Konditori Bananza
Budapest Roll
Chokladboll
Katalan
Tosca
Likely to stumble across occasional mediocrity when seeking greatness it was at Konditori Bananza that Stockholm’s Fika first failed, the store at Ringvägen 36 far less fanciful than others in the area with a small selection and customer service that seemed to feel hassled by patrons rather than grateful that a visitor had walked through their doors.
Per the website recently undergoing a change in ownership, the Café and Tea Room previously praised by some for offering one of Sweden’s best White Lady Cakes and seasonal Semla featuring only half-stocked shelves at 09h30 on a Monday, it was with just one other man sipping Coffee on the patio that questions were abruptly answered and four items gathered for Cash-only, the clerk’s surprisingly limited English fluency perhaps playing part in the situation.
Sitting down with one plate and a bag outdoors, Bananza’s Budapest Cake replacing Berries offered elsewhere with Orange Slices that were matched to Milk Chocolate and Vanilla Cream, it was from here that two of three items ordered repeatedly at other Bakeries fell flat, the Tosca dry and gritty beneath Nuts and a Chocolate Ball flavored more like Oats than Cocoa or Coconut while the Katalan thankfully propped up everything else by way of its buttery center surrounded by a double-layer of Jam.
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