. Moreover, the roll was exactly as tortured as the first one, so I had to eat it quickly before it was completely ruined. The best thing about the café was definitely the company that I brought along myself. However, if you are served by another waitress I'm sure you can have a very pleasant time there.
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Café review II
Today I went to one of the newer cafés in Malmö, Café Walonia which is located at Värnhem.
I've intended to go to this place before, but it was always closed. However, they seem to have gotten everything in order by now and it is a very nice café. The interior is charming, with deep purple walls and comfy wooden chairs. Also the flowers on every table from the flower shop next door does a lot for the atmosphere. The staff seemed very nice, the people in the café (not very many, since it was a Thursday around noon) varied from older women to some hipster guys. However, it is very pricey - 32 sek (3,20 €) for a cafe latte which was not very tasty and had a lot of caffeine. On the other hand, the taste might have been because I had it with oat milk (they didn't have soy milk, booo [recommendation for everyone, gives a certain sweetness]) and the pastry assortment looked good, they want everything to be home made which is a great initiative. Go to this place if you are alone or 2-3 people who feel like giving yourself a treat!
I've intended to go to this place before, but it was always closed. However, they seem to have gotten everything in order by now and it is a very nice café. The interior is charming, with deep purple walls and comfy wooden chairs. Also the flowers on every table from the flower shop next door does a lot for the atmosphere. The staff seemed very nice, the people in the café (not very many, since it was a Thursday around noon) varied from older women to some hipster guys. However, it is very pricey - 32 sek (3,20 €) for a cafe latte which was not very tasty and had a lot of caffeine. On the other hand, the taste might have been because I had it with oat milk (they didn't have soy milk, booo [recommendation for everyone, gives a certain sweetness]) and the pastry assortment looked good, they want everything to be home made which is a great initiative. Go to this place if you are alone or 2-3 people who feel like giving yourself a treat!
Café review
Breaking a habit is revitalising. Going somewhere new tickles your curiosity. I went to Old Bridge, a café that I haven't been to before.
The location is actually very good, close to Folkets Park (Malmö, that is) but on the other side of Amiralsgatan, which hides it from the hippes and hipsters around Möllan. The interior is fresh, there are a few big tables which makes it suitable for big groups/small meetings, if you please. The coffee and tea is cheap, only 15 sek (1,5 €) and the brie sandwich I had was tasty. I think they have a vegan sandwich as well, if you prefer that. The pastries weren't too exciting, some pre-made Delicato stuff. There is a big widescreen TV on the wall, which at the time I was there first showed American Gladiator and then TV shop, which at least entertained the staff. I was unfortunately distracted by the extremely loud music (pop-radio with mostly RnB), but maganed to stay a couple of hours studying. It is a nice place and which seems to never be crowded, hence not suitable for people watching but nice if you are a big group or feel like being left alone.
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The location is actually very good, close to Folkets Park (Malmö, that is) but on the other side of Amiralsgatan, which hides it from the hippes and hipsters around Möllan. The interior is fresh, there are a few big tables which makes it suitable for big groups/small meetings, if you please. The coffee and tea is cheap, only 15 sek (1,5 €) and the brie sandwich I had was tasty. I think they have a vegan sandwich as well, if you prefer that. The pastries weren't too exciting, some pre-made Delicato stuff. There is a big widescreen TV on the wall, which at the time I was there first showed American Gladiator and then TV shop, which at least entertained the staff. I was unfortunately distracted by the extremely loud music (pop-radio with mostly RnB), but maganed to stay a couple of hours studying. It is a nice place and which seems to never be crowded, hence not suitable for people watching but nice if you are a big group or feel like being left alone.
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