Reviews of Fika (Coffee Shop)

Patricia Reeves

I've lived in the area by the SAI for some time, and was glad that I finally got a chance to check it out!! That being said, I was impressed with how cute the dining area was, and appreciated the open flow design of everything. The tables are all white, and adds to the clean vibe. I ordered the Salmon open-faced sandwich, and my date ordered the Swedish meatballs. The meatballs were amazing! The sandwich was good too. My only issue was that the Salmon was far bigger than the slice of bread. I also wish they had more variety in bread. I wasn't a fan of the Rye bread. There were so many yummy looking items on the menu. I definitely plan on going back and giving them a try!

Michelle F

A hidden gem of a place you don’t want to miss if you are a foodie and come to Minneapolis. All the food items are made on the premise including 3 types of delectable breads, scones, cardamom buns and danish like pastry. The entrees keep to the traditional Swedish fare exactly and are the next best place to actually having meals in Sweden! The soup was served hot and delicious with bursts of flavor. Breads are hearty and dense buttered and a faint flake salting really make them delectable! I also had the best Gravlax (cured salmon plate) I ever ate in the US! The salmon is cured in-house and served with little dabs of onion marmalade, deviled egg smear, beet sauce, capers, delectable fish eggs and fresh dill sprigs. They also had meatballs, beef stew among many other heavenly things. You have a party going on in your mouth the whole time. The plate was a work of art in itself. I spent extra time eating as to savor the Unadulterated flavors! I’ll go back every time I visit here. Wonderful way to taste the real true flavors of Sweden!

Bergit

Fika is one of the best restaurants in the Twin Cities! I dream about the salmon smörgåsar (open faced sandwich on Danish rye bread). Their cocktails are innovative and delicious - definitely try the specialty aquavit cocktails! The atmosphere is bright and cheery. They also have a giant parking lot which makes it extra convenient. Great for a date or a family group.

Ramona Jeffery

Excellent food. You feel like your body has been nourished after you've eaten here. Your palate has been dazzled also.

LABSUCON ING C.A.

Beautiful place. Great variety of swedish productos.

Leo D

Everything was delicious. Refreshing experience

Chris Daniels

Nice museum cafe with a nordic style. As it is in the Swedish Institute.

Nick Zelei

Interesting place. A bit pricey for the portions but it's all unique eats. I'm not really an eat at the restaurant in the museum kind of person, but I enjoyed my lunch here. Recommend coming here if you're visiting and want to try Swedish style food.

gina dalton

Ted the volunteer is awesome!

Colin

Great smørbrød or whatever Sweden calls it :) open faced salmon with tangy mustard sauce on almost-crisp rye bread. Very flavourful - ridiculously good sauce. A little on the pricier side for the "fancy cafeteria" experience, but the limited hours likely demand premium prices. I recommend heartily.

David Ray

Cute little cafe in the early day and a decent restaurant the rest of the day.

Christina Owen

A very quiet little cafe that has amazing Nordic comfort foods. It is worth going to for lunch or a coffee break even if you dont visit the muesum.

archiron77 archiron77

Birch soda and braised rabbit was exelent

N M

A Swedish American experience. Soups to die for, and open faced sandwiches that transport you to a fjord or mountain meadow. Get here early to avoid a wait!

Brandy Rhodes

I visited the museum with a senior group a while back. I decided to take them to lunch before a scheduled tour started. I've had a good experience with my group before. On this day, however, it was a different experience. I had a few in my group who decided to seat themselves at a table they chose and before I could talk to them about needing to wait to be seated a staff person/waitress quickly moved over to them and scolded them for sitting there. She spoke quickly and in a demeaning tone and the guests didn't understand what they had done wrong. They were told to leave and go up to the podium to check in and wait to be seated. At another point there was a straggler from the group who had gone into the gift shop before eating. She came over to find a place to sit and after sitting down she was told to leave, to go to the front podium for check in, before she could be seated. This woman uses a walker and is unsteady and the fact that they made her walk all the way back to the front to then seat her by herself was disturbing to me. I was quite surprised by the service and the lack of compassion for those I brought who needed assistance or were compromised physically in some way.

LTM7409 .

The service was dismal and the food WAY overpriced. I ordered the steelhead trout; the vegetables were great, but the trout was raw in the middle. I let the server know, and his response was, "Yeah, it's a little undercooked from our usual, but it should still be okay". The side of bread we ordered was dripping in butter (there was an oily pool under it), making it inedible. We mentioned that and the server just walked away without comment. The only bright spot was the house salad. The server did take half off the trout entree, which was appreciated, but that didn't make up for the rude service and poor quality of food.

Bob Fine

Awesome Nordic cuisine. Sometimes a bit of a wait. Nice outdoor seating.

Peter Brunelle

Great cocktails food was a little meh

Brenda Balling

Very nice upscale restaurant, above average food both in taste and presentation. Perfect service. Repeatable.

Cory Gleason

Food here was amazing. Best rabbit I have ever had.

Barb Gibson

Great food, Swedish dishes

Colin MacMillan

The food is always on point - the service a bit less so, but perhaps that's lagom (it's good enough). Try the gravlax - it really shines.

