Hejsan or Hello in Swedish!
After five years of operation, FIKA gained its’ recognition from an enormous amount of New York’s coffee lovers. At FIKA, it is more than just a coffee. Unlike Americans that take their coffee to go, Swedish love to spend some moments to indulge in conversations and relaxation with their friends and coworkers with a cup of great coffee. On top of that, most of the Swedish will pair their coffee with their famous sweet and delicious pastries. Hence, it is no surprise that the word ‘fika’ means to take a coffee break in Swedish.
FIKA Espresso Bar does not only promise the exceptional taste and quality of their coffee but also in their chocolates- or choklad in Swedish- made by their very own world renown’s pastry chef and chocolatier, Håkan Mårtensson. Mårtensson, the gold medalist of 2008 Culinary Olympic, is well known in Europe for his outstanding flavors, exquisite craftsmanship on all of his choklads. Being a fan of his creation, I would really recommend anyone to try any of the chocolates- my favorite is Adam.
Furthermore, FIKA also offers full breakfast and lunch menus as well. They serve some of the Swedish classic dishes and, best of all, everything is made in house and fresh daily. Not only that, for those who like to have some touch of taste of Swedish gourmet, this Swedish espresso bar also features some wide selections of homemade jams, cookies, and raspberry vinegar- all made accordingly to the traditional Swedish recipes!
For those who have visited FIKA, you know the indulgence is real and for those who have not, make a trip today.
Let’s have a FIKA…
FIKA Espresso Bar
66 Pearl St. (next to Broad St.)
New York, NY 10004
Tel: 646.837.6588
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- A FIKA Moment…
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- “Pastries, choklad, and coffee. That’s FIKA” -Franc, Barista
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- FIKA’s choklads
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- Indulgence in Conversations
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- FIKA (v.-Swedish)= Take a Coffee Break
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- Conversation and Coffee are the rituals of FIKA
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- Let’s Have a FIKA
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- The Perfect Latte
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- Meg- The Barista
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- Relaxation
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- Håkan “The Rockstar” Pastry Chef of FIKA (on right)
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- The Infamous Swedish Cookies and Pastries
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- FIKA’s Cookies, Rasberry Vinegars and Coffee Lovers
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- FIKA-ians on the Line
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- The Expression of Espresso
there’s something really light-hearted and nice about this sequence; it’s modern yet not sterile.
thanks for sharing this! it defiantly looks like a place I would like to check out! your pictures really gave me a sense of what the environment is over at FIKA and it got me craving the food too! good to know this place is around. thanks