Fika

Regularly amazing!! Of course I don't get to try anything new other than a seasonal salad or soup and dessert since my standard main is the meatball small plate! Great house made sodas and coffee!

Posted by Erin on August 13, 2015. Brought to you by zomato.

Fika Cafe , at the American Swedish Institute, is not your run-of-the-mill museum restaurant.  Instead of mediocre sandwiches and lackluster pizza served cafeteria-style, patrons are treated to table service and elegantly plated New Nordic cuisine.  The salmon smörgås is as far from a typical American sandwich as Minneapolis is from Stockholm.  A lightly breaded piece of seared salmon rests...

Posted by Stacy on July 09, 2014. Brought to you by zomato.

I really enjoyed this! I didn't know what to expect from a restaurant inside a museum- I was concerned it might be Ikea food... But it was delicious. Not bad prices, either. The meatballs were well worth having, there was a great special, and we even had dessert. We had a short wait to be seated, I imagine that is pretty common to happen at lunch time. But the service was good and fast. Once...

Posted by Secretspyreviewer on May 13, 2014. Brought to you by zomato.

Over the top

Average Rating

100

FIKA, located at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, is an over-the-top dining experience. Lunch is the primary time for dining with an occasional special dinner opportunity if there is a special event at the Institute. The luncheon choices are based on a Swedish theme on small plates elegantly presented. Marcus Samuelson paid a visit to FIKA a few weeks...

Posted by ScottStPaul on June 04, 2013. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Exquisite. When we arrived to have lunch at Fika, inside the American Swedish Institute, we had a wait for a table, and it was well worth it. The excellent gift shop makes the wait go more quickly, especially if you enjoy Scandinavian literature. Fika's menu is Scandinavian in its ingredients and concepts. My chilled beet soup was the prettiest color, and the flavors were exquisite. A butter...

Posted by Andrea on May 26, 2013. Brought to you by zomato.

Fika is a social institution in Sweden; it means having a break - most often a coffee break. You can fika at work by taking a coffee break, fika with someone as in a "coffee date," or just drink a cup of coffee. From espresso and pastries to farm-fresh salads and open-face sandwiches, FIKA features traditional Swedish delicacies alongside modern interpretations of the New Nordic Cuisine. With...

Posted on May 18, 2015. Brought to you by showmelocal.