Doug Chamroeun

I give it a 2 star, since my fiancé and I waited 31 minutes for a Swedish ham and egg quiche. It was great, but we waited far too long for this. We sat there waiting and waiting, but no one ever came up to us. We want to go back for lunch, and give it one last try before deciding on this establishment. Until then, my review will remain at 2 stars!

MJ Freund

Awesome food and desserts

Peter Cahill

Fresh tasty food prepared by someone who knows what he or she is doing.

Storm Kerwin

It was so great...

Noelle Knutson

Tasty mid morning treats in a cool setting.

Theo Park

Excellent food but outrageously, ludicrously mismanaged. Under wait-staffed and under bus-staffed. Wait times up to 75 minutes for some. Think twice.

Samson Moore

Lovely

zohre nemati

A must if you visit the American Swedish Institute. A little bit pricey, but you will find some really nice typical swedish dishes. The salmon based ones are delicious, and the cardamom bread pudding was really good. They also have meatballs and a nice selection of wines

Sean Hansberry

Great eats but a little pricey!

John Noonan

Went on a Friday afternoon for lunch and service was good. Food was good and different from what I normally eat; I'm not familiar with Swedish cuisine. Reasonably priced.

Matt Resong

Service a bit slow and coffee drink just so-so.

Andrew Mosenden

Absolutely delicious, authentic Swedish cafe experience.

Vicky Hertz

The house was beautiful.. will worth the time.. and the gift shop was nice.

Nick Beavis

Carrot soup was bright and delicious. Meatballs and juniper fennel sausage were excellent. Capped off with a cardamom bun. Great modern space with occasional chatter in Swedish within earshot. Staff were courteous and efficient. Worth a visit even if you're not Swedish or of Swedish heritage.

Torvald Odegaard

The server suggested their BLT special and sold it well. It was even better than I expected from her excellent sell. Fresh made mayonnaise, thick cut pork belly, arugula salad, and a slice of heirloom tomato all on a thick slice of Danish rye. If they have it when you come, just get it.

suzanne hagen

American Swedish Institute. Lively, casual, great meatballs,tasty Swedish food

Sharon Flaten

Service slow, food very attractive but not especially tasty

Per Cedersund

A bit slow service. Menu is limited. Served lukewarm water. Food was good.

Mike Massie

Super tasty.

Luke C

Very expressive food, good to try at least once.

Eileen Nordstrom

Very good split pea soup.

Pamela Jambeck

Love their unique menu!

Joe de la Cova

Very well prepared food at a good price. The menu is pretty short, but unique enough to be a treat. The room is a big and bright and busy atrium of the museum. Service is very good. The hours are also a bit unique, so check online. Lunch oriented. I think it is as good as the critics say it is.

Linnea Zamora

Tasty food, friendly service. We ate the cardamom roll and a fruit tart, (kolacky). Both were very good! The fruit on the kolacky tasted fresh and sweet. As refreshing as a pastry can be.

Becky Meyerhofer

Unusual great food. Love that place!

Susan Hennesy

Great service, very informative of the food menu. Food is above average and is priced well. The museum is a fabulous addition. Overall, a great place for food, and education.

Kelly Savage

Fabulous food!!!

Rita Sandstrom

Excellent cod special - and I don't even like fish! Great service, not noisy, very rich and delicious cardamom bread pudding!

Ray Cleveland

Fun treats follow fabulous Finnish (& other Scandinavian) fetes.

Chuck Point

This is a Must. Food is great, atmosphere and service are wonderful.

gamtoosie afrika

Delicious, simple menu, in a beautiful museum.

Danielle Brown

The food is phenomenal! Gorgeous presentation, so many interesting, well-thought-out flavors, and perfect portions. Be sure to try the Bloody Swede of you're a fan of Bloody Mary's!

Ray Wu

A uniquely Swedish cafe within the SAI. The food presents itself as absolutely beautifully and is indicative of what contemporary Swedish cuisine looks and tastes like: fresh, simple, and light. Fika is a great place for a light Swedish brunch.

Deanna

Portions are VERY small for how expensive the food is!

Liz Erickson

When you get your Nordic-inspired food you think, "Is this going to fill me up?" Then once finish your perfectly balanced, best-whatever-you-ordered-thing-you've-ever-had, you realize the portions are just right. The ambiance of high-energy combined with the spirit of Fika (to pause) makes this a great stop on anyone's Minneapolis tour.

Steven Dawes

Staff was great, food was delicious!

Jeff Fellows

Swedish food available no where else. Nice interpretation in uplifting space.

Debra Chesterfield

Long wait but a unique and delicious experience

Rebecca Bailey

Meatballs and craft cocktails are insanely good! Birch cream soda for the win. Service is always quick and on point!

R. Johnson

Best food ever.

Wojtek K

Good food, although a bit overpriced. Too few vegetarian options.

Stephen Collins

Meatballs, drinks, and salad were delicious

Mark

Had lunch on 12-17. We each had a salad and gingerbread with tea. Food was tasty but portions were very small. After tip bill was over $50. Many people had to wait for 45-60 minutes.

Alexandra Peters

Beautiful presentation. The food was almost as good as it looked. They serve lukewarm water. It’s a bit overpriced.

Lara Hammer

Lovely