Informed late of Hotorgshallen, a collection of Restaurants and Food stalls in central Stockholm,…read moreit was after an impressive visit to Vasamuseet that a stop was made to look around, several stands offering Charcuterie, Cheese and Dry Goods passed by in search of Thelins where a few more Fika were tasted.
Apparently one of at least ten such Konditori in the City, several standalone locations garnering mixed opinions from locals as well as tourists, it was oddly with the clerk absent on arrival that items were perused, a few small Fruit Flies buzzing around racks held in open air expected given the location but still not ideal.
Eventually allowed to place an order, a pleasant young clerk presumably returning from the restroom, it was with no nearby seating that items were taken upstairs, the continued lack of chairs or tables forcing one to order Coffee at Espresso House where two guests immediately tucked into a Cardamom Bun that had a good rise but very little flavor followed by a Chokladboll featuring more Oats than most which on one hand kept sweetness in check but on the other made the texture a bit too grainy.
Moving next to the day's second Notknappare, Magnus Johansson's version from earlier setting a very high standard that Thelins could not match thanks to less Nuts and Caramel, it was surprisingly Thelins' Cake slices that showed best, the Carrot a touch dry but buoyed by thick and tangy Frosting while the Marzipan-wrapped Princess offered pleasant juxtaposition of buttery Sponge Cake with Custard and Pastry Cream.